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The Hypertension Institute Is Closing After 31 years of dedicated service to our patients, we announce the closure of the Hypertension Institute. Our last day of patient care will be July 3, 2026. Thank you again for allowing me to be part of your healthcare journey. It has been a privilege to serve you. I wish you continued health and well-being.

With heartfelt appreciation,
Mark Houston, MD, and the Staff of the Hypertension Institute Mark Houston's Fullscript Account We are deeply grateful for the trust and support you have shown us over the years. Serving you and your families has been our privilege and honor. For your records and continuity of care, please contact the Medical Records Department at 615-964-5826 to request your medical records or to ask any questions. We encourage you to arrange the transfer of your records to your new healthcare provider as soon as possible. Please order your dietary supplements through Fullscript. NEW Publications See More Mark C. Houston MD, MS, MSc and Lee Bell publish Controlling High Blood through Nutrition Nutritional Supplements Lifestyle and Drugs St. Thomas West Hospital Personalized and Precision Integrative Cardiovascular Medicine Vascular Biology for the Clinician Hypertension Institute of Nashville Controlling High Blood Pressure through Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Lifestyle, and Drugs

The Hypertension Institute Is Closing After 31 years of dedicated service to our patients, we announce the closure of the Hypertension Institute. Our last day of patient care will be July 3, 2026. Thank you again for allowing me to be part of your healthcare journey. It has been a privilege to serve you. I wish you continued health and well-being.

With heartfelt appreciation,
Mark Houston, MD, and the Staff of the Hypertension Institute Mark Houston's Fullscript Account We are deeply grateful for the trust and support you have shown us over the years. Serving you and your families has been our privilege and honor. For your records and continuity of care, please contact the Medical Records Department at 615-964-5826 to request your medical records or to ask any questions. We encourage you to arrange the transfer of your records to your new healthcare provider as soon as possible. Please order your dietary supplements through Fullscript. NEW Publications See More Mark C. Houston MD, MS, MSc and Lee Bell publish Controlling High Blood through Nutrition Nutritional Supplements Lifestyle and Drugs St. Thomas West Hospital Personalized and Precision Integrative Cardiovascular Medicine Vascular Biology for the Clinician Hypertension Institute of Nashville Controlling High Blood Pressure through Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Lifestyle, and Drugs

The Hypertension Institute brings together the very best state-of-the-art traditional western medicine with natural medicine, functional medicine, and metabolic medicine. Here we integrate the whole person‚ mind, body, and spirit towards healing and wellness. We educate our patients to be partners in their health care. Your health will be defined as more than the absence of disease but as true health and vitality where prevention is the best intervention. “A wise healer uses that which works.”

The Hypertension Institute was founded in 1995 by Dr. Mark Houston, internist and hypertension and cardiovascular specialist, and Dr. Allen Naftilin, cardiologist and hypertension specialist, at St. Thomas West Hospital and St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. The Hypertension Institute immediately received national acclaim as one of the leading Institutes in the US for the treatment of hypertension and related cardiovascular disorders.

Meet Our

Primary Care Team

Dr. Mark Houston

Publications

Books by Dr. Mark C. Houston are available on Amazon as well as from the publishers for bulk orders.

Hypertension Institute of Nashville
COSHEC

Consortium for Southeastern
Hypertension Control

Cardiovascular Center of Excellence

What Makes Us Different?

Award Winning Care

J. William Hillman Award for Excellence in Teaching: Vanderbilt Medical School

Harold Harper Award: ACAM 2002

Integrative Medicine Award for Excellence in Teaching July 2010: IFIM

Award Winning Care

The Hypertension Institute is one of a prestigious group of organizations selected by a national committee of experts to be a Cardiovascular Center of Excellence (COSEHC) in the US.

Convenient Location

Located at St. Thomas West Hospital just minutes from downtown Nashville, Tennessee.

USA Today

Most Influential Doctor in both Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia. Dr. Houston named one of America’s Top Physicians in 2008 and 2009.

USA Today

Our staff is equipped with the most sophisticated diagnostic tools available to offer the best patient care.


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Hypertension Institute of Nashville

The Hypertension Institute Is Closing

Controlling High Blood Pressure through Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Lifestyle, and Drugs

Controlling High Blood Pressure through Nutrition, Supplements, Lifestyle and Drugs

Metagenics

The Hypertension Institute Receives an Educational Grant from Metagenics

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