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Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences

Pharmacology

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Joint Faculty

Geza Bruckner, PhD


    Positions Held:
    • Health Sciences - Clinical Science

    John D'Orazio, MD, PhD

    • Pediatrics
    • MD/PhD Program
    • Physiology

    Positions Held:
    • Professor
    • Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology

    Frederick C. de Beer, MD

    • Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
    • Saha Aortic Center

    Positions Held:
    • Professor

    Simon Fisher, MD, PhD

    • Internal Medicine

    Positions Held:
    • Professor
    • Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine
    • Deputy Director, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center

    John L Fowlkes, MD

    • Pediatrics

    Positions Held:
    • Professor

    Ming Cui Gong, PhD, MD

    • Physiology
    • Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
    • Saha Aortic Center

    Positions Held:
    • Professor

    Patrick R Hannon, PhD

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Positions Held:
    • Assistant Professor

    Misung Jo, PhD

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Positions Held:
    • Professor

    Philip A. Kern, MD

    • Internal Medicine

    Positions Held:
    • Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
    • Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
    • Associate Vice President for Clinical and Translational Science

    Christopher Montgomery, MD

    • Anesthesiology, Perioperative, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine

    Positions Held:
    • Professor of Anesthesiology

    David W Rudy, MD

    • Internal Medicine

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    John T Slevin, MD, MBA

    • Neurology

    Positions Held:
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    Marlene E Starr, PhD

    • Surgery

    Positions Held:
    • Associate Professor

    D. Travis Thomas, PhD, RDN, CSSD, LD, FAND


      Positions Held:
      • Associate Professor of Clinical and Sports Nutrition
      • Health Sciences - Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition

      Sharon Walsh, PhD

      • Behavioral Science
      • Center on Drug and Alcohol Research

      Positions Held:
      • Professor
      • Director for the Center for Drug and Alcohol Research

      Jinming Yang, MD, PhD

      • Toxicology and Cancer Biology

      Positions Held:
      • Professor

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