Members
Below is a list of all members of the Center for Translational Metabolism and Health. View individual profiles of our members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.
Alonso, Estella M
Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) and Medical Social Sciences (Outcome and Measurement Science)
Bio
My primary research interest is in health outcomes following pediatric liver transplantation and acute liver failure. I lead a research group that studies all aspects of outcomes from survival to heal... [more]
Becker, Sara J
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry) and Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science)
Carnethon, Mercedes
Professor of Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology) and Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Bio
Epidemiologic studies of cardiovascular disease, with a focus on health behaviors including diet, physical activity and sleep and in populations defined by race/ethnicity, age and gender.
Chang, Rowland W
Professor of Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology), Medicine (Rheumatology) and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Bio
Dr. Rowland Chang is a rheumatologist and epidemiologist interested in the outcomes of individuals and populations with arthritis and chronic joint symptoms. He sees patients at the Shirley Ryan Abili... [more]
Chu, David I-Wang
Associate Professor of Urology (Pediatric Urology)
Bio
I am a pediatric urologist with an overall interest in pediatric surgical quality improvement and health services. My clinical interests include spina bifida, robotics/MIS, nephrolithiasis, and congen... [more]
David, Nicolae Valentin
Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Friedewald, John J
Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension) and Surgery (Organ Transplantation)
Bio
Living Kidney Donation, Kidney allocation, Highly Sensitized and incompatible patients, Kidney Paired Donation, Transplant Genomics and Biomarker Development, acute renal failure, humoral allograft re... [more]
Hibler, Elizabeth A
Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology) and Preventive Medicine (Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)
Bio
Dr. Hibler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. She is a molecular epidemiologist conducting research focused on the rela... [more]
Hsu, Erin L K
Research Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Bio
After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University, Erin Hsu completed her PhD in Molecular Toxicology at UCLA in 2007, where she studied the role of the Aryl hydrocarbon receptor in bot... [more]
Isakova, Tamara
Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Bio
Dr. Isakova is a clinical nephrologist with experience in patient-oriented and epidemiological research of disordered mineral metabolism in chronic kidney disease. Dr. Isakova provides clinical care f... [more]