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Charles Francis Burant MD, PhD

Professor, Internal Medicine
Specialties: 
Endocrinology, Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests:

Diabetes mellitus - type 1, diabetes mellitus - type 2, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovarian disease, thyroid disease and osteoporosis.

Locations

U of M Endocrinology & Metabolism

Domino's Farms - Lobby C
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr
Ann Arbor
MI
48105
Phone:
866-266-5221

U of M Internal Medicine Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes

Domino's Farms
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, GPS: 4000 Ave Maria Drive
Ann Arbor
MI
48106
Phone:
734-936-5504

Credentials

Medical School or Training

  • Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center, 1987

Residency

  • University of California, Internal Medicine, CA, 1989

Fellowship

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, University of Chicago, 1992

Professional Organizations

  • Fellow, American College of Endocrinology

Board Certification

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Research

Molecular and cell biology of insulin resistance, lipid and glucose metabolism, nuclear hormone receptors and stem cell biology.

Biography

As director of the Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center, Dr. Charles F. Burant facilitates the network of obesity related researchers on the U-M campus which results in enhancing collaborative studies and speeding the translation of basic science findings into clinically useful therapies for metabolic diseases including obesity, Type 2 diabetes and related metabolic disorders.

Dr. Burant earned both his medical degree and doctorate of philosophy in molecular and cellular biology from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. His internship and residency were served at the University of California, San Francisco, and he completed his fellowship in the Department of Medicine, Endocrinology Section at the University of Chicago. He joined the University of Michigan faculty in 1999.