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Mark A. Supiano
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Mark A. Supiano, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Madsen ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Center

Geriatric Care Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-581-2628

  • Mark A. Supiano, MD, is a geriatrician in the University Hospital Geriatrics Clinic. As a geriatrician, his clinical interests include providing comprehensive geriatric assessment consultations with a particular interest in high blood pressure (hypertension) and disorders of blood pressure regulation (orthostatic or postural hypotension). He has been regularly cited by the Best Doctors in America in Geriatric Medicine.

    Dr. Supiano received his MD from the University of Wisconsin and training in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine from the University of Michigan. He was a University of Michigan faculty member prior to joining the Utah School of Medicine faculty in 2005.

    Throughout his career, Dr. Supiano has responded to the demographic imperative of our aging population in his clinical practice of Geriatric Medicine, in conducting patient-oriented clinical research, and in a commitment to medical education and research training. His research has been recognized with awards from the American Geriatrics Society and the Gerontological Society of America and he is a Fellow in each of these societies. He is currently a Board Member of the American Geriatrics Society and the Association of Directors of Academic Geriatric Programs.

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    April 18, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    An older person like me needs someone who knows the score and is interested in his health. Dr. Supiano is that kind of doctor. We love having him on our team.

    March 22, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Supiano is a true professional who really cares about the concerns of his patients and finding the remedies to get his patients well,

    February 29, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Great Doctor & efficient staff.

    January 05, 2024
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Very concerned about listening to patients, took time never made you feel like he was rushed for time or needing to see other patients, listened to concerns

    December 14, 2023
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    My wife and I have had excellent help and very professional assistance at the University of Utah and I with Dr. Supiano.

    October 13, 2023
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Excellent, knowledgable physician and one who takes time to explain all issues.

    August 05, 2023
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Friendly and concerned as well as knowledgeable and able to explain everything as well as make suggestions to further my well being.

    July 14, 2023
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    He is the best.

    May 20, 2023
    MADSEN HEALTH CENTER

    Very professional, knowledgeable and courteous.

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  • Mark A. Supiano, MD, is a geriatrician in the University Hospital Geriatrics Clinic. As a geriatrician, his clinical interests include providing comprehensive geriatric assessment consultations with a particular interest in high blood pressure (hypertension) and disorders of blood pressure regulation (orthostatic or postural hypotension). He has been regularly cited by the Best Doctors in America in Geriatric Medicine.

    Dr. Supiano received his MD from the University of Wisconsin and training in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine from the University of Michigan. He was a University of Michigan faculty member prior to joining the Utah School of Medicine faculty in 2005.

    Throughout his career, Dr. Supiano has responded to the demographic imperative of our aging population in his clinical practice of Geriatric Medicine, in conducting patient-oriented clinical research, and in a commitment to medical education and research training. His research has been recognized with awards from the American Geriatrics Society and the Gerontological Society of America and he is a Fellow in each of these societies. He is currently a Board Member of the American Geriatrics Society and the Association of Directors of Academic Geriatric Programs.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Physical Therapy & Athletic Training -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Geriatrics

