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Dr. Brenner is a leader in the field of gastroenterological research,
specializing in diseases of the liver. He is widely respected as a
translational scientist whose work bridges the laboratory and clinical
settings. He has focused on understanding the molecular pathogenesis of
fibrotic liver disease and the genetic basis of liver disorders as the
foundation for improving prevention and treatment of liver disease. He
is recognized as an outstanding clinician and teacher. For five years he
was Editor-in-Chief of Gastroenterology, the premier journal in the
field.
He was recruited to UC San Diego from the Columbia University Medical
Center College of Physicians and Surgeons, where from 2003-2007 he was
Samuel Bard Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine, a Member
of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, a Member of the
Columbia University Institute of Nutrition, and Physician-in-Chief of
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia.
He earned his M.D. from the Yale University School of Medicine. After
completing his residency at Yale-New Haven Medical Center, he served as
a research associate in the Genetics and Biochemistry Branch of the
National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases
of the National Institutes of Health. He first joined UC San Diego in
1985 as a gastroenterology fellow, later joining the medical school
faculty, and serving as a physician at the Veterans Affairs San Diego
Healthcare System. He also served as a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical
Sciences and a Clinical Investigator in the VA system. In 1993 he became
Professor and Chief of the Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he continued
to earn accolades for his patient care and research.
Dr. Brenner’s professional memberships include the American Society
for Clinical Investigation; the Association of American Physicians, for
which he is the secretary; the American College of Physicians; the
American Gastroenterological Association, for which he is chair of the
Research Policy Committee, and the American Clinical and Climatological
Association. He is also on the board of directors of two philanthropic
foundations, the AlphaOne Foundation and the Alcoholic Beverage Medical
Research Foundation. He also serves on numerous editorial boards.
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