College of Medicine
The Texas A&M University College of Medicine offers professional and graduate degree programs. The college's mission is to improve the health and well-being of the people of Texas through excellence in education, research and health care delivery. The college's vision is to develop the innovators and leaders in medicine and biomedical research who will transform American medicine in the 21st century.
Areas of Focus
Rural and population health: We’re bringing health care where it’s needed most. Through our keen focus on rural populations and innovative care delivery, we’re eliminating health disparities throughout Texas.
Military medicine: We honor Texas A&M University’s rich military legacy. Through our unique relationship with the military academies and veteran populations, we’re improving the lives of military members and their families.
Innovation: We make the impossible, possible—by creating systems and technologies that address health care’s greatest challenges.
Degree Programs
The College of Medicine offers multiple paths to earning a medical degree:
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Traditional MD, for students who want to practice medicine
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EnMed, (with the Intercollegiate School of Engineering Medicine), for physicians who want to engineer patient solutions
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MD/PhD, for highly motivated students planning careers in academic medicine
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MD Plus, which combines the MD degree with one of five master's programs:
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MBA in conjunction with the Mays Business School
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MPH in conjunction with the School of Public Health
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MS in education of health care professionals
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MS in medical science
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MS in science and technology journalism in conjunction with the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
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There are also graduate programs for students not interested in earning a medical degree but who are still interested in health care or biomedical research.
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Certificate or MS in education for health care professionals, for those interested in health care teaching or academia
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MS or PhD in medical sciences, for specialized graduate research
Research Opportunities
Research is conducted through both the basic science and clinical departments, as well as specialized research centers and institutes affiliated with the College of Medicine. Focus areas include:
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Brain, Behavior, Psychiatric and Neurologic Disorders
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Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
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Cancer, Cell and Developmental Biology
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Cardiovascular, Lymphatic and Metabolic Disease
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Genetic, Genomic and Network Biology
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Infection, Immunity and Inflammation
Administrative Officers
Dean - Amy Waer, MD
Adams, Rae A, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M University, 2008
Allen, Gregg C, Instructional Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2001
Amrein, Hubert O, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Zürich, 1989
Andrews-Polymenis, Helene, Professor
School of Medicine Department
DVM, Texas A&M University, 2001
PHD, Tufts University, 1999
Arnold, Stacey, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
EDD, Texas A&M University, 2007
Bake, Shameena, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Kerala, 2001
Bankaitis, Vytas A, University Distinguished Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of North Carolina, 1984
Baxter, Douglas, Instructional Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Texas, 1981
Bayless, Kayla J, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1999
Bhesaniya, Kalpesh, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, MGM Medical College, 2007
Blalock, Katherine E, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M University, 2011
Bondos, Sarah E, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998
Borchardt, Craig W, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1996
Brandt, Paul C, Instructional Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Kentucky, 1990
Bray, Amanda E, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Louisiana State University, 2012
Brown, Charles E. L., Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1980
Brown, Kevin, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Medical College of Georgia, 1998
Cannaday, Rania A, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2014
Cannon, Carolyn L, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1993
PHD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1993
Carpenter, Robert, Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Baylor College of Medicine, 1999
Case, Adam, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Iowa, 2011
Cate, Bain, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston, 1985
Chakraborty, Sanjukta, Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Indian Institute of Science BanGalore, 2007
Champion, Katherine A, Instructional Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of California at Berkley, 2012
Chang, Jiang, Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Wuhan University School of Medicine, 1986
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1999
Chapa, Hector, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, 1996
Chen, Chieh, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Michigan State University, 2013
Chen, Weijung, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1992
Chen, Zhilei, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Illinois, 2006
Chico, Diane E, Instructional Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 2002
Chockalingam, Karu, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
Choi, Keslea Y, Research Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of California at Davis, 1997
Cirillo, Jeffrey D, Regents Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1992
Clark, Shaunna, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of California at Los Angeles, 2010
Conover, Gloria, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2003
Cook, Joel, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
DO, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 2012
Cromer, Walter, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport, 2011
Dashwood, Roderick, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Portsmouth, 1986
Davies, Peter, Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1972
