Carl Grunfeld, MD, PhD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

415-750-2005

Dr. Grunfeld’s research involves two major areas. He studies how infection and inflammation affect metabolism and body composition, with a focus on ways those changes promote atherosclerosis. He also studies how disease and therapy affect kidney function with laboratory studies looking at novel markers in urine and blood.

Awards

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  • Certificate of Appreciation for Distinguished Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2019
  • John H. Karam, MD, Clinician Educator Award, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, UCSF, 2019
  • Distinguished Achievement Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in a Profession, Alumni Association, Haverford College, 2018
  • Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2012
  • Office of Public Health Strategic Healthcare Group Award, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2010
  • The Endocrine Society and Pfizer Inc. International Award for Excellence in Published Clinical Res, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2010
  • Robert H. Williams-Rachmiel Levine Award, Western Metabolism Club, 2010
  • Catharina Pijls Lecture, University of Maastricht, 1999

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
  • Endocrinology Fellowship National Institutes of Health 1980
  • Internal Medicine Residency Massachuetts General Hospital 1977
  • MD Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1975
  • PhD Phrarmacology Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1974
  • BS Biology Haverford College 1968

Grants and Projects

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Publications (298)

Top publication keywords:
HIV InfectionsTriglyceridesAcute-Phase ReactionIndinavirInterleukin-1Lipoproteins, HDLTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaLipopolysaccharidesEndotoxinsLipoproteinsAdipose TissueMacrophage ActivationHIV Protease InhibitorsCholesterolRitonavir

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