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Robert W. Schrier, MD
Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension
University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, CO
Robert W. Schrier, MD is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver. He previously served as Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the university for 26 years, and as Head of the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension for 20 years. In 1989, he was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, and has served as President of the Association of American Physicians, American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, and International Society of Nephrology. Dr. Schrier is a Master of the American College of Physicians and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He has authored more than 900 scientific papers and edited numerous books, including editions in internal medicine, geriatrics, drug usage, and kidney disease. His research contributions center on autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, pathogenesis of acute renal cell injury, hypertension and diabetic nephropathy, and renal and hormonal control of body fluid volume in cirrhosis, cardiac failure, nephrotic syndrