 I am Dr. Wallace Johnson Jr., Assistant Professor of Medicine, the Department of Medicine and the Division of Cardiology. I run the hypertension service here at the University, which deals with services such as 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitors, as well as seeing difficult-to-treat high blood pressure patients that are both hospitalized or often also in the clinic as well. My father himself had hypertension, and he was being followed by a doctor here who had a specialty in hypertension, Dr. Elijah Saunders, the first African-American cardiologist in the state of Maryland. I met him when I was maybe all of a few years old, so that's how I first met him, and then they began to push me to come here after I decided I was going to go to medical school. The best part is actually seeing people who come in from other facilities, often stating that they've never had their blood pressure be less than 130 over 80 before, and seeing that happen for the first time is a big thrill for me. It is for him, as it is for them, and also when they get to that point, seeing the number of complications they appear to be heading towards, suddenly be cut off. No more problems moving towards worse than kidney disease, maybe not moving to dialysis, not moving to a heart condition, or not moving to a full-blown stroke. In addition to that, I have a special interest in outreach in the Baltimore community for dealing with health disparities, health issues in the Baltimore community, especially those of special populations such as African Americans. In addition to that, the other hat that I wear is also the one wherein I act as a teacher not only just here at the University Medical School, but also working in collaboration with the nursing school, teaching nursing students, as well as working at the dental school, teaching dental students, and also having an interaction with the School of Pharmacy.