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| A | top | |
| Aging/Geriatrics - see Geriatrics/Aging | ||
| Agricultural Safety and Health | ||
| Duysen, Ellen | Agricultural safety and health; public health | |
| Poole, Jill | Allergies and agriculture respiratory health disease | |
| Yoder, Aaron | Farm and agriculture safety; machinery safety; youth safety in agriculture; feedlot safety; wearable technology | |
| AIDS/HIV | ||
| Fletcher, Courtney | Pharmacy/drug delivery - AIDS/HIV research | |
| Fox, Howard | Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research | |
| Swindells, Susan | Infectious diseases, AIDS/HIV | |
| Alzheimer's/Dementia | ||
| Fox, Howard | Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research | |
| Gendelman, Howard | Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research Watch interview |
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| Arthritis/Inflammation | ||
| Klassen, Lynell | Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology | |
| Michaud, Kaleb | Arthritis/inflammation research, rheumatology | |
| Mikuls, Ted | Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology | |
| O'Dell, James | Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology | |
| Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Simulation | ||
| Boyers, Pamela | Interprofessional simulation education in health care; iEXCEL | |
| Autism Spectrum Disorders | ||
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| Biomedical Technology | ||
| Haider, Hani | Surgery, biomedical technology - orthopedic surgery, hip and knee implant research | |
| Biopreparedness | ||
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Kratochvil, Christopher | Global health security, biopreparedness, quarantine, Watch interview |
| Lockridge, Oksana | Biopreparedness research | |
| Blood Vessels | ||
| Johanning, Jason M. | Surgery - vascular surgery, blood vessels | |
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| Cancer | ||
| Armitage, James | Cancer - lymphoma, medical oncology, hematology | |
| Band, Hamid | Cancer - breast cancer research | |
| Batra, Surinder | Cancer - pancreatic cancer research | |
| Borgstahl, Gloria | Cancer, cell biology (basic research) | |
| Cowan, Ken | Cancer - breast cancer, breast cancer research Watch interview |
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| Durden, Donald | Pediatric oncology | |
| Ganti, Apar | Cancer - lung, head and neck | |
| Grem, Jean | Cancer - colon, pancreatic, GI tract | |
| Hollingsworth, Michael (Tony) | Cancer - pancreatic cancer research | |
| Holstein, Sarah | Cancer - multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, cancer drug development | |
| Lackner, Rudy P. | Surgery, cancer - lung, esophageal | |
| Lunning, Matthew | Cancer- lymphoma, oncology & hematology | |
| Rizzino, Angie | Regenerative medicine, cancer research | |
| Vose, Julie | Cancer research - lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma | |
| Yee, Gary C. | Pharmacy/drug delivery, cancer research | |
| Cardiology/Heart | ||
| Anderson, Daniel | Cardiology/heart | |
| Lowes, Brian | Cardiology/heart - heart failure | |
| Windle, John | Cardiology/heart | |
| Zucker, Irving H. | Cardiology/heart research | |
| Cell Biology (basic research) | ||
| Borgstahl, Gloria | Cancer, cell biology (basic research) | |
| Lewis, Robert | Cell biology (basic research), diabetes/endocrinology | |
| Child Health/Pediatrics - see Pediatrics/Child Health | ||
| Communication Disorders | ||
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| Dementia/Alzheimer's - see Alzheimer's/Dementia | ||
| Dermatology | ||
| Diabetes/Endocrinology | ||
| Lewis, Robert | Cell biology (basic research), diabetes/endocrinology | |
| Drug Delivery/Pharmacy - see Pharmacy/Drug Delivery | ||
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| Emergency Medicine | ||
| Cooper, Jeffrey | Emergency medicine | |
| Muelleman, Robert | Emergency medicine | |
| Wadman, Michael | Emergency medicine - airway management, procedure training, and rural emergency medicine | |
| Zeger, Wesley | Emergency medicine Watch interview |
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| Endocrinology/Diabetes - see Diabetes/Endocrinology | ||
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| Family Medicine | ||
| G | top | |
| Genetics | ||
| Rizzo, Matt | Genetics - inherited metabolic diseases | |
