Professor Richard J. Auchus, MD, PhD

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Specialties: Endocrinology, Internal Medicine

Areas of Practice: Dr. Richard Auchus is a professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes (MEND) and director of the MEND Fellowship Program at the University of Michigan. He is a steroid biologist with expertise both in basic science and clinical/translational science. His work has included translational research into molecular and genetic mechanisms of human hypertension, improved diagnostic studies and management in primary aldosteronism and Cushing syndromes, modifier genes in 21-hydroxylase deficiency, cardiovascular disease in polycystic ovary syndrome, and the endocrinology of traumatic brain injury. In 2021, he received the outstanding clinical investigator award from the Endocrine Society. The award honors an internationally recognized clinical investigator who has contributed significantly to understanding the pathogenesis and therapy of endocrine and metabolic diseases.

Affiliations: Michigan Medicine Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinic; Domino’s Farms, Michigan Medicine Endocrine Oncology; Rogel Cancer Center, Michigan Medicine Neurosurgery Clinic; Taubman Center