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Robert Sargis, MD,PhD

Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL, United States

Robert Sargis, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago and Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chicago. He received his B.A. in chemistry from Carleton College before completing an MD/PhD at Rush University in Chicago. Rob completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine as well as a fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Chicago. In addition to his clinical and educational activities, Rob has a robust research program examining the impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on metabolic physiology using diverse model systems from cells to communities. His scientific goal is to advance understanding of environmental pollutants as drivers of the current metabolic disease epidemic and health disparities. Indeed, Rob’s clinical and scientific missions are aligned in using every possible resource to mitigate the devastating impact of diabetes and other metabolic disorders on vulnerable populations.

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