Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

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About

Chair: Diego F. Alvarez, MD, PhD

Contact Information
Brianna Patranella, Administrative Associate II
936-202-5212

Website: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Mission

The mission of the department of Physiology and Pharmacology is to educate and empower medical scholars with transformative critical thinking aimed at applying physiology and pharmacology principles and practices to provide excellence in patient care.

Academic Programs 

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

Director/Chair: Diego Alvarez

Diego Alvarez, PHD, Professor and Chair of Physiology and Pharmacology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, PHD, Univ of South Alabama; MD, Universidad Libre

Kevin C Lord, PHD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology; Director of Research, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, PHD, LSU Health Science Center; MHS, LSU Health Science Center; BS, LSU Health Science Center

Petra Rocic, PHD, Associate Professor of Physiology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, PHD, Univ of Alabama-Birmingham; PHD, Univ of Alabama-Birmingham; BA, Oberlin College

Sahar Ahmed Soliman, PHD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, PHD, Univ of Georgia; BPHARM, Ain Shams University