The Department of Physiology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University consists of 16 full time faculty members including one primary appointee from the Vascular Biology Center.
In addition, the Department has two active emeritus professors and four research professors. The primary research interests of the department are Cardiovascular Physiology, Endocrinology, and Neuroscience. Fourteen graduate students, three postdoctoral fellows, and one medical resident are currently homed in Physiology. Visiting Professors and Visiting Students from various countries including China, Japan, and Brazil frequently come to work or perform research fellowships in the Department of Physiology.
Physiology faculty currently hold approximately $7,000,000 in extramural funding, ranking 39th out of 76 Medical School Physiology Departments nationally. Members of the Department teach in the Medical and Graduate Schools including Medical Physiology and Integrated Systems Biology, Neuroscience and advanced courses in cardiovascular and endocrine physiology.
Faculty at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University were recognized with Exemplary Teaching Awards for their contributions to students and residents at the state’s public medical school.
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Department of Physiology
Health Sciences Campus
Interdisciplinary Research Center
1120 15th St.
CA 3126
Augusta, GA 30912
706-721-7741
706-721-7299