PHD, University of Miami, 1975
Derry, Paul, Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Rice University, 2016
Dewsnap, Michael A, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Colorado State University, 2019
Dickey, Danielle, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
EDD, University of Mary Harden-Baylor, 2018
Dravid, Shashank, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Georgia, 2003
Dubois, Dustin W, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2004
Earnest, David, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Northwestern University, Evanston, 1984
Edwards, Kristy, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, 1997
Esplin, Bryn, Instructional Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
JD, University of Nevada, 2014
JD, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2014
Fader, Robyn, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University Texas At Houston Medical School, 1999
Ficht, Allison R, Regents Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Vanderbilt University, 1980
Frias Ferreira, Heidy, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Universidad Central del Este San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, 2007
Friedman, Jennifer Diane, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of California at San Francisco, 1997
Garant Smotherman, Michele, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
DO, Western University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1998
Geoffroy, Cedric G, Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Cambridge, 2008
Glaser, Shannon, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2006
Gregory, Carl A, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Manchester, 1999
Guo, Lei, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Xiamen University, China, 2014
Handayan, Daniel, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Faculty of Medicine, 2013
Harper, R, Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University Of Texas Houston Medical School, 1984
Hein, Travis, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1997
Hettema, John, Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1997
PHD, Yale University, 1990
Hnatek, Joyce P, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, 1987
Hook, Axel, Regents Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Uppsala, Sweden, 1974
Huang, Yun, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Georgia State University, 2009
Hubbard, John K, Instructional Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1996
Hurdle, Julian, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Leeds, 2005
Huston, David P, Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Wake Forest University, 1973
Hyde, Jennifer A, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2005
Isbell, Teresa, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, The University of North Texas, 2014
Jinadatha, Chetan, Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, J.J.M. Medical College, 2001
Karpac, Jason S, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2007
Kent, Thomas, Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Kansas Medical Center, 1979
Kondapaneni, Muralidhar, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Uath, 2007
Kraft, Dianne, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2002
Krause-Castaneda, Julia, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas Tech University HSC-SOM, 2014
Kruger, Clayton, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, 2019
Kuo, Lih, Regents Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1987
Lee, Ryang H, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Pusan National University, South Korea, 2003
Leibowitz, Julian L, Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1975
PHD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1974
Lewis, Rodney, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1984
Liberzon, Israel, University Distinguished Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1987
Lichorad, Anna, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1994
Light, Katelyn, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, 2020
Line, Stephen, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
DO, Western University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2018
Liu, Fei, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Fourth Military Medical University, China, 2002
Lo, Albert, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1990
Lucas, James, Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M University, 1997
Lucas, Jim, Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M University, 1997
Luo, Weijia, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M Health Sciences, 2012
Mahnke, Amanda, Visiting Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Tulane University, 2014
Marsh, Laura, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, 2010
Maxwell, Steven A, Instructional Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1985
McCord, Carly, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2013
McCord, Gary C, Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Medical Branch, 1983
McGregor, Alistair, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Glasgow, 1994
McKnight, Jason R, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston, 2014
McLaughlin, Darlene, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 1980
Merhi, Camille, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Balamand, 2016
Milman, Robert, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M University, 1986
Miranda, Rajesh C, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Rochester, 1989
Mitchell, Brett, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Georgia Health Sciences University, 2003
Miyamoto, Tetsuya, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Nagoya University, 2004
Moczygemba, Margarita, Research Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1997
Montgomery, Karienn, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Florida, 2012
Musser, Siegfried M, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, California Institute of Technology, 1996
Muthuchamy, Mariappan, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Mudarai Kamaraj University, India, 1991
Neal, Gabriel A, Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, The University of Oklahoma, 2001
Newell Rogers, Martha, Research Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Colorado, 1987
Nguyen, Elizabeth, Clincal Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, 2017
Ontai, Sidney C, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Hawaii, 1985
Ou, Paul, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1994
Pandita, Tej, Research Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1980
Patrick, Kristin L, Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Yale University, 2008
Peng, Xu, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, The Medical College of Tongji University, 2015
PHD, Pekng University, China, 2000
Pokam, Punam, Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Otago, 2010
Pope, Robert A, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 1992
Powell, Reid, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2018
Rajendran, Praveen, Research Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, 2006
Ramos, Kenneth, Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, 2011
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1983
Rasmussen, Neal, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013
Reddy, Doodipala S, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Panjab University, India, 1998
Reiner, David, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Washington, 1996
Rimer, Mendell, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Maryland at Baltimore, 1993
Roberman Susan, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Medical Branch, 1990
Rosa, Robert, Research Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M University, 1990
Ruggero, Roque, Instructional Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 1997
MD, University of Texas San Antonio, 1997
Rutkowski, Joseph, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, France, 2008
Saldivar Garza, Marianela, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Universidad de Monterrey, 2008
Samuel, James E, Regents Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Washington State University, 1986
Sari, Halil, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Florida, 2016
Schapiro, Michelle A, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of New England, 1998
Selli, Serene, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
DO, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 2020
Seremetis, Laurie, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University,, 1989
Shapiro, Lee, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2004
Shenoy Katapadikar, Vinayak, Instructional Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Florida, 2009
Shetty, Ashok K, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 1990
Sheynin, Jony Evgeny, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Rutgers, 2014
Shireman, Paula, Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 1990
Sicilio, Mark S, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M University, 1981
Silva, Patrick, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Colorado State University, 2000
Singh, Irtisha, Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 2017
Sitcheran, Raquel M, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of California at San Francisco, 2000
Siwko, Stefan, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Stanford University, 2005
Skare, Jon T, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Washington State University, 1992
Smith, Laura N, Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, George Mason University, 2008
Sohrabji, Farida, University Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Rochester, 1991
Song, Jianxun, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Third Military Medical University, 1998
Song, Xiaotong, Research Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, 2002
Sopchak, Kelly, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Houston, 2013
Srinivasan, Rahul, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
Stephan, Clifford, Research Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Vanderbilt University, 1988
Stevens, Mark L, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1990
Streusand, William, Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Baylor College of Medicine, 1980
Tadepalli, Krupa Sailaja, Instructional Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Andhra Medical College, 2005
PHD, Osmania Medical College, 2012
Tafet, Gustavo, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1989
PHD, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2009
Tejada Oller, Jennifer, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, San Juan Bautista school of Medicine, 2015
Threadgill, David, University Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1989
Threadgill, Deborah, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1990
Tong, Carl, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M University, 2002
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2002
Trache, Andreea, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Institute of Atomic Physics, Romania, 1996
Tsai, Robert, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1996
Uddin, M. Nasir, Research Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Gifu University, 2000
Van Schaik, Erin, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2006
VanBuren, Vincent, Instructional Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Lehigh University, 2002
Vaughan, David, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio, 1990
Verhulst, Bradley, Research Assistant Proffesor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Stony Brook University, 2010
Viana, Andres, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Pennsylvania State University, 2011
Waer, Amy, Clinical Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, University of Arizona, 1992
Wakefield, Karen J, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2014
Wang, Fen, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Clarkson University, 1994
Wang, Hongbin, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Ohio State University, 1998
Wang, Jun, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, 1999
Wang, Miranda, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Baylor College of Medicine, 2017
Watson, Patricia K, Instructional Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M University, 1981
Watson, Robert O, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Yale University, 2006
Wells, Gregg B, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, The University of Chicago, 1989
PHD, The University of Chicago, 1987
Whitelaw, Christine, Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, St. George's University School of Medicine, 1989
Williamson, Brandon T, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Texas A&M University, 2013
Williamson, Meredith L, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2014
Wilson, Van G, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Case Western Reserve University, 1980
Winzer-Serhan, Ursula, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Bremen, Germany, 1989
Wu, Xin, Research Assistant Professor
School of Medicine Department
MD, Nantong Medical College, 1985
Xie, Zhigang, Research Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2001
Xu, Yi, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1998
Young, Keith A, Research Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Texas, 1990
Zawieja, David, Regents Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 1986
Zhang, Dekai, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, University of Hong Kong, 1995
Zhang, Ke, Associate Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Kansas State University, 2008
Zhou, Yubin, Professor
School of Medicine Department
PHD, Georgia State University, 2008