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English
Title and Department
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism
Director NIDDK Medical Student Research Program and Student Research Training Program
Associate Director for Clinical Education, Medical Scientist Training Program
Director of the Lipid Clinic, Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System
Professional bio

John M. Stafford, MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center whose research focuses on the mechanisms by which aging and diabetes contribute to risk of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Stafford is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. He is also an investigator and clinician at the Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System.

Dr. Stafford completed his MD, PhD training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where his graduate studies defined how metabolic signals are coordinated at the level of gene transcription. His medical residency, and a Harrison Society Scholars fellowship in endocrinology were also performed at Vanderbilt. Since his appointment to the Vanderbilt faculty in 2008, Dr. Stafford has directed an active research program in obesity and lipid metabolism that has been funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, Atlantic Philanthropies Inc., the John A. Hartford Foundation, and the Association of Specialty Professors. Dr. Stafford was awarded as a T. Franklin Williams Scholar in Geriatrics in 2009. Dr. Stafford serves on the editorial board for the journal Diabetes

In addition to his research and clinical goals, Dr. Stafford is dedicated to training physician-scientist as part of the endocrinology fellowship program and medical scientist training program. Ultimately he is interested in defining and targeting the pathways that lead to cardiovascular disease in high-risk patients with obesity, diabetes, and the elderly.

Education
Undergraduate
BA - Vanderbilt University
1995
Graduate
PhD - Vanderbilt University
2001
Medical School
Vanderbilt University
2003
Residency
Internal Medicine - Vanderbilt University
2005
Fellowship
Endo/Diabetes - Vanderbilt University
2008
Education