Theodore Friedman

Theodore Friedman, MD, PhD is a Professor of Medicine at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and UCLA School of Medicine. He serves as Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Molecular Medicine, and Metabolism at CDU. Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, he leads clinical and research initiatives in obesity, diabetes, and e-cigarette impacts.

• Education: MD, PhD

Research interests span:

• Basic science: Nicotine/e-cigarette effects on liver, muscle, and heart biology
• Clinical focus: Adrenal/pituitary disorders, diabetes, metabolism
• Public health: Health disparities in cardiometabolic diseases

Key contributions include:

• NIH-funded Next Generation Substance Abuse Research Training (NGSART-CU) program
• Director of smoking cessation implementation grants and DOD-funded research on e-cigarette cardiac effects
• Patent holder for e-cigarette exposure chamber technology in mouse studies