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

Thomas J. Baranski, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
Co-Director, WU Transgender Center | Professor of Medicine and Developmental Biology
- Phone: 314-362-3500
- Fax: 314-747-3963
- Email: baranski@wustl.edu

Kevin Bauerle, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor in Medicine
- Phone: Veteran Affairs 314-652-4100 x57640
- Email: bauerlek@wustl.edu

Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi, MD
Chief of Medicine at the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System and Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-0947
- Fax: 314-362-7641
- Email: cbernal@wustl.edu

David M. Kipnis, MD
Distinguished University Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology