Other Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School*
Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital*
General Medicine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital*
Gary Curhan
Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology
Department of Epidemiology
181 Longwood Avenue
Channing Laboratory Room 343
Boston, MA 02115
617.525.2683
gary.curhan@channing.harvard.edu
Research
Major research interests:
- Nephrolithiasis: risk factors and prevention
- Analgesic nephropathy
- Mild chronic renal insufficiency: risk factors
- Hypertension: risk factors and prevention
- Gout: epidemiology
- Rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease
My research has examined the epidemiology of a variety of chronic diseases including nephrolithiasis, analgesic nephropathy, interstitial cystitis, hypertension, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. I have recently begun studying new areas, including gout and rheumatoid arthritis.
Education
ScD, 1996, Harvard School of Public Health
MD, 1985, Harvard Medical School