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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Richard Auchus

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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.

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Journal Article
Resistant hypertension, hyperaldosteronism, and the emerging understanding of hypercortisolism.
Einhorn D, Mende C, Auchus RJ. Curr Opin Cardiol, 2026 May 13; DOI:10.1097/HCO.0000000000001315
PMID: 42124528
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. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2026 Apr 1; DOI:10.1210/clinem/dgag147
PMID: 41921547
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 Mar 30; DOI:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.125.26827
PMID: PMC13037683
Preprint
Aldosterone after menopause: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
Byrd JB, RamachandraRao S, Dhar S, Hood M, Leis A, Auchus RJ, McConnell D, El Khoudary SR, Thurston RC, Karvonen-Gutierrez C. 2026 Mar 15; medRxiv, DOI:10.64898/2026.03.10.26348095
Journal Article
Cortisol assays across the physiologic spectrum: Access immunoassay compared with LC-MS/MS.
Newman AJ, Mahrokhian S, Hanna I, Tsai C-H, Salle SP-L, Brown JM, Stouffer DG, Auchus R, Vaidya A. Eur J Endocrinol, 2026 Mar 5; DOI:10.1093/ejendo/lvag043
PMID: 41783952
Journal Article
Modeling human prenatal adrenocortical functional zonation dynamics from pluripotent stem cells.
Mayama M, Whelan EC, Sato T, Stouffer DG, Leu AN, Strauss JF, Auchus RJ, Sasaki K. Cell Stem Cell, 2026 Mar 5; 33 (3): 454 - 469.e9. DOI:10.1016/j.stem.2026.02.002
PMID: 41795428
Journal Article
Developmental programming: gestational exposure to excess testosterone disrupts maternal steroid homeostasis and perturbs the steroid-lipid relationship in sheep
Saadat N, Saeed R, Pallas B, Vyas AK, Auchus RJ, Padmanabhan V. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2026 Mar 1; 613: DOI:10.1016/j.mce.2025.112706
PMID: 41297875
Journal Article
Phase 2 study of ASP5541 (PRL-02), a long-acting intramuscular depot injection of abiraterone decanoate, in patients with advanced prostate cancer.
Shore ND, Avitia JW, Miura Y, RamÃrez-Backhaus M, Bernard-Tessier A, Auchus RJ, Brown J, Rosales M, Souders NC, Takeshita S, Schuster J, Beavon R, Wang Y, Brancato SJ, Buettner C, Matsubara N. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2026 Mar 4; 44 (7_suppl): tps300 - tps300. DOI:10.1200/jco.2026.44.7_suppl.tps300

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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.