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A

• Ahmad, Iqbal
  Ophthalmology/vision, regenerative medicine research
• Aizenberg, Michele
  Surgery - neurosurgery, brain tumors
• Anderson Berry, Ann
  Pediatrics/child health - Neonatology
• Anderson, Daniel
  Cardiology/heart
• Are, Chandra
  Surgery - surgical oncology
• Armitage, James
  Cancer - lymphoma, medical oncology, and hematology

B

• Band, Hamid
  Cancer - breast cancer research
• Batra, Surinder
  Cancer - pancreatic cancer research
• Bayles, Kenneth
  Infectious diseases - staph infection research
• Berger, Ann
  Cancer - breast cancer fatigue research, sleep disorders
• Buch, Shilpa
  Substance abuse - NeuroAIDS, drug abuse and AIDS

C

• Cawcutt, Kelly
  Infectious diseases; critical care medicine; infection prevention; sepsis and pneumonia
• Cooper, Jeffrey
  Emergency medicine
• Cornett, Chris
  Orthopedic surgery (adult spine surgery; non-operative spinal treatment; sciatica; disc herniation; pinched nerves)

D

• Dering-Anderson, Ally
  Pharmacy/drug delivery
• Dixon, Michael
  Technology transfer and commercialization; inventions
• Duncan, Kim F.
  Surgery - congenital heart defects
• Duysen, Ellen
  Agricultural safety and health; public health

E

• Evans, Joseph
  Pediatrics/child health - psychology/mental health

F

• Fayad, Pierre
  Neurology/stroke
• Fingeret, Abbey
  Surgical oncology; thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal disorders; cancer; yoga and meditation
• Fletcher, Courtney
  Pharmacy/drug delivery - AIDS/HIV research
• Fox, Howard
  Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research
• Freifeld, Alison
  Infectious diseases

G

• Ganti, Apar
  Cancer - lung, head and neck
• Garvin, Kevin
  Surgery - orthopedic surgery, hip and knee reconstruction
• Gendelman, Howard
  Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research
• Grem, Jean
  Cancer - colon, pancreatic, GI tract disorders

H

• Haider, Hani
  Surgery, biomedical technology - orthopedic surgery, hip and knee implant research
• Hewlett, Angela
  Infectious Diseases
• Holstein, Sarah
  Cancer - multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, cancer drug development

J

• Johanning, Jason M.
  Surgery - vascular surgery, blood vessels

K

• Kalil, Andre
  Infectious diseases - sepsis, pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Ebola virus disease 
• Khan, Ali S.
  Infectious diseases, public health, Ebola, health security and preparedness
• Kinney, Sonja
  Women's Health - obstetrics & gynecology
• Klassen, Lynell
  Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology
• Klepser, Don
  Pharmacy/drug delivery
• Kratochvil, Christopher
  Global health security; preparedness and response; quarantine; psychiatry/mental health  - child, ADHD
• Krueger, Ronald
  Ophthalmology, laser vision correction, cataracts
• Kuhn, Brett
  Psychology/mental health - child sleep disorders

L

• Lackner, Rudy P.
  Surgery, cancer - lung, esophageal
• LaGrange, Chad
  Surgery - urology
• Langnas, Alan
  Surgery, transplantation/immunology - liver, small bowel
• Lewis, Robert
  Cell biology (basic research), diabetes/endocrinology
• Liu, Howard
  Psychiatry/Mental Health - child
• Lowe, Jon-Martin
  Infectious Diseases - global health, bioterrorism, health security
• Lowes, Brian
  Cardiology/heart - heart failure
• Lunning, Matthew
  Cancer- lymphoma, oncology & hematology

M

• Maskin, Alexander
  Surgery, transplantation/immunology - uterine, kidney, pancreas
• May, Sara
  Allergy and immunology; drug allergy; pediatric allergy; hives and angioedema; hay fever; asthma; eczema; food allergy; recurrent infections
• McBride, Corrigan L.
  Surgery - bariatric
• Mercer, David F.
  Surgery, transplantation/immunology - pediatric small bowel
• Mercer, David W.
  Surgery
• Meza, Jane 
  Infectious Diseases - global health, bioterrorism, health security
• Michaud, Kaleb
  Arthritis/inflammation research, rheumatology
• Mikuls, Ted
  Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology
• Mirnics, Karoly
  Psychiatry/Molecular neurobiology of brain diseases
• Muelleman, Robert
  Emergency medicine 

O

• O’Dell, David
  Internal medicine
• O'Dell, James
  Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology

P

• Palm, David
  Public health
• Payne, Jeffrey
  Oral health research - periodontics, oral and systemic disease
• Poole, Jill A.
  Pulmonology/lung - allergies, asthma

R

• Rennard, Stephen
  Pulmonology/lung, regenerative medicine
• Rizzino, Angie
  Regenerative medicine, cancer research
• Rizzo, Matt
  Genetics - inherited metabolic diseases
• Rupp, Mark
  Infectious diseases - staph infection research

S

• Sarvetnick, Nora
  Regenerative medicine - genetics and immunology, diabetes
• Sharp-McHenry, Lepaine
  Nursing, workforce shortage
• Simonsen, Kari
  Infectious diseases - pediatric
• Smith, Carl V.
  Women's Health - obstetrics
• Swindells, Susan
  Infectious diseases, AIDS/HIV

T

• Tao, Matt
  Sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery; knee, shoulder and elbow injuries; biologic therapy
• Thompson, Jon S.
  Surgery - GI tract disorders
• Thorell, William E.
  Surgery - neurosurgery
• Thoreson, Wallace
  Ophthalmology/vision research

V

• Vennerstrom, Jonathan
  Pharmacy/drug delivery - malaria research
• Vose, Julie
  Cancer research - lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma

W

• Wadman, Michael
  Emergency medicine - airway management, procedure training, and rural emergency medicine
• Wengel, Steven
  Psychiatry/mental health
• Windle, John
  Cardiology/heart

Y

• Yee, Gary C.
  Pharmacy/drug delivery, cancer research
• Yoder, Aaron
  Farm and agriculture safety; machinery safety; youth safety in agriculture; feedlot safety; wearable technology

Z

• Zeger, Wesley
  Emergency medicine
• Zucker, Irving H.
  Cardiology/heart research
• Zoucha, Kenneth
  Substance abuse, pediatrics/child health