The Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research at the Washington University School of 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 Washington University School of 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](https://endocrinology.wustl.edu/files/2019/09/clay-semenkovich-md.jpg)
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)](https://endocrinology.wustl.edu/files/2018/08/thomas-baranski-md-phd.jpg)
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](https://endocrinology.wustl.edu/files/2021/04/kevin-bauerle-md-phd-280x386-1.jpg)
Kevin Bauerle, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
- Phone: Veteran Affairs 314-652-4100 x57640
- Email: bauerlek@wustl.edu
![Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi, MD](https://endocrinology.wustl.edu/files/2018/08/carlos-bernal-mizrachi-md.jpg)
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](https://endocrinology.wustl.edu/files/2019/09/david-kipnis.png)
David M. Kipnis, MD
Distinguished University Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology