What are Dr. Cushman's professional accomplishments and awards?
Dr. Cushman is recognized for his expertise in hypertension. He was a VA champion for the 2014 and 2020 US VA/ DoD Hypertension Clinical Practice Guideline committees, and was on the leadership committees for the Joint National Committee (JNC) 7 and JNC 8 US hypertension guidelines. He has participated in the leadership for many National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, VA, and industry-sponsored clinical trials in hypertension and diabetes. He has authored more than 300 journal article and book chapter publications and has received several awards, including the 2010 VA Clinical Science Research and Development Barnwell Award, the 2017 Inter-American Society of Hypertension Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2018 American Heart Association's Council on Hypertension Irvine Page-Alva Bradley Lifetime Achievement Award. 