Charles F. Burant, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, and
     Molecular and Integrative Physiology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Charles F. Burant MD, PhD is associate professor of medicine, and of molecular and integrative physiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine with subspecialty certification in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism.

Dr. Burant earned both his medical degree, and doctorate of philosophy in molecular and cellular biology from Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Internship and residency both were served at the University of California in San Francisco, and Dr. Burant completed his fellowship in the Department of Medicine, Endocrinology Section at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Burant has held several memberships and offices in professional societies, including the American Diabetes Association, Central Society for Clinical Investigation, the American College of Physicians, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology. He also is an associate editor for the Journal of Biological Chemistry, and the American Journal of Physiology.

Dr. Burant is a recipient of many awards, including both the American Diabetes Association’s and the American Medical Association’s Award for Outstanding Research, and the Medical Scientist Training Program Award. He also has been elected to the Central Society for Clinical Research, and serves on the Advisory Board for the National Diabetes Education Initiative.

Current clinical interests include insulin resistance, novel therapies for diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, and thyroid disease. Dr. Burant’s research interests include lipid and glucose metabolism, and molecular and cell biology of insulin resistance and the regulation of islet cell growth.