The Research Council is an eleven member committee charged with evaluating the Department’s clinical and fundamental research enterprise, and advising the Chairman on an ongoing basis as to its strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
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Charles O. Elson III, M.D., Chair
Basil I. Hirschowitz Chair of Gastroenterology
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
John Volanakis, M.D., Research Advisor
Professor Emeritus
Anupam Agarwal, M.D.
Thomas E. Andreoli Professorship in Nephrology
Professor and Associate Director, Division of Nephrology
Director, Nephrology Research and Training Center
Chairman, Research Development Group, Department of Medicine
Robert H. Carter, M.D.
Professor and Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
Stuart J. Frank, M.D.
Professor and Interim Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Edward W. Hook III, M.D.
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Catarina I. Kiefe, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Division of Preventive Medicine
Director, Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education
Robert P. Kimberly, M.D., Ex officio
Howard L. Holley Professor of Medicine
Professor, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
Director, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease Center
Senior Associate Dean of Research, School of Medicine
Suzanne Oparil, M.D.
Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Director, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program
Michael S. Saag, M.D.
Professor and Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Center for AIDS Research
George M. Shaw, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Susan Winn, Staff