    Education history

    Other Training Medical Education Scholars Program - University of Michigan Medical School
    Fellowship Geriatrics - University of Michigan, Division of Geriatrics Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - University of Michigan Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - University of Michigan Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate University of Wisconsin - Madison B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Dukhanin V, Wolff JL, Salmi L, Harcourt K, Wachenheim D, Byock I, Gonzales MJ, Niehus D, Parshley M, Reay C, Epstein S, Mohile S, Farrell TW, Supiano MA, Jajodia A, DesRoches CM, Shared Access Project Team (2023). Co-Designing an Initiative to Increase Shared Access to Older Adults' Patient Portals: Stakeholder Engagement. J Med Internet Res, 25, e46146. ()
    2. Zheutlin AR, Addo DK, Jacobs JA, Derington CG, Herrick JS, Greene T, Stulberg EL, Berlowitz DR, Williamson JD, Pajewski NM, Supiano MA, Bress AP (2023). Evidence for Age Bias Contributing to Therapeutic Inertia in Blood Pressure Management: A Secondary Analysis of SPRINT. Hypertension, 80(7), 1484-1493. ()
    3. Abraham N, Lyden K, Boucher R, Wei G, Gonce V, Carle J, Fornadi K, Supiano MA, Christensen J, Beddhu S (2023). An intervention to decrease sedentary behavior in older adults: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Obes Sci Pract, 9(5), 529-537. ()
    4. Joseph J, Pajewski NM, Dolor RJ, Sellers MA, Perdue LH, Peeples SR, Henrie AM, Woolard N, Jones WS, Benziger CP, Orkaby AR, Mixon AS, VanWormer JJ, Shapiro MD, Kistler CE, Polonsky TS, Chatterjee R, Chamberlain AM, Forman DE, Knowlton KU, Gill TM, Newby LK, Hammill BG, Cicek MS, Williams NA, Decker JE, Ou J, Rubinstein J, Choudhary G, Gazmuri RJ, Schmader KE, Roumie CL, Vaughan CP, Effron MB, Cooper-DeHoff RM, Supiano MA, Shah RC, Whittle JC, Hernandez AF, Ambrosius WT, Williamson JD, Alexander KP, PREVENTABLE Trial Research Group (2023). Pragmatic evaluation of events and benefits of lipid lowering in older adults (PREVENTABLE): Trial design and rationale. J Am Geriatr Soc, 71(6), 1701-1713. ()
    5. Fong TG, Albaum JA, Anderson ML, Cohen SG, Johnson S, Supiano MA, Vlisides PE, Wade HL, Weinberg L, Wierman HR, Zachary W, Inouye SK, HELP-ME Writing Group (2023). The Modified and Extended Hospital Elder Life Program: A remote model of care to expand delirium prevention. J Am Geriatr Soc, 71(3), 935-945. ()
    6. Sreekantaswamy SA, Tully J, Edelman LS, Supiano MA, Butler D (2022). The underrepresentation of older adults in clinical trials of Janus kinase inhibitors in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. J Am Acad Dermatol, 87(5), 1174-1176. ()
    7. Jaeger BC, Bress AP, Bundy JD, Cheung AK, Cushman WC, Drawz PE, Johnson KC, Lewis CE, Oparil S, Rocco MV, Rapp SR, Supiano MA, Whelton PK, Williamson JD, Wright JT Jr, Reboussin DM, Pajewski NM (2023). Longer-Term All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality With Intensive Blood Pressure Control: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol, 7(11), 1138-1146. ()
    8. Farrell TW, Volden TA, Butler JM, Eleazer GP, Rupper RW, Echt KV, Shaughnessy M, Supiano MA (2022). Age-friendly care in the Veterans ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Administration: past, present, and future. J Am Geriatr Soc, 71(1), 18-25. ()
    9. Pajewski NM, Elahi FM, Tamura MK, Hinman JD, Nasrallah IM, Ix JH, Miller LM, Launer LJ, Wright CB, Supiano MA, Lerner AJ, Sudduth TL, Killeen AA, Cheung AK, Reboussin DM, Wilcock DM, Williamson JD (2021). Plasma amyloid beta, neurofilament light chain, and total tau in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). Alzheimers Dement, 18(8), 1472-1483. ()
    10. Cohen JB, Marcum ZA, Zhang C, Derington CG, Greene TH, Ghazi L, Herrick JS, King JB, Cheung AK, Bryan N, Supiano MA, Sonnen JA, Weintraub WS, Scharfstein D, Williamson J, Pajewski NM, Bress AP, Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial SPRINT Research Group (2022). Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment or Probable Dementia in New Users of Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors: A Secondary Analysis of Data From the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). JAMA Netw Open, 5(7), e2220680. ()
    11. Gaussoin SA, Pajewski NM, Chelune G, Cleveland ML, Crowe MG, Launer LJ, Lerner AJ, Martindale-Adams J, Nichols LO, Ogrocki PK, Sachs BC, Sink KM, Supiano MA, Wadley VG, Wilson VM, Wright CB, Williamson JD, Reboussin DM, Rapp SR (2021). Effect of intensive blood pressure control on subtypes of mild cognitive impairment and risk of progression from SPRINT study. J Am Geriatr Soc, 70(5), 1384-1393. ()
    12. Marcum ZA, Cohen JB, Zhang C, Derington CG, Greene TH, Ghazi L, Herrick JS, King JB, Cheung AK, Bryan N, Supiano MA, Sonnen JA, Weintraub WS, Williamson J, Pajewski NM, Bress AP, Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial SPRINT Research Group (2022). Association of Antihypertensives That Stimulate vs Inhibit Types 2 and 4 Angiotensin II Receptors With Cognitive Impairment. JAMA Netw Open, 5(1), e2145319. ()
    13. Upadhya B, Pajewski NM, Rocco MV, Hundley WG, Aurigemma G, Hamilton CA, Bates JT, He J, Chen J, Chonchol M, Glasser SP, Hung AM, Pisoni R, Punzi H, Supiano MA, Toto R, Taylor A, Kitzman DW, SPRINT Research Group (2021). Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Aortic Stiffness in the SPRINT-HEART. Hypertension, 77(5), 1571-1580. ()
    14. Jovanovich A, Ginsberg C, You Z, Katz R, Ambrosius WT, Berlowitz D, Cheung AK, Cho M, Lee AK, Punzi H, Rehman S, Roumie C, Supiano MA, Wright CB, Shlipak M, Ix JH, Chonchol M (2020). FGF23, Frailty, and Falls in SPRINT. J Am Geriatr Soc, 69(2), 467-473. ()
    15. Rapp SR, Gaussoin SA, Sachs BC, Chelune G, Supiano MA, Lerner AJ, Wadley VG, Wilson VM, Fine LJ, Whittle JC, Auchus AP, Beddhu S, Berlowitz DR, Bress AP, Johnson KC, Krousel-Wood M, Martindale-Adams J, Miller EC, Rifkin DE, Snyder JK, Tamariz L, Wolfgram DF, Cleveland ML, Yang M, Nichols LO, Bryan RN, Reboussin DM, Williamson JD, Pajewski NM, SPRINT Research Group (2020). Effects of intensive versus standard blood pressure control on domain-specific cognitive function: a substudy of the SPRINT randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol, 19(11), 899-907. ()
    16. Kurella Tamura M, Gaussoin SA, Pajewski NM, Chelune GJ, Freedman BI, Gure TR, Haley WE, Killeen AA, Oparil S, Rapp SR, Rifkin DE, Supiano M, Williamson JD, Weiner DE, SPRINT Research Group (2020). Kidney Disease, Intensive Hypertension Treatment, and Risk for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. J Am Soc Nephrol, 31(9), 2122-2132. ()
    17. Nowak KL, Chonchol M, Jovanovich A, You Z, Ambrosius WT, Cho ME, Glasser S, Lash J, Simmons DL, Taylor A, Weiner D, Rastogi A, Oparil S, Supiano MA (2020). Arterial stiffness and kidney disease progression in the systolic blood pressure intervention trial
. Clin Nephrol, 94(1), 26-35. ()
    18. Pajewski NM, Berlowitz DR, Bress AP, Callahan KE, Cheung AK, Fine LJ, Gaussoin SA, Johnson KC, King J, Kitzman DW, Kostis JB, Lerner AJ, Lewis CE, Oparil S, Rahman M, Reboussin DM, Rocco MV, Snyder JK, Still C, Supiano MA, Wadley VG, Whelton PK, Wright JT Jr, Williamson JD (2019). Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control in Adults 80 Years or Older: A Secondary Analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc, 68(3), 496-504. ()
    19. Sidhu SK, Weavil JC, Rossman MJ, Jessop JE, Bledsoe AD, Buys MJ, Supiano MS, Richardson RS, Amann M (2019). Exercise Pressor Reflex Contributes to the Cardiovascular Abnormalities Characterizing: Hypertensive Humans During Exercise. Hypertension, 74(6), 1468-1475. ()
    20. Supiano MA, Williamson JD (2019). New Guidelines and SPRINT Results: Implications for Geriatric Hypertension. Circulation, 140(12), 976-978. ()
    21. SPRINT MIND Investigators for the SPRINT Research Group, Nasrallah IM, Pajewski NM, Auchus AP, Chelune G, Cheung AK, Cleveland ML, Coker LH, Crowe MG, Cushman WC, Cutler JA, Davatzikos C, Desiderio L, Doshi J, Erus G, Fine LJ, Gaussoin SA, Harris D, Johnson KC, Kimmel PL, Kurella Tamura M, Launer LJ, Lerner AJ, Lewis CE, Martindale-Adams J, Moy CS, Nichols LO, Oparil S, Ogrocki PK, Rahman M, Rapp SR, Reboussin DM, Rocco MV, Sachs BC, Sink KM, Still CH, Supiano MA, Snyder JK, Wadley VG, Walker J, Weiner DE, Whelton PK, Wilson VM, Woolard N, Wright JT Jr, Wright CB, Williamson JD, Bryan RN (2019). Association of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control With Cerebral White Matter Lesions. JAMA, 322(6), 524-534. ()
    22. SPRINT MIND Investigators for the SPRINT Research Group, Williamson JD, Pajewski NM, Auchus AP, Bryan RN, Chelune G, Cheung AK, Cleveland ML, Coker LH, Crowe MG, Cushman WC, Cutler JA, Davatzikos C, Desiderio L, Erus G, Fine LJ, Gaussoin SA, Harris D, Hsieh MK, Johnson KC, Kimmel PL, Tamura MK, Launer LJ, Lerner AJ, Lewis CE, Martindale-Adams J, Moy CS, Nasrallah IM, Nichols LO, Oparil S, Ogrocki PK, Rahman M, Rapp SR, Reboussin DM, Rocco MV, Sachs BC, Sink KM, Still CH, Supiano MA, Snyder JK, Wadley VG, Walker J, Weiner DE, Whelton PK, Wilson VM, Woolard N, Wright JT Jr, Wright CB (2019). Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 321(6), 553-561. ()
    23. Vaughan CP, Dale W, Allore HG, Binder EF, Boyd CM, Bynum JPW, Gurwitz JH, Lundebjerg NE, Trucil DE, Supiano MA, Coln-Emeric C (2019). AGS Report on Engagement Related to the NIH Inclusion Across the Lifespan Policy. J Am Geriatr Soc, 67(2), 211-217. ()
    24. Jaeger BC, Anstey DE, Bress AP, Booth JN 3rd, Butler M, Clark D 3rd, Howard G, Kalinowski J, Long DL, Ogedegbe G, Plante TB, Shimbo D, Sims M, Supiano MA, Whelton PK, Muntner P (2019). Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Adults Aged ≥60 Years According to Recommendations by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and American College of Physicians/American Academy of Family Physicians. Hypertension, 73(2), 327-334. ()
    25. Supiano MA (2017). A Veterans Day Salute: Honoring Veterans as They Age. J Am Geriatr Soc, 65(11), 2545-2546. ()
    26. Berlowitz DR, Foy CG, Kazis LE, Bolin LP, Conroy MB, Fitzpatrick P, Gure TR, Kimmel PL, Kirchner K, Morisky DE, Newman J, Olney C, Oparil S, Pajewski NM, Powell J, Ramsey T, Simmons DL, Snyder J, Supiano MA, Weiner DE, Whittle J, SPRINT Research Group (2017). Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes. N Engl J Med, 377(8), 733-744. ()
    27. Bress AP, Bellows BK, King JB, Hess R, Beddhu S, Zhang Z, Berlowitz DR, Conroy MB, Fine L, Oparil S, Morisky DE, Kazis LE, Ruiz-Negrn N, Powell J, Tamariz L, Whittle J, Wright JT Jr, Supiano MA, Cheung AK, Weintraub WS, Moran AE, SPRINT Research Group (2017). Cost-Effectiveness of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control. N Engl J Med, 377(8), 745-755. ()
    28. Butler JM, Anderson KA, Supiano MA, Weir CR (2017). "It Feels Like a Lot of Extra Work": Resident Attitudes About Quality Improvement and Implications for an Effective Learning ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Care System. Acad Med, 92(7), 984-990. ()
    29. Supiano MA, Williamson JD (2017). Applying the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial Results to Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc, 65(1), 16-21. ()
    30. Williamson JD, Supiano MA, Applegate WB, Berlowitz DR, Campbell RC, Chertow GM, Fine LJ, Haley WE, Hawfield AT, Ix JH, Kitzman DW, Kostis JB, Krousel-Wood MA, Launer LJ, Oparil S, Rodriguez CJ, Roumie CL, Shorr RI, Sink KM, Wadley VG, Whelton PK, Whittle J, Woolard NF, Wright JT Jr, Pajewski NM, SPRINT Research Group (2016). Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults Aged ≥75 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 315(24), 2673-82. ()
    31. Pajewski NM, Williamson JD, Applegate WB, Berlowitz DR, Bolin LP, Chertow GM, Krousel-Wood MA, Lopez-Barrera N, Powell JR, Roumie CL, Still C, Sink KM, Tang R, Wright CB, Supiano MA, SPRINT Study Research Group (2016). Characterizing Frailty Status in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 71(5), 649-55. ()
    32. Wray DW, Witman MA, Ives SJ, McDaniel J, Trinity JD, Conklin JD, Supiano MA, Richardson (01/01/2013). Does Brachial Artery Flow–Mediated Vasodilation Provide a Bioassay for NO? Hypertension, 62, 345-51.
    33. Supiano MA, Alessi C, Chernoff R, Goldberg A, Morley JE, Schmader KE, Shay K (2012). Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers: translating aging research into clinical geriatrics. J Am Geriatr Soc, 60(7), 1347-56. ()
    34. Larkin LM, Kuzon WM Jr, Supiano MA, Galecki A, Halter JB (2008). Effect of age and neurovascular grafting on the mechanical function of medial gastrocnemius muscles of Fischer 344 rats. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 53(4), B252-8. ()

    Review

    1. Trinity JD, Drummond MJ, Fermoyle CC, McKenzie AI, Supiano MA, Richardson RS (2022). Cardiovasomobility: an integrative understanding of how disuse impacts cardiovascular and skeletal muscle health. [Review]. J Appl Physiol (1985), 132(3), 835-861. ()

    Editorial

    1. Pajewski NM, Supiano MA (2023). We have the technology: Why aren't better blood pressure data available from nursing home residents? J Am Geriatr Soc, 71(7), 2046-2048. ()
    2. Supiano MA (2022). The time to benefit from intensive hypertensive control is now. J Am Geriatr Soc, 70(5), 1355-1357. ()
    3. Lundebjerg NE, Hollmann PA, Supiano MA (2021). Of education and public policy: Aducanumab. J Am Geriatr Soc, 70(1), 81-84. ()
    4. Shah RC, Supiano MA, Greenland P (2020). Aligning the 4Ms of Age-Friendly ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Systems With Statin Use for Primary Prevention. J Am Geriatr Soc, 68(3), 463-464. ()
    5. Supiano MA (2015). Benefit-based approach to blood pressure control in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc, 63(4), 730-2. ()

    Letter

    1. Trinity JD, Drummond MJ, Fermoyle C, McKenzie AI, Supiano MA, Richardson RS (2022). Reply to Horn et al. [Letter to the editor]. J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol, 133(2), 322. ()
    2. Pengshung MH, Bispham NZ, You Z, Oh E, Supiano MA, Chonchol MB, Nowak KL, Jovanovich AJ (2021). Arterial Stiffness Is Independently Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in SPRINT. [Letter to the editor]. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 16(10), 1560-1561. ()

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