| Geriatrics/Aging | ||
| Fisher, Al | Geriatrics/Aging/Gerontology; palliative care | |
| GI Tract Disorders | ||
| Grem, Jean | Cancer - colon, pancreatic, GI tract disorders | |
| Mailliard, Mark | GI tract disorders - hepatitis, alcohol and drug-induced liver disease | |
| Thompson, Jon S. | Surgery - GI tract disorders | |
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| Heart/Cardiology - see Cardiology/Heart | ||
| HIV/AIDS - see AIDS/HIV | ||
| Hyperbaric Medicine | ||
| Cooper, Jeffrey | ||
| I | top | |
| Immunology/Transplantation - see Transplantation/Immunology | ||
| Infectious Diseases | ||
| Bayles, Kenneth | Infectious diseases - staph infection research Watch interview |
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| Cawcutt, Kelly | Infectious diseases; critical care medicine; infection prevention; sepsis and pneumonia | |
| Freifeld, Alison | Infectious diseases | |
| Hewlett, Angela | Infectious Diseases - Ebola virus disease Watch interview |
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| Kalil, Andre | Infectious diseases - sepsis, pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Ebola virus disease | |
| Khan, Ali S. | Infectious diseases, health security and preparedness | |
| Lawler, James | Emerging infectious diseases, public health emergency preparedness, sepsis, viral hemorrhagic fevers | |
| Lowe, Jon-Martin | Infectious diseases, public health, bioterrorism, health security | |
| Meza, Jane | Global health, health security | |
| Rupp, Mark | Infectious diseases Watch interview |
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| Simonsen, Kari | Infectious diseases - pediatric | |
| Swindells, Susan | Infectious diseases, AIDS/HIV | |
| Inflammation/Arthritis - see Arthritis/Inflammation | ||
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Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer |
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| Dixon, Michael | Technology transfer and commercialization; inventions | |
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Internal medicine |
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| O’Dell, David | Internal medicine | |
| Palm, David | Internal medicine; health care policy; opioid issues | |
| L | top | |
| Lung/Pulmonology - see Pulmonology/Lung | ||
| M | top | |
| Mental Health/Psychiatry - see Psychiatry/Mental Health | ||
| Mental Health/Psychology - see Psychology/Mental Health | ||
| N | top | |
| Neurology/Stroke | ||
| Fayad, Pierre | Neurology/stroke Watch interview |
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| Nursing | ||
| Sharp-McHenry, Lepaine | Nursing | |
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Occupational Therapy |
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| Krusen, Nancy | Occupational therapy | |
| Ophthalmology/Vision | ||
| Ahmad, Iqbal | Ophthalmology/vision, regenerative medicine research | |
| Krueger, Ronald | Ophthalmology/vision, refractive surgery | |
| Thoreson, Wallace | Ophthalmology/vision research | |
| Oral Health | ||
| Payne, Jeffrey | Oral health research - periodontics, oral and systemic disease | |
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| Parkinson's | ||
| Fox, Howard | Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research | |
| Gendelman, Howard | Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research | |
| Murman, Dan | Behavioral, Cognitive and Geriatric Neurology | |
| Pediatrics/Child Health | ||
| Anderson Berry, Ann | Pediatrics/child health - Neonatology Watch interview |
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| Baldwin, Jeffrey | Substance abuse, pediatrics/child health | |
| Evans, Joseph | Pediatrics/child health - psychology/mental health | |
| Jones, Dwight | Pediatrics/child health - Ear, Nose and Throat | |
| Pharmacy/Drug Delivery | ||
| Dering-Anderson, Ally | Pharmacy/drug delivery | |
| Fletcher, Courtney | Pharmacy/drug delivery - AIDS/HIV research | |
| Klepser, Don | Pharmacy/drug delivery | |
| Olsen, Keith | Pharmacy/drug delivery; critical care medicine | |
| Vennerstrom, Jonathan | Pharmacy/drug delivery - malaria research | |
| Yee, Gary C. | Pharmacy/drug delivery, cancer research | |
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
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| Bierner, Samuel | Physiatry/physical medicine/rehabilitation | |
| Psychiatry/Mental Health | ||
| Liu, Howard | Psychiatry/Mental Health - child Watch interview |
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| Mirnics, Karoly | Psychiatry/Molecular neurobiology of brain diseases | |
| Wengel, Steven | Psychiatry/mental health | |
| Psychology/Mental Health | ||
| Evans, Joseph | Pediatrics/child health - psychology/mental health | |
| Kuhn, Brett | Psychology/mental health - child sleep disorders | |
| Liu, Howard | Pediatrics/child health - psychology/mental health | |
| Wengel, Steven | Geriatric Psychiatry | |
| Public Health | ||
| Khan, Ali S. | Public health - infectious disease, health security and preparedness | |
| Romberger, Debra | Pulmonology/lung, public health | |
| Pulmonology/Lung | ||
| May, Sara | Allergy and immunology; drug allergy; pediatric allergy; hives and angioedema; hay fever; asthma; eczema; food allergy; recurrent infections | |
| Poole, Jill A. | Pulmonology/lung - allergies, asthma Watch interview |
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| Rennard, Stephen | Pulmonology/lung, regenerative medicine | |
| Romberger, Debra | Pulmonology/lung, public health | |
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| Regenerative Medicine | ||
| Ahmad, Iqbal | Ophthalmology/vision, regenerative medicine research | |
| Rennard, Stephen | Pulmonology/lung, regenerative medicine | |
| Rizzino, Angie | Regenerative medicine, cancer research | |
| Sarvetnick, Nora | Regenerative medicine - genetics and immunology, diabetes | |
| Rheumatology | ||
| Klassen, Lynell | Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology | |
| Michaud, Kaleb | Arthritis/inflammation research, rheumatology | |
| Mikuls, Ted | Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology | |
| O'Dell, James | Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology | |
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| Sleep Disorders | ||
| Kuhn, Brett | Psychology/mental health - child sleep disorders | |
| Summers, Michael | Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy | |
| Sports Medicine | ||
| Stroke/Neurology - see Neurology/Stroke | ||
| Substance Abuse | ||
| Baldwin, Jeffrey | Substance abuse, pediatrics/child health | |
| Buch, Shilpa | Substance abuse - NeuroAIDS, drug abuse and AIDS | |
| Surgery | ||
| Abosch, Aviva | Surgery - neurosurgery; epilepsy, Parkinson's, peripheral nerve pain | |
| Aizenberg, Michele | Surgery - neurosurgery, brain tumors | |
| Are, Chandra | Surgery - surgical oncology | |
| Cornett, Chris | Orthopedic surgery (adult spine surgery; non-operative spinal treatment; sciatica; disc herniation; pinched nerves) | |
| Duncan, Kim F. | Surgery - congenital heart defects | |
| Fingeret, Abbey | Surgical oncology; thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal disorders; cancer; yoga and meditation | |
| Garvin, Kevin | Surgery - orthopedic surgery, hip and knee reconstruction | |
| Haider, Hani | Surgery, biomedical technology - orthopedic surgery, hip and knee implant research | |
| Johanning, Jason M. | Surgery - vascular surgery, blood vessels | |
| Lackner, Rudy P. | Surgery, cancer - lung, esophageal | |
| LaGrange, Chad | Surgery - urology | |
| Langnas, Alan | Surgery, transplantation/immunology - liver, small bowel | |
| Maskin, Alexander | Surgery, transplantation/immunology - uterine, kidney, pancreas Watch interview |
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| McBride, Corrigan L. | Surgery - bariatric | |
| Mercer, David F. | Surgery, transplantation/immunology - pediatric small bowel Watch interview |
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| Mercer, David W. | Surgery | |
| 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 | |
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| Transplantation/Immunology | ||
| Langnas, Alan | Surgery, transplantation/immunology - liver, small bowel | |
| Mercer, David F. | Surgery, transplantation/immunology - pediatric small bowel Watch interview |
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| V | top | |
| Vision/Ophthalmology - see Ophthalmology/Vision | ||
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| Women's Health | ||
| Griffin, Jennifer | Women's Health - breast disease | |
| Kinney, Sonja | Women's Health - obstetrics & gynecology | |
| Smith, Carl V. | Women's Health - obstetrics Watch interview |
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