Mark C. Houston, MD, MS

Mark C. Houston, MD, MS is recognized by Continental Who’s Who in the field of Medicine as a Pinnacle Lifetime Achiever as the Medical Director and Founder of Hypertension Institute. 

Specializing in internal medicine, hypertension, and cardiovascular medicine, Dr. Houston is the Director of Hypertension Institute and Vascular Biology, Medical Director of Division of Human Nutrition, Medical Director of Clinical Research, and ASH Specialist in Clinical Hypertension (FASH). From 1990-2012, Dr. Houston served as the Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Houston proudly declared, “I was the first one in my family to enter the medical profession.” Practicing “integrative medicine in nutrition”, Dr. Houston founded the Hypertension Institute in 1995. With more than 30 years of experience as a physician, Dr. Houston’s key to success is “Doing better every day, continuing education, seminars, and listening to my patients.” As for advice for those new to the field, Dr. Houston states, “Love what you do; It’s not about the money. It’s about giving.” Dr. Houston wishes to relay the advice of a mentor who once said “a wise healer uses that which works.” 

Throughout his education and training, Dr. Houston received his Doctorate of Medicine from Vanderbilt Medical School, a Masters degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and a Masters of Science degree in Functional and Metabolic Medicine from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Completing his Internship and Residency at the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Houston is tripled boarded in hypertension as an American Society of Hypertension (ASH) specialist and Fellow of the American Society of Hypertension (FASH), Internal Medicine (ABIM) and Anti-aging medicine (ABAARM). 

In his free time, Dr. Houston enjoys waterskiing, boating, all outdoor activities including hiking, reading the current medical literature and non-fiction literature (especially historical) such as Greek and Roman history, World War II, Roosevelt (FDR), Thomas Jefferson among others like books by Ron Chernow. Dr. Houston dedicates this recognition to “my wonderful wife, Laurie Lee Hays - Thank you for your continuing love and support.” Also, Dr. Houston dedicates this recognition to Dr. Grant Liddle MD and Dr. Tom Brittingham MD. To learn more, please visit www.hyp