Robert W. Downs, Jr., MD

Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Medicine
Richmond, Virginia

Dr. Robert W. Downs, Jr. graduated from Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, and an Endocrinology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. At the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Dr. Downs has served as a member of the Graduate Faculty, Director of Clinical Curriculum, and Associate Director of Research for the VCU Institute for Women's Health. Dr. Downs is currently Professor of Medicine and Associate Chairman of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Director of the MCV Physicians Program for Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment.

Dr. Downs is the author or co-author of numerous scientific publications as well as a reviewer for several leading medical journals, including JAMA and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. An active member of many community organizations as well as professional societies, Dr. Downs is currently on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry.

Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology/Metabolism, he is listed as one of the Best Doctors in America, a directory of the top one percent of physicians in the United States as rated by their peers. Dr. Downs' clinical specialization and research interests include: Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases.