Michael A. Moore, MD, FACP, FAHA, is a nephrologist from Danville, VA. He is member of the Hypertension & Vascular Disease Center of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the faculties of the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Liberty University Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. After receiving his MD degree at the University of North Carolina, his Internal Medicine and Nephrology training were completed at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Moore is a Fellow of the American Heart Association and the American Society of Hypertension, which recognizes him as a Hypertension Specialist. He participated in the preparation of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Joint National Committee Reports on the Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure (JNCs) as well as other national clinical guidelines on cardiovascular disease. He chaired the National Heart, Lung, &  Blood Institute’s Working Group on Detection, Treatment, and Prevention of Hypertensive Renal Disease.

Dr. Moore is a nationally recognized teacher on hypertension and cardiovascular disease. He is a previous Teacher of the Year at the Wake Forest School of Medicine and an American Heart Association national Physician of the Year which recognized his dedication to patient care, years of providing medical education, and the development of 2 nonprofit voluntary cardiovascular improvement organizations, DRChip & COSEHC.  Dr. Moore was instrumental in developing the residency programs at Sovah Health in Danville, VA, which named its education building, the Michael A. Moore, MD Clinical Education Center.