Elif A Oral

Elif A Oral is a Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School within the Department of Internal Medicine. Her work bridges clinical research and translational applications in metabolic disorders and endocrinology.

• Education: MD from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (1992), MS in Public Health from University of Michigan (2007).

Research interests focus on lipodystrophy, diabetes, and metabolic syndromes, with a particular emphasis on therapeutic innovations like GLP-1 agonists and precision medicine approaches. She also explores interdisciplinary solutions for orthopedic infections through biomaterials engineering.

Publications highlight collaborations across endocrinology, infectious diseases, and biomedical engineering, addressing topics such as HIV-related stress responses, implantable drug delivery systems, and genetic biomarkers in metabolic disorders.