Richard Auchus
James A Shayman and Andrea S Kevrick Professor of Translational Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology
Medical School
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About
Steroid biochemistry and related disorders; secondary causes of diabetes and their treatments.
Qualifications
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MDWashington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, United States
1982 - 1988
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PhDWashington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, United States
1982 - 1988
Center Memberships
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Center MemberCenter for Global Health Equity
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Center MemberSamuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
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Center MemberCaswell Diabetes Institute
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Center MemberRogel Cancer Center
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Center MemberCenter 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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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:Journal ArticleMaternal exposure to biosolids reshapes chemical burden and steroidogenic pathways to promote adipogenic differentiation in a sheep model
DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2026.110396 PMID: 42385498 -
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;Journal ArticleIncreases in fecal testosterone precede increases in fecal dehydroepiandrosterone in wild male mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei).
DOI:10.1007/s00360-026-01702-y PMID: 42507115 -
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.Journal ArticleGlucocorticoid reduction after starting crinecerfont in adult patients with classic CAH: practical perspectives
DOI:10.1210/clinem/dgag147 PMID: 41921547 -
Einhorn D, Mende C, Auchus RJ. Current Opinion in Cardiology, 2026 Jul 1; 41 (4): 244 - 250.Journal ArticleResistant hypertension, hyperaldosteronism, and the emerging understanding of hypercortisolism
DOI:10.1097/HCO.0000000000001315 PMID: 42124528 -
Handelsman Y, Fonseca V, Buse JB, Auchus RJ, Defronzo RA. Diabetes Care, 2026 Jul 1; 49 (7): e131 - e132.Journal ArticleUnmasking Hypercortisolism in Difficult-to-Control Type 2 Diabetes: A Useful Paradigm Shift?
DOI:10.2337/dc25-3154 PMID: 42330254 -
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;Journal ArticleOnce daily atumelnant (CRN04894) enables lowering of glucocorticoid doses with sustained androgen reduction in adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
DOI:10.1530/endoabs.118.po89 -
RamachandraRao S, Hench C, Berrido A, Auchus RJ, Troost J, Darcy J, Byrd JB. Hypertension, 2026 Jun 1; 83 (6): e26827Journal ArticleDietary Sodium-Regulated Plasma SVEP1 and Inverse Salt Sensitivity
DOI:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.125.26827 PMID: 41906877 -
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.Journal ArticleEfficacy 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
DOI:10.1016/S2213-8587(25)00362-6 PMID: 41730814
Featured News & Stories
Department News
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.
Department News
Dr. Rich Auchus quoted in CNN article
Dr. Rich Auchus at the University of Michigan Medical School was quoted in CNN article.