The Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research at WashU Medicine is committed to high-quality patient care, training the next generation of physicians and advancing patient care through innovative research.
The long and rich tradition in endocrine-metabolic research at WashU Medicine has been driven by many years of dedicated and hard working individuals who have come before us and those who continue to carry-out that legacy in their work day-after-day. As we strive to continuously be a cutting-edge force in the field, we honor and recognize those who have paved the path before us, shaping the history of endocrine-metabolic research.
Division Chief

Clay F. Semenkovich, MD
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research
- Phone: 314-362-3500
- Fax: 314-747-3963
- Email: csemenko@nospam.wustl.edu
Irene E. and Michael M. Karl Professor
Director, Diabetes Research Center
Professor of Medicine and of Cell Biology and Physiology

Rajaa Almourani, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-3500
- Fax: 314-747-3963
- Email: ralmourani@wustl.edu

Monika Bambouskova, PhD
Principal Investigator, Bambouskova Lab; Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-273-3343
- Email: monika.bambouskova@wustl.edu