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A-Z Faculty

Below is a list of all Department of Preventive Medicine faculty. View individual profiles of our faculty members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.

Van Horn, Linda V

Van Horn, Linda V

Professor Emeritus of Preventive Medicine (Nutrition)

Bio

diet, nutrition, prevention of excessive gestational weight gain, treatment, cardiovascular epidemiology, breast cancer, child health, obesity prevention, obesity treatment, maternal nutrition, nutrit... [more]

Van Pelt, Amelia E

Van Pelt, Amelia E

Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science) and Preventive Medicine

Vonesh, Edward F

Vonesh, Edward F

Adjunct Professor of Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics)

Bio

My primary research is in the field of biostatistics with particular emphasis in the areas of 1) longitudinal data analysis, 2) generalized linear and nonlinear mixed-effects models and 3) outcomes re... [more]

Vu, Ha Ngan (Milkie)

Vu, Ha Ngan (Milkie)

Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine (Behavioral Medicine)

Vu, Thanh-Huyen

Vu, Thanh-Huyen

Research Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)

Bio

My research interest is in cardiovascular epidemiology, with a focus on the long-term associations of cardiovascular and lifestyle risk factors on sub-clinical atherosclerosis, markers of inflammation... [more]

Wallia, Amisha

Wallia, Amisha

Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)

Bio

My clinical research is focused on the disease state of diabetes mellitus, with application to high risk populations such as solid organ transplant patients. My research portfolio includes retrospecti... [more]

Walunas, Theresa L

Walunas, Theresa L

Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Medical Social Sciences, Microbiology-Immunology and Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)

Bio

I received my PhD in immunology from the University of Chicago where I discovered the function of CTLA-4, the first checkpoint inhibitor. Following my MS in computer science, I worked in microbial gen... [more]

Wang, Amy Y

Wang, Amy Y

Adjunct Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)

Bio

My research interests are focused on the capture, exchange, and use of health information throughout all areas of healthcare to promote health, wellness, and engagement in patients and health professi... [more]

Wang, Chen Y

Wang, Chen Y

Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine (Public Health Practice)

Wang, Jun

Wang, Jun

Research Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine (Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention)

Bio

Dr. Jun Wang is Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. He has extensive experiences in genomic studies to identify and v... [more]

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