Carla Yunis

Background

Yunis, Carla was born on September 3, 1959 in São Paulo, Brazil. Daughter of Calil Buraad and Ethel Louise Yunis. came to the United States, 1990.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, 1983; Master in Public Health in Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1992; Master of Science in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal, São Paulo, 1995.

Career

Physician, Ministry of Labor, Brazil, 1984-1990; chief resident, Escola Paulista de Medicina, 1986; assistant professor, Escola Paulista de Medicina, 1988-1992; research associate, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1992-1995; medical director, Health on Wheels, Winston Salem, North Carolina, since 1995; assistant professor, Bowman Gray School Medicine, Wake Forest U., Winston Salem, since 1995. Principal investigator genetic data bank for high blood pressure markers Bowman Gray School Medicine. Co-investigator calcium antagonists in blacks study, since 1996.

Principal investigator antihypertensive and lipid lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial, since 1996, others.

Achievements

• Carla Yunis has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Heart Association, International Epidemiological Association, International Society and Federation of Cardiology American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, International Society for Hypertension in Blacks, Consortium of Southeastern Hypertension Centers, Sigma Delta Epsilon, Brazilian Society for Public Health Studies, Association Paulista de Medicina.

Connections

Married Herbert Alexander Krob, August 23, 1997.

Father:

Calil Buraad Yunis

Mother:

Ethel Louise Yunis

Spouse:

Herbert Alexander Krob