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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 | |||||
| B | top | ||||
| Biomedical Technology | |||||
| Haider, Hani | Surgery, biomedical technology - orthopedic surgery, hip and knee implant research | ||||
| Biopreparedness | |||||
| Lockridge, Oksana | Biopreparedness research | ||||
| Blood Vessels | |||||
| Johanning, Jason M. | Surgery - vascular surgery, blood vessels | ||||
| C | top | ||||
| Cancer | |||||
| Armitage, James | Cancer - lymphoma, medical oncology, hematology | ||||
| Band, Hamid | Cancer - breast cancer research | ||||
| Batra, Surinder | Cancer - pancreatic cancer research | ||||
| Berger, Ann | Cancer - breast cancer fatigue research, sleep disorders | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Baxter, Timothy | Cardiology/heart - vascular surgery | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| D | top | ||||
| Dementia/Alzheimer's - see Alzheimer's/Dementia | |||||
| Dermatology | |||||
| Wysong, Ashley | Skin cancer, Mohs surgery, skin issues related to immunosuppression | ||||
| Diabetes/Endocrinology | |||||
| Goldner, Whitney | Endocrinology; thyroid cancer | ||||
| Larsen, Jennifer | Diabetes/endocrinology Watch interview |
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| Lewis, Robert | Cell biology (basic research), diabetes/endocrinology | ||||
| Drug Delivery/Pharmacy - see Pharmacy/Drug Delivery | |||||
| E | top | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| F | top | ||||
| Family Medicine | |||||
| G | top | ||||
| Genetics | |||||
| Abdul-Rahman, Omar | Clinical genetics; fetal alcohol spectrum disorder | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| H | top | ||||
| 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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| Garlinghouse, Matthew | Clinical neuropsychology; brain behavior; language function post-surgery for epilepsy; cognition in cancer patients; substance use; depression, dementia; organ transplant | ||||
| Nursing | |||||
| Sebastian, Juliann | Nursing | ||||
| Stamler, Lynnette Leesburg | Nursing | ||||
| O | top | ||||
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Occupational Therapy |
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| Krusen, Nancy | Occupational therapy | ||||
| Ophthalmology/Vision | |||||
| Ahmad, Iqbal | Ophthalmology/vision, regenerative medicine research | ||||
| Havens, Shane | Ophthalmology/vision | ||||
| Krueger, Ronald | Ophthalmology/vision, refractive surgery | ||||
| Thoreson, Wallace | Ophthalmology/vision research | ||||
| Oral Health | |||||
| Payne, Jeffrey | Oral health research - periodontics, oral and systemic disease | ||||
| P | top | ||||
| Parkinson's | |||||
| Follett, Kenneth A. | Parkinson's, Surgery - neurosurgery | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Kratochvil, Christopher | Psychiatry/mental health - child, ADHD Watch interview |
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| 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 | |||||
| Estabrooks, Paul | 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 | ||||
| R | top | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| S | top | ||||
| Sleep Disorders | |||||
| Berger, Ann | Cancer - breast cancer fatigue research, 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 | ||||
| Baxter, Timothy | Cardiology/heart - vascular surgery | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Follett, Kenneth A. | Parkinson's, Surgery - neurosurgery | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| T | top | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| W | top | ||||
| 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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