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Primary Appointees

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Zsolt Bagi, MD PhD

  • Professor

706-721-3423

zbagi@augusta.edu

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Wendy Bollag, PhD

  • Regents' Professor, Co-Director of the Adrenal Center, Director of Postdoctoral Services

706-721-0698

wbollag@augusta.edu

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Michael W. Brands, PhD

  • Regents' Professor, Vice Dean of MCG Academic Affairs

706-721-9785

mbrands@augusta.edu

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Weiqin Chen, PhD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-8706

wechen@augusta.edu

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Fan Fan, MD, MS, FAHA

  • Associate Professor

706-721-5615

ffan@augusta.edu

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Jessica Faulkner, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-4110

jefaulkner@augusta.edu

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Jessica A. Filosa, PhD

  • Professor

706-721-8901

jfilosa@augusta.edu

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Daria Ilatovskaya, PhD

  • Associate Professor

(706) 721-2180

dilatovskaya@augusta.edu

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Alison Kriegel, PhD, FAHA

  • Professor

(706) 721-0698

akriegel@augusta.edu

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David Krzywanski, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

(706) 721-3141

dkrzywanski@augusta.edu

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Mykola Mamenko, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2576

mmamenko@augusta.edu

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David Mattson, PhD

  • Department Chair and Professor

706-721-7742

dmattson@augusta.edu

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Paul O'Connor, PhD

  • Professor

706-721-7890

paoconnor@augusta.edu

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Philip O'Herron, PhD

  • Research Assistant Professor

706-721-9103

poherron@augusta.edu

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Ruchi Patel, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

706-667-4449

rpatel8@augusta.edu

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David W. Stepp, PhD

  • Professor

706-721-9800

dstepp@augusta.edu

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Jennifer Sullivan, PhD

  • Regents' Professor, Dean of the Graduate School, Interim EVP Academic Affairs and Provost

706-721-9796

jensullivan@augusta.edu

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Christopher Waters, PhD

  • Professor

706-721-7859

chrwaters@augusta.edu

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Karen Wiles, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-3830

kawiles@augusta.edu

 

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Research Faculty

Justine Abais-Battad, PhD

Riyaz Mohamed, PhD

Liwei Lang, PhD

Hongyi Zhou, PhD

Hasan, Sadaf

Affiliated Faculty

Katie L. Davis, PhD

  • Professor,
  • Department of Pediatrics
  • Graduate Studies

Michael Diamond, MD

  • Senior Vice President for Research,
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Ryan Harris, PhD

  • Associate Professor,
  • Department of Population Health Science

Gregory Harshfield, PhD

  • Director, Georgia Prevention Center
  • Regents' Professor,
  • Pediatrics

William Higgins, PhD

  • Professor,
  • Medical College of Georgia

Lawrence Layman, MD

  • Section Chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility, & Genetics

Ronald W. Lewis, MD

  • Professor of Surgery (Urology)

Norman Pollock, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Science

Aaron Roseberry, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Georgia State University

LaShon Sturgis, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Hospitalist Services

Douglas Taylor, DVM

  • Director Lab Animal Services, Physiology

MCG-UGA Medical Partnership

Matthew A. Boegehold, PhD

  • Basic Science Chair for the AU/UGA Medical Partnership
  • Professor, Physiology & Pharmacology
  • University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Nathan T. Jennings, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Department of Kinesiology
  • University of Georgia

Michael J. Russell, PhD

  • Basic Science Educator for the AU/UGA Medical Partnership
  • Associate Professor, Physiology
  • Adjunct Professor, Pharmacology
  • UGA School of Veterinary Medicine
 

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