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Dr. Karen Shackelford
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Karen Shackelford, MD, used to write for Verywell Health about high blood pressure and related issues. She is an emergency medicine doctor with extra training in internal medicine. Since 1995, Dr. Shackelford has managed both urgent and long-term blood pressure issues for her patients. Besides her clinical work, she creates medical education courses and writes for several major online health publications. Dr. Shackelford has a BS from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. She has an MD from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, and completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.
