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Joint Faculty

Geza Bruckner, PhD


Positions Held:
  • Health Sciences - Clinical Science
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John D'Orazio, MD, PhD

Pediatrics
MD/PhD Program
Physiology

Positions Held:
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  • Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology
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Simon Fisher, MD, PhD

Internal Medicine

Positions Held:
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  • Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Vice Chair of Research and Innovation, Internal Medicine
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John L Fowlkes, MD

Pediatrics

Positions Held:
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Ming Cui Gong, PhD, MD

Physiology
Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
Saha Aortic Center

Positions Held:
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Patrick R Hannon, PhD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Positions Held:
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Misung Jo, PhD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Positions Held:
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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
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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:
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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
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Sharon Walsh, PhD

Behavioral Science
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research

Positions Held:
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  • Director for the Center for Drug and Alcohol Research
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Jinming Yang, MD, PhD

Toxicology and Cancer Biology

Positions Held:
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