John Michael Stafford MD PhD

Summary

• John M. Stafford, MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center whose research focuses on the mechanisms by which obesity and diabetes contribute to risk of metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and cardiovascular disease. A major focus of his research group is understanding male-female differences in risk of metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Stafford is the Division Director and Tenured Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. He is also director of the lipid clinic at the Columbus Ohio Veterans Administration Healthcare System. Dr. Stafford completed his MD, PhD training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where his graduate studies defined how metabolic signals are coordinated at the level of gene transcription. His medical residency and fellowship in Endocrinology were also performed at Vanderbilt. Dr. Stafford directs an active research program in obesity and lipid metabolism funded by the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, The National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.