
J. William McEvoy MB BCh BAO, MEd, MHS, PhD, FRCPI
Professor of Preventive Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway Campus; Medical and Research Director, National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health; Consultant Cardiologist, University College Hospital Galway, Saolta Healthcare Group, Galway, Ireland; Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USADr. J. William ("Bill") McEvoy is Professor of Preventive Cardiology at the National University of Ireland, Galway campus, and a consultant cardiologist at University College Hospital Galway. He also serves as Medical and Research Director of the National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health. Prof. McEvoy is adjunct faculty at the Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and at the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. He serves as the ESC National Coordinator for CVD Prevention, Ireland.
Prof. McEvoy is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. With a clinical interest in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, Prof. McEvoy's research focuses on testing novel biomarkers of risk and clinical epidemiology, with an emphasis on hypertension and atherosclerosis. His research has resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications, grants, and awards. He is the co-Chair of the 2024 ESC Guideline on Arterial Hypertension.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2023 Top Story in Cardiology: Hypertension Story of the Year—A Moment of Inertia
- Blood Pressure Level in Late Adolescence and the Risk for Cardiovascular Events
- Lipid Distributions in the Global Diagnostics Network
- Myocardial Injury Thresholds for Four hs-cTn Assays in Pediatric Patients
- Heterogeneity in Blood Pressure Response to Four Antihypertensive Drugs
- Effectiveness of Endovascular Ultrasound Renal Denervation to Treat Hypertension
- Association Between Achieved LDL-C Levels and Long-Term Cardiovascular and Safety Outcomes
- ACC 2023: Recommendations From Dr. J. William McEvoy
- Effect of Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Control on hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP Levels
- 2022 Top Story in Cardiology: Hypertension Management by Protocolized Interdisciplinary Care