Pediatric Hypertension

Joseph Flynn, MD, MS

Dr. Joseph Flynn is the Dr. Robert O. Hickman Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nephrology, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, and Chief, Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children's Hospital. He is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of hypertension in children, and recently chaired the American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee that developed the updated clinical practice guideline on high blood pressure in children and adolescents. Dr. Flynn served on the Council of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association from 2010-2019, and also on the Council of the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, including 2 years as ASPN President (2012-14). He currently is a Board Member of the Renal Physicians Association and a member of the Nephrology sub-board of the American Board of Pediatrics. He currently serves as one of the Editors-in-Chief of the journal Pediatric Nephrology, is a member of the editorial boards of Hypertension, Blood Pressure Monitoring and The Journal of Pediatrics. He has contributed chapters to all 5 editions of the Pediatric Hypertension text, and edited the 3 previous editions of the text.

Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD

Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD is a professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, senior consultant in pediatric nephrology at MassGeneral Hospital for Children at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a deputy editor of the New England Journal of Medicine.    She is an internationally recognized hypertension specialist and  consultative pediatric nephrologist. Her commitment to teaching has been reflected by receiving the Henry L. Barnett award from the AAP in 2009, the Founders Award from the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology in 2012, the National Kidney Foundation’s Honors Award in 2018, and the Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award from Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2018).

Dr. Ingelfinger has been involved in studies of the intrarenal renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) for many years. Her current projects focus on the role of the intrarenal renin angiotensin system in disease states and the role of maternal diabetes in kidney development and perinatal programming.

She is interested in innovative ways to teach writing and communication and has been an editor of Pediatric Hypertension in each of its 5 editions.

Tammy Brady, MD, PhD

Dr. Tammy Brady is an Associate Professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where she serves as Vice Chair for Clinical Research and as a Core Faculty Member at the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research.  She has focused her career on improving the care of children at increased cardiovascular disease risk through research and clinical innovation.  She serves as the Medical Director of the Harriet Lane Kidney Center Pediatric Hypertension Program, and she directs a multi-disciplinary obesity hypertension clinic (ReNEW clinic; Reversing the Negative cardiovascular Effects of Weight).  Dr. Brady is an expert in blood pressure measurement and blood pressure device validation.  She is the co-chair of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Sphygmomanometer committee, the American professional society that develops American National Standards and technical reports regarding sphygmomanometer devices.  She was Chair of a two-day meeting at the WHO where published guidance and specifications on blood pressure measuring devices was updated.  She is also co-chair of the American Medical Association’s Validated Device Listing Committee.