Richard Auchus

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James A Shayman and Andrea S Kevrick Professor of Translational Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology
Medical School
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Richard Auchus
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  • About

    Steroid biochemistry and related disorders; secondary causes of diabetes and their treatments.

    Qualifications

    • MD
      Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, United States
      1982 - 1988
    • PhD
      Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, United States
      1982 - 1988

    Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      Center for Global Health Equity
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute
    • Center Member
      Rogel Cancer Center
    • Center Member
      Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design

    Research Overview

    Steroid biochemistry and related disorders; secondary causes of diabetes and their treatments.

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Maternal exposure to biosolids reshapes chemical burden and steroidogenic pathways to promote adipogenic differentiation in a sheep model
      Littlefield KM, Bellingham M, Jagani R, Patel H, Lea R, Sinclair KD, Evans NP, Auchus R, Villegas J, Andra SS, Veiga-Lopez A, Padmanabhan V. Environment International, 2026 Aug 1; 214: DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2026.110396
      PMID: 42385498
    • Journal Article
      Increases in fecal testosterone precede increases in fecal dehydroepiandrosterone in wild male mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei).
      Brown ER, Umuhoza R, Uwamahoro C, Umwizerwa A, Eckardt W, Stoinski TS, Cherney MD, Auchus RJ, Rosenbaum S. J Comp Physiol B, 2026 Jul 27; DOI:10.1007/s00360-026-01702-y
      PMID: 42507115
    • Journal Article
      Glucocorticoid reduction after starting crinecerfont in adult patients with classic CAH: practical perspectives
      Hamidi O, Auchus RJ, Correa R, Levine AC, Wierman ME, Hartzell AL, Lin VH, Bancos I. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2026 Jul 1; 111 (7): 1801 - 1812. DOI:10.1210/clinem/dgag147
      PMID: 41921547
    • Journal Article
      Resistant hypertension, hyperaldosteronism, and the emerging understanding of hypercortisolism
      Einhorn D, Mende C, Auchus RJ. Current Opinion in Cardiology, 2026 Jul 1; 41 (4): 244 - 250. DOI:10.1097/HCO.0000000000001315
      PMID: 42124528
    • Journal Article
      Unmasking Hypercortisolism in Difficult-to-Control Type 2 Diabetes: A Useful Paradigm Shift?
      Handelsman Y, Fonseca V, Buse JB, Auchus RJ, Defronzo RA. Diabetes Care, 2026 Jul 1; 49 (7): e131 - e132. DOI:10.2337/dc25-3154
      PMID: 42330254
    • Journal Article
      Once daily atumelnant (CRN04894) enables lowering of glucocorticoid doses with sustained androgen reduction in adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
      Srirangalingam U, Bruera D, Maria RA, Ayala A, Wu Y, De LTAE, Krasner A, Trainer PJ, Gadelha MR, Reisch N, Amanda C-BF, dos SN-NV, Auchus RJ, Bachega TASS. Endocrine Abstracts, 2026 Jun 24; DOI:10.1530/endoabs.118.po89
    • Journal Article
      Dietary Sodium-Regulated Plasma SVEP1 and Inverse Salt Sensitivity
      RamachandraRao S, Hench C, Berrido A, Auchus RJ, Troost J, Darcy J, Byrd JB. Hypertension, 2026 Jun 1; 83 (6): e26827 DOI:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.125.26827
      PMID: 41906877
    • Journal Article
      Efficacy and safety of relacorilant for the treatment of patients with Cushing's syndrome (GRACE): a multicentre, phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised-withdrawal study
      Pivonello R, Arnaldi G, Auchus RJ, Badiu C, Busch RS, Cannavò S, Dischinger U, Dobri G, Donegan DM, Elenkova A, Fazeli PK, Feelders RA, Garcia-Centeno R, Gilis-Januszewska A, Hamidi O, Hannoush Z, Kargi AY, Miller HJ, Ranetti AE, Recasens M, Reincke M, Rovner S, Salvatori R, Silverstein J, Stigliano A, Terzolo M, Wang C, Yuen KCJ, Kesner-Hays A, Hand AL, Tudor IC, Araque KA, Moraitis AG, Abbott L, Al-Karadsheh A, Aresta C, Arnaldi G, Auchus RJ, Badiu C, Bourdeau I, Busch R, Cannavò S, Chmiel-Perzyńska I, Dischinger U, Donegan D, Dresner-Pollak R, Drincic A, East HE, Elenkova A, Fassnacht M, Fazeli P, Feelders RA, Garcia-Centeno R, Geer E, Gilis-Januszewska A, Gordon MB, Greenman Y, Hamidi O, Heaney A, Huang W, Imran SA, Isidori A, Jabbour S, Kargi AY, Katselnik D, Kautzky-Willer A, Kirschner LS, Levine A, Lim J, Maduerio FJT, Martino M, Mathews JW, Miller H, Min L, Niculescu D, Nya-Ngatchou JJ, Ownby J, Parker JC, Picó Alfonso AM, Pivonello R, Preda C, Recasens M, Reincke M, Romanowski L, Rotman-Pikielny P, Rovner SS, Sachmechi I, Salvatori R, Scaroni C, Shimon I, Silverstein J, Soto-Moreno A, Stigliano A, Terzolo M, Wang C, Yuen KCJ. Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 2026 Apr 1; 14 (4): 291 - 304. DOI:10.1016/S2213-8587(25)00362-6
      PMID: 41730814

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    Dr. Richard Auchus Receives Prestigious VA Senior Clinician Scientist Investigator Award

    Congratulations to Richard Auchus, MD, PhD who recently received the highly prestigious U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development Senior Clinician Scientist Investigator (SCSI) Award.
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    Dr. Rich Auchus quoted in CNN article

    Dr. Rich Auchus at the University of Michigan Medical School was quoted in CNN article.