Aruni Bhatnagar

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Aruni Bhatnagar, Ph.D., professor and distinguished university scholar in the Institute of Molecular Cardiology, professor of medicine, and professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, joined U of L in 1998. He was elected a fellow of the American Heart Association in 2005.

Dr. Bhatnagar is a Distinguished University Scholar and a Fellow of the American Heart Association.

His research interests include cardiovascular effects of environmental pollutants, atherosclerosis, injury from loss of blood to the heart muscle, cardiovascular complications of diabetes, and sepsis.

Bhatnagar's work has led to the creation of the new field of environmental cardiology.

His research is supported by several grants from the National Institutes of Health, including two program-projects.

Dr. Bhatnagar is a graduate of Kanpur University, India and received his post-doctoral training at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Dr. Bhatnagar is known for his pioneering work on the role of the polyol pathway of glucose metabolism and how it is regulated by nitric oxide.

His research has led to the elucidation of certain mechanisms by which free radicals and lipid peroxidation products affect the function of individual ion channels.

Dr. Bhatnagar currently serves on the Editorial Boards of both Circulation Research and Circulation, has participated in over 50 National Institutes of Health review panels and is the author of over 120 publications.

In addition, Dr. Bhatnagar leads a group of 30 investigators focused on developing a better understanding of the cardiovascular complications of diabetes.

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Smith and Lucille Gibson Endowed Chair

School of Medicine - Established March 2000

This endowed chair was established by Dr. Smith and Lucille Gibson. Smith H. Gibson, M.D., is a 1950 honor graduate of the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

He completed his residency and fellowship at the Mayo Clinic and has practiced in Covington, Ky., for most of his career.

Dr. Gibson also served as a faculty member at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, rising from instructor (1957) to clinical professor (1985) and professor emeritus (1998).

His wife, Lucille, is a former registered dietician. They are parents of five adult children.

In addition to the endowed chair, the Gibson's have established an endowment at the University of Louisville to support the Nancy Middleton Smith Lectureship in Cardiopulmonary Medicine.

Dr. Gibson practices part-time and is still active in clinical events in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Department of Dermatology.