Our Team​ | Cardiovascular Research Institute | UC Davis Health

Timothy Lewis, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Mathematics

Sam Walcott, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics

Kevin Grayson, D.V.M. Ph.D.
Clinical Investigation Facility
Travis AFB

Hana Anderson, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Ezra Amsterdam, M.D.
Distinguished Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Patricia Applegate, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Richard Applegate, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Keith Baar, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Lars Berglund, M.D., Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Donald M. Bers, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Silva Endowed Chair
Department of Pharmacology

William Bommer, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Director of Noninvasive Services
Director, Cardiology Fellowship Training Program
Director, California Elective PCI Program, California Department of Public Health

John Boone, M.D.
Professor
Department of Radiology

Julie Bossuyt, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Douglas Boyd, M.D.
Professor
Department of Surgery

Enkhmaa Byambaa, M.A.S., M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Martin Cadeiras, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Bianca Castellanos, M.D.
Associate Physician Diplomate
Department of Pediatrics

James W. Chan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Abhijit Chaudhari, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Radiology

Chao-Yin Chen, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Yi-Je (Jay) Chen, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Ye Chen-Izu, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Willy Yung-Wei Chi, D.O.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, M.D.
Professor, Roger Tatarian
Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine

Colleen Clancy, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Carroll Cross, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Internal Medicine

Fitz-Roy Curry, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Lorien Dalrymple, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Satya Dandekar, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology

David Dawson, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Surgery

Jonathan Dayan, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Eamonn Dickson, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Rose Ellen Dixon, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Raymond Dougherty, M.D.
Professor
Department of Radiology

Jeffrey Elias, Ph.D.
Director/Manager
Grants Facilitation Unit

Diana Farmer, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.
Chair and Pearl Stamps Stewart Professor
Department of Surgery

Fernando Fierro, Ph.D.
Associate Adjunct Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy

Neal Wayne Fleming, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Kazuharu Furutani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Tzipora Goldkorn, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Ralph Green, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C. PATH
Distinguished Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Eleonora Grandi, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Aldrin Gomes, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Angela Haczku, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine

Nirmala Hariharan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Adjunct
Department of Pharmacology

Richart William Harper, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Nasim Hedayati, M.D.
Professor
Department of Surgery

Johannes Hell, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Mary Horne, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Adjunct
Department of Pharmacology

Lydia Pleotis Howell, M.D.
Distinguished Professor Emerita and Chair Emerita
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Misty D. Humphries, M.D., M.A.S.
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery

Frank F. Ing, M.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Leighton Izu, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Nicholas Kenyon, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Anne Knowlton, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Department of Pharmacology

Brooks Thomas Kuhn, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Jerold A. Last, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of Internal Medicine

Eugene S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery

William R. Lewis, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Deborah K. Lieu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Yu-Fung Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Hong Liu, M.D.
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Javier E. López, M.D., M.A.S.
Professor in Residence
Department of Internal Medicine

Reginald Low, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Nancy Luo, M.D.
Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine

Stephanie Nicole Mateev, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Veena Manja, M.D.
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Department of Surgery

Sarah McKenney
Physics Supervisor
Department of Health Physics

Matthew William Mell, M.D., M.S.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Surgery

Frederick J. Meyers, M.D., M.A.C.P.
Distinguished Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Stefano Morotti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Residence
Department of Pharmacology

Brian M. Morrissey, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Bryn Mumma, M.D., M.A.S.
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine

Manuel Navedo, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Thomas S. Nesbitt, M.D., M.P.H.
Emeritus Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Technologies and Alliances
Office of the Dean

Madeline Nieves-Cintron, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Jan A. Nolta, Ph.D.
Director, Stem Cell Research Program
Director, UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures
Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy

Martha E. O'Donnell, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Justin Michael Oldham, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Jeanny K. Park, M.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics

John A. Payne, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Andrew Nicholas Pelech, M.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Paul Anthony Perry, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery

William C. Pevec, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Surgery

Nayereh Pezeshkian, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Gary Raff, M.D.
Professor
Department of Surgery

Katherine A. Rauen, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Crystal Ripplinger, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Victor M. Rodriguez, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Department of Surgery

Jason H. Rogers, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Jon Sack, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Luis Fernando Santana, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Daisuke Sato, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Saul Schaefer, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Michael Schivo, M.A.S., M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

David J Segal, Ph.D.
Professor
Genome Center
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
UC Davis MIND Institute
Department of Pharmacology

Heather Siefkes, M.D., M.S.C.I.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Gagan D. Singh, M.D., M.S.
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Thomas Smith, M.D.
Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine

Jeffrey Allen Southard, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Uma N. Srivatsa, M.B.B.S.
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine

Sherzana Sunderji, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics

Prasanth Surampudi, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Patricia A. Takeda, M.D.
Associate Physician Diplomat
Department of Internal Medicine

Alice F. Tarantal, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy
California National Primate Research Center

Nam Tran, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Igor Vorobyov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Sandhya Venugopal, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Amparo Villablanca, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Ph.D.
Professor, Vice Chair for Research
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Aijun Wang, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Surgery

Guobao Wang, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Radiology

Robert H. Weiss, M.D.
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Garrett B. Wong, M.D.
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Department of Internal Medicine

Reen Wu, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Internal Medicine

Heike Wulff, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Theodore Wun, M.D., FACP
Associate Dean for Research
Director, UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center
Department of Internal Medicine
Office of the Dean

Yang K. Xiang, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmacology

Rita Xu, Ph.D.
Associate Specialist
Xiang Lab
Department of Pharmacology

Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Jay Yeh, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics

J. Nilas Young, M.D.
Professor
Department of Surgery

Amir A. Zeki, M.D.
Professor in Residence
Department of Internal Medicine

Jie Zheng, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

Gino Cortopassi, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular Biosciences

William Culp, Ph.D.
Professor
Surgical and Radiological Sciences

Ronald Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Surgical and Radiological Sciences

Philipp Mayhew, B.V.M.
Professor
Surgical and Radiological Sciences

Isaac Pessah, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Associate Dean Research and Graduate Education
Department of Molecular Biosciences
School of Veterinary Medicine

Kent Pinkerton, Ph.D.
Professor in Residence
Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology

Joshua A Stern, B.S., D.V.M., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
VM: Medicine and Epidemiology

Sergey Yechikov
s.yechikov@gmail.com 
Project Scientist
George Lab
Biomedical Engineering

Hnin Hnin Aung
mhuang@ucdavis.edu 
Project Scientist
Rutledge Lab
Cardiovascular Medicine

Elena Dedkova
ededkova@hotmail.com 
Associate Researcher
Bers Lab
Pharmacology

Kenneth Ginsburg
ksginsburg@ucdavis.edu 
Researcher
Bers Lab
Pharmacology

Zhong Jiang
zjian@ucdavis.edu 
Specialist
Chen-Izu/Izu Lab
Pharmacology

Maya Juarez
mmjuarez@ucdavis.edu
Staff Research Associate
Pulmonary Medicine

Hillary Kao
hkjkao@ucdavis.edu
Assistant Specialist
Lieu Lab
Cardiovascular Med

Ulrike Kreutzer
umkreutzer@ucdavis.edu
Research Coordinator
Chiamvimonvat Lab
Cardiovascular Medicine

Angela Linderholm
alinderholm@ucdavis.edu
Assistant Project Scientist
Pulmonary & Internal Medicine

Dragan Milenkovic
dmilenkovic@ucdavis.edu
Visiting Researcher
Rutledge Lab
Cardiovascular Medicine

Jennifer Norman
jenorman@ucdavis.edu
Assistant Project Scientist
Rutledge Lab
Internal Medicine

Padmini Sirish
psirish@ucdavis.edu
Assistant Researcher
Cardiovascular Medicine

Yao-Hui Sun
yhsun@ucdavis.edu 
Assistant Project Scientist
Cardiovascular Medicine

Lianguo Wang
lgwang@ucdavis.edu 
Project Scientist
Ripplinger Lab
Pharmacology

Pei-Chi Yang
pcyang@ucdavis.edu 
Project Scientist
Clancy Lab
Physiology and Membrane Biology

Xiao-Dong Zhang
xdzhang@ucdavis.edu
Associate Researcher
Internal Medicine

Ruya Li
rylli@ucdavis.edu 
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Major Professor: Tingrui Pan, Ph.D.

Peter Bartels
pbartels0312@gmail.com
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Johannes Hell, Ph.D.

Bence Hegyi
bhegyi@ucdavis.edu 
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Donald M. Bers, Ph.D.

Gonzalo Hernandez
ghernandezh@ucdavis.edu
Biophysics
Major Professor: Colleen Clancy, Ph.D.

Chris Ko
crsko@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Donald M. Bers, Ph.D.

Mimi (Kwun Nok) Man
knmman@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Johannes Hell, Ph.D.

Haibo Ni
hbni@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Eleonora Grandi, Ph.D.

Ben Spencer
benspenser@ucdavis.edu 
Radiology
Major Professor: Guobao Wang, Ph.D.

Phung Thai
pnthai@ucdavis.edu
Cardiovascular Medicine
Major Professor: Saul Schaefer, M.D. / Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, M.D.

Valeriy Timofeyev
vytimofeyev@ucdavis.edu
Cardiovascular Medicine
Major Professor: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, M.D.

Ying Wang
yyzwang@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Yang K. Xiang, Ph.D.

Ryan Woltz
ryanlwoltz@gmail.com
Cardiovascular Medicine
Major Professor: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, M.D.

Leif Anderson
leiand@ucdavis.edu
Biomedical Engineering
Major Professor: Scott Simon, Ph.D.

Keith Bailey
kabailey@ucdavis.edu
Biomedical Engineering
Major Professor: Anthony Passerini, Ph.D.

Kevin Campbell
ktcampbe@ucdavis.edu
Biomedical Engineering
Major Professor: Eduardo Silva, Ph.D.

Alfredo Hernandez
alfhernandez@ucdavis.edu
Biomedical Engineering
Major Professor: Scott Simon, Ph.D.

Vasilios Aris Morikis
vamorikis@ucdavis.edu
Biomedical Engineering
Major Professor: Scott Simon, Ph.D.

Anita Rajamani
anirajamani@ucdavis.edu
Biomedical Engineering
Major Professor: Anthony Passerini, Ph.D.

Srinivas Tapa
stapa@ucdavis.edu
Biomedical Engineering
Major Professor: Crystal Ripplinger, Ph.D.

Steffen Docken
steffen.docken@gmail.com
Mathematics
Major Professor: Colleen Clancy, Ph.D. / Timothy Lewis, Ph.D.

Emily Meyer
emeyer@math.ucdavis.edu 
Mathematics
Major Professor: Colleen Clancy, Ph.D. / Timothy Lewis, Ph.D.

Kristina Bischak
kbischak@ucdavis.edu
Cardiovascular Medicine
Major Professor: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, M.D.

Alim Chidera
ccalim@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Julie Bossuyt, D.V.M., Ph.D.

John Dawson
jdawson@ucdavis.edu
Physiology and Membrane Biology
Major Professor: Igor Vorobyov, Ph.D.

Aiyana Emigh
amemigh@ucdavis.edu
Physiology and Membrane Biology
Major Professor: Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, Ph.D.

Cameron Flayer
chflayer@ucdavis.edu
Translational Lung Biology
Major Professor: Angela Haczku, M.D., Ph.D.

Danica Ito
dwito@ucdavis.edu
MCIP & CV T32 trainee
Major Professor: Eamonn Dickson, Ph.D.

Divya Kernik
dckernik@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Colleen Clancy, Ph.D.

Ian Kimball
ihkimball@ucdavis.edu
Physiology and Membrane Biology
Major Professor: Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, Ph.D.

Hannah Ledford
hmaizad@ucdavis.edu
Cardiovascular Medicine
Major Professor: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, M.D.

Linhui Li
lhuli@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Yang K. Xiang, Ph.D.

Shan Lu
shnlu@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Donald M. Bers, Ph.D.

Jan Maly
jmaly@ucdavis.edu
Physiology and Membrane Biology
Major Professor: Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, Ph.D.

Phuong Nguyen
ptrnguyen@ucdavis.edu
Physiology and Membrane Biology
Major Professor: Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, Ph.D.

Shiyue Pan
sypan@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Chao-Yin Chen, Ph.D.

Lu Ren
luren@ucdavis.edu
Cardiovascular Medicine
Major Professor: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, M.D.

Mitch Simon
msimon@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Donald M. Bers, Ph.D.

Samantha Francis Stuart
sdfstuart@ucdavis.edu
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Crystal Ripplinger, Ph.D.

Rasheed Sule
rosule@ucdavis.edu
Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Major Professor: Aldrin Gomes, Ph.D.

Toni West
tmwest@ucdavis.edu 
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Yang K. Xiang, Ph.D.

Xianwei Zhang
xwzh@ucdavis.edu 
Pharmacology
Major Professor: Eleonora Grandi, Ph.D.

Samantha Fousse
slfousse@ucdavis.edu 
Integrative Genetics and Genomics
Major Professor: Joshua A Stern, BS, DVM, Ph.D.

Eric Ontiveros
esontiveros@ucdavis.edu
Integrative Pathobiology
Major Professor: Joshua A Stern, BS, DVM, Ph.D.

Yu Ueda
yueda@ucdavis.edu
Integrative Pathobiology
Major Professor: Joshua A Stern, BS, DVM, Ph.D.