His awards and honors include the US Public Health Service Citation Award (1989) US Public Service Commendation Medal (1994), Who's Who in America (2000), and elected a member of the Association of American Physicians (2005). He received the Arthur Agatston Award from the Society of Clinical Cardiovascular Tomography in 2017 and the W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award from the National Lipid Association in 2021. His professional society and committee activities have included American Diabetes Association (Professional Practice Committee 2008-2010), American Heart Association (AHA), Epidemiology and Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism (NPAM) Spring Program Committee Chair (2008-2009), AHA Council of Committees (2009), NPAM Council Vice-Chair 2010-2012, Chair 2012-2014) , AHA Expert Panel on Risk Factors and Subclinical Disease (Chair 2008-2010), American Society of Preventive Cardiology (President 2008-2010), American Board of Clinical Lipidology examining board member (2008-2013), and editorial board memberships (Atherosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (2002-2004), Journal of Clinical Lipidology (2006-), Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2007-2011, Circulation Cardiovascular Care and Outcomes (2009-2013), Journal of the American Heart Association (editorial board 2011-), ACC/AHA Adult Treatment Panel IV Guideline Committee( 2009-2013), ACC/AHA Risk Assessment Working Group (2009-2013), FDA Endocrine and Metabolic Disease Advisory Committee (2013-2018). His research focuses on metabolic and cardiovascular disease in populations, with a special interest in genetics. He is an active clinician for inpatient and outpatient services for endocrinology and lipidology. Dr. Wilson is an author or coauthor of more than 650 scientific articles and four books.