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Our faculty members represent clinical and basic science expertise and have appointments in four of the five colleges of Âé¶¹AV (Allied Health, Dental College of Georgia, Graduate Studies and Medical College of Georgia)

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Yutao Liu, PhD

  • Professor, Cellular Biology & Anatomy
  • Basic Science Co-Director

706-721-2015

yutliu@augusta.edu

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Steven Brooks, MD

  • William S. Hagler, MD
  • Chair in Ophthalmology
  • Dept. Chair, Ophthalmology
  • Clinical Co-Director

706-721-1150

stbrooks@augusta.edu

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Manuela Bartoli, PhD

  • Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-9797

mbartoli@augusta.edu

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David Bogorad, MD

  • Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-1160

dbogorad@augusta.edu

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Wendy Bollag, PhD

  • Professor, Physiology & Endocrinology

706-721-0698

wbollag@augusta.edu

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Kathryn Bollinger, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-6175

kbollinger@augusta.edu

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Ruth B. Caldwell, PhD

  • Professor,
  • Vascular Biology Center

706-721-6145

rcaldwel@augusta.edu

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R. William Caldwell, PhD

  • Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology

706-721-3383

wcaldwel@augusta.edu

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Dr. Jianzhong Chen

  • Assistant Professor,
  • Cellular Biology & Anatomy

706-721-3783

jchen4@augusta.edu

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Atanaska Dobreva, PhD

  • Assistant Professor,
  • Department of Mathematics

adobreva@augusta.edu

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Khaled ElMasry, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Dental College of Georgia

khelmasry@augusta.edu

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Diego Espinosa-Heidman, MD

  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-1148

deheidmann@augusta.edu

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Amy Estes, MD

  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-1160

aestes@augusta.edu

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Xingjun Fan, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Cellular Biology & Anatomy

xfan@augusta.edu

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Lin Gan, PhD

  • Professor, Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine
  • Director, Transgenic & Genome Editing Core

706-721-9635

ligan@augusta.edu

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Pamela Martin, PhD

  • Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

706-721-4220

pmmartin@augusta.edu

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  • Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Experimental Therapeutics Program

706-721-0611

pnarayanan@augusta.edu

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Philip O'Herron, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Physiology & Endocrinology

poherron@augusta.edu

photo of Folami Lamoke Powell, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

706-721-9797

fpowell@augusta.edu

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Andrea Prosser, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-1160

aprosser@augusta.edu

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Ashok Sharma, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Population Health Sciences

706-721-6335

assharma@augusta.edu

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Shruti Sharma, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-6522

shsharma@augusta.edu

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Brian K. Stansfield, MD

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics Neonatology

706-721-2331

bstansfield@augusta.edu

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Lane Ulrich, MD

  • Professor, Ophthalmology

706-721-1160

lulrich@augusta.edu

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Jing Wang, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Cellular Biology & Anatomy

706-721-0876

jwang1@augusta.edu

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Mitchell A. Watsky, PhD

  • Professor, Cellular Biology and Anatomy

706-721-9541

mwatsky@augusta.edu

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Ming Zhang, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Cellular Biology & Anatomy

706-721-6772

mzhang@augusta.edu

 

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