
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:
- Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability, Coronary Atheroma Progression, and Clinical Outcomes
- 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- 2019 ASCVD Guidelines: General Approaches
- 2019 ASCVD Guidelines: Aspirin Utilization
- ACC 2019: Recommendations From Dr. J. William McEvoy
- Association of Adolescent Hypertension With Future End-Stage Renal Disease
- Sustainability of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops
- Hypertension Is Predicted by Both Large and Small Artery Disease
- Guideline-Directed Blood Pressure Classification in Young Adults Associated With Cardiovascular Events Later in Life
- Faith-Based Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension in Blacks