Currently, Dr. Loeser serves as The Dororthy Rhyne Kimbrell and Willard Duke Kimbrell Professor of Arthritis and Rheumatology at Wake Forest University, as well as professor for internal medicine and molecular medicine and rheumatology.
His laboratory studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis and the role of aging. His clinical studies involve the genetics of osteoarthritis, including exercise and weight loss interventions for osteoarthritis.
Dr. Loeser received his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine, and he completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in rheumatology at Bowman Gray School of Medicine. He was also a Hartford Faculty Development Scholar in geriatrics and a visiting scholar at Bristol
University.
For more information on Dr. Loeser’s research, visit http://www1.wfubmc.edu/MolMed_Section/Faculty/RichardLoeser.htm .
For additional information, contact Natalie Kent at 461-1548.
