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Katzung, Bertram
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| Research Statement | | Cardiac electropharmacology and physiology. Dr. Katzung received his M.D. degree from State University of New York, Syracuse in 1957 and the Ph.D. in Pharmacology from University of California, San Francisco in 1962. After internship at Moffitt Hospital, he joined the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (now CMP) at UCSF in 1958 and the faculty in 1962. He was Acting Chair of the Department from 1978 to 1981. His research focused on cardiac function, especially cardiac cellular electrical activity, as affected by drugs, including digitalis and antiarrhythmic agents.
Teaching: Dr. Katzung directed the Department’s teaching program for all professional students from 1972 through 1995. Since retirement, he has continued (on recall) to teach medical students. |
Publications | | Recent Publications: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 9th edition; Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review, 6th edition; USMLE Roadmap: Pharmacology, 1st edition. All published by McGraw-Hill, New York.
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