Neil B. Shulman
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Neil Barnett Shulman is an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at Emory University
. He has conducted and published clinical research on hypertension
and is the co-founder of the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks. He is the author of many books promoting medical literacy for both adults and children, as well as humor and children's books. He is the associate producer of the 1991 film Doc Hollywood
, based on one of his books.
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In 1986 Shulman co-founded the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB) together with Wilbur Dallas Hall and Elijah Sanders. Through its annual research conference, this society brings the latest approaches to cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment to health care professionals in the West and the Third World. Shulman also helped launch ISHIB's peer-reviewed quarterly journal, Ethnicity & Disease, and the Heart to Heart Program which brought children from developing countries to the United States for life-saving heart surgery.
Shulman is chairman of the board of Patch Adams
’ Gesundheit! Institute
, and an advisory board member of Global H.E.E.D., a non-profit organization founded by former students of Emory University to promote development, medicine, and public health in Guatemala
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with over 2,000 international attendants in that year. In 2011 the summit was held again, this time called the Health and Humanitarian Summit. He played an active role on behalf of patients affected by the closing of the dialysis clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital
in Atlanta, GA, which ultimately led to a favorable outcome for the affected patients.
In 1991 his book What? Dead…Again? was made into a feature film called Doc Hollywood
, starring Michael J. Fox
; Shulman was an associate producer on the film. He also produced, co-directed, co-wrote and co-starred in the independent feature film Who Nose? (Wet Sock Productions, 2006).
In 1999 he developed his book Your Body’s Red Light Warning Signals: Medical tips that may save your life into an interactive consumer website (www.redlightwarningsignals.com). In 2007 he developed his children's book What’s in a Doctor’s Bag? into an interactive website (www.whatsinadoctorsbag.com).
Shulman is also a comic performer on the subjects of humor and medical literacy. He often performs in fundraisers for free clinic
s and other charitable ventures.
) (with Sibley Fleming) (with Edmond Moses and Daniel Adame) (with P. K. Beville) (with Todd Stolp and Robin Voss) (with Kristin Anlage) (with James W. Reed and Charlene Shucker) (with Edmund S. Kim) (with Rowena Sobczyk) (with Allison Anderson) (with Eric Spencer) (with Michael Silverman and Adam G. Golden)
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
. He has conducted and published clinical research on hypertension
Hypertension
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and...
and is the co-founder of the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks. He is the author of many books promoting medical literacy for both adults and children, as well as humor and children's books. He is the associate producer of the 1991 film Doc Hollywood
Doc Hollywood
Doc Hollywood is a 1991 American romantic comedy film based on the book, What? Dead...Again?, by Neil B. Shulman, M.D. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Woody Harrelson and Bridget Fonda. It was directed by Michael Caton-Jones. The filming took place in Micanopy, Florida.-Plot:Dr....
, based on one of his books.
Medical career
Shulman graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1971, after which he began teaching at the same institution. He has conducted research and published a variety of papers on the field of hypertension, funded at the level of around $8 million by the National Institutes of HealthNational Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
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In 1986 Shulman co-founded the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB) together with Wilbur Dallas Hall and Elijah Sanders. Through its annual research conference, this society brings the latest approaches to cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment to health care professionals in the West and the Third World. Shulman also helped launch ISHIB's peer-reviewed quarterly journal, Ethnicity & Disease, and the Heart to Heart Program which brought children from developing countries to the United States for life-saving heart surgery.
Shulman is chairman of the board of Patch Adams
Patch Adams
Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams, M.D. is an American physician, social activist, citizen diplomat and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971...
’ Gesundheit! Institute
Gesundheit! Institute
The Gesundheit! Institute is a project founded by Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams in 1971, located outside of Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The Institute states its vision as being dedicated to revolutionizing health care delivery by replacing what the Institute sees as greed and...
, and an advisory board member of Global H.E.E.D., a non-profit organization founded by former students of Emory University to promote development, medicine, and public health in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
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Healthcare activist
Shulman is a patient advocate who has taken an active role on behalf of healtcare consumers and patients with limited access to care. Shulman founded the Medical Volunteerism Conference in 2010 which met at Emory UniversityEmory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
with over 2,000 international attendants in that year. In 2011 the summit was held again, this time called the Health and Humanitarian Summit. He played an active role on behalf of patients affected by the closing of the dialysis clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital, frequently referred to as Grady Hospital or simply Grady, is the largest hospital in the state of Georgia and the public hospital for the city of Atlanta. It is the 5th largest public hospital in the United States, as well as one the busiest Level I trauma centers in the...
in Atlanta, GA, which ultimately led to a favorable outcome for the affected patients.
Author, filmmaker, website developer
Shulman has authored and co-authored many books on medical topics, as well as consumer medical primers for adults and children, and children's books. He self-publishes children's and humor books through his own company, Rx Humor.In 1991 his book What? Dead…Again? was made into a feature film called Doc Hollywood
Doc Hollywood
Doc Hollywood is a 1991 American romantic comedy film based on the book, What? Dead...Again?, by Neil B. Shulman, M.D. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Woody Harrelson and Bridget Fonda. It was directed by Michael Caton-Jones. The filming took place in Micanopy, Florida.-Plot:Dr....
, starring Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox, OC is a Canadian American actor, author, producer, activist and voice-over artist. With a film and television career spanning from the late 1970s, Fox's roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy ; Alex P...
; Shulman was an associate producer on the film. He also produced, co-directed, co-wrote and co-starred in the independent feature film Who Nose? (Wet Sock Productions, 2006).
In 1999 he developed his book Your Body’s Red Light Warning Signals: Medical tips that may save your life into an interactive consumer website (www.redlightwarningsignals.com). In 2007 he developed his children's book What’s in a Doctor’s Bag? into an interactive website (www.whatsinadoctorsbag.com).
Shulman is also a comic performer on the subjects of humor and medical literacy. He often performs in fundraisers for free clinic
Free clinic
A free clinic is a medical facility offering community healthcare on a free or very low-cost basis in countries with marginal or no universal health care. Care is generally provided in these clinics to persons who have lower or limited income and no health insurance, including persons who are not...
s and other charitable ventures.
Personal
Shulman married actress Zoe Haugo in October 2008. They have one son, Miles, born September 2006.Books
(with W. Dallas Hall and Elijah Saunders) (with Elijah Sanders and W. Dallas Hall) (with Letitia Sweitzer) (with Letitia Sweitzer) (with Sibley FlemingSibley Fleming
Sibley Fleming is an American journalist and writer of children's literature and adult non-fiction. She was named Outstanding Writer of 2000 by the National League of American Pen Women and the Georgia Writer of the Year by Georgia Writers.-Biography:...
) (with Sibley Fleming) (with Edmond Moses and Daniel Adame) (with P. K. Beville) (with Todd Stolp and Robin Voss) (with Kristin Anlage) (with James W. Reed and Charlene Shucker) (with Edmund S. Kim) (with Rowena Sobczyk) (with Allison Anderson) (with Eric Spencer) (with Michael Silverman and Adam G. Golden)
Articles
(with Gary Cutter, Robert Daugherty, Mary Sexton, George Pauk, Mary Jordan Taylor and Myra Tyler) (with B. Martinez, D. Brogan, A. A. Carr, and C. G. Miles) (with Barry R. Davis, Herbert G. Langford, M. Donald Blaufox, J. David Curb, and B. Frank Polk) (with Michael J. Klag, Paul K. Whelton, Bryan L. Randall, James D. Neaton, Frederick L. Brancati, Charles E. Ford, and Jeremiah Stamler)Book chapters
- "Medical Regimen Adherence and Appointment Compliance" in Hypertension management: Clinical practice and therapeutic dilemmas, Gary L. Wolman and Wilbur Dallas Hall, eds. 1988: Year Book Medical Publishers, pp. 398–405. ISBN 0815140754.