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    Pharmacology And Nutritional Sciences

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    • Joint Faculty

    Joint Faculty

    Geza Bruckner, PhD


      Positions Held:
      • Health Sciences - Clinical Science

      Ching Kuang Chow, PhD


        Positions Held:
        • Dietetics and Human Nutrition

        John A 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:
        • Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
        • Deputy Director, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center
        • Professor

        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

        Positions Held:
        • Professor of Anesthesiology

        David W Rudy, MD

        • Internal Medicine

        Positions Held:
        • Special Faculty

        John T Slevin, MD, MBA

        • Neurology

        Positions Held:
        • Professor

        Samir Softic, MD

        • Pediatrics

        Positions Held:
        • Assistant Professor
        • Medical Director, Pediatric Fatty Liver Clinic

        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

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

          Jinming Yang, MD, PhD

          • Toxicology and Cancer Biology

          Positions Held:
          • Professor

          Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences

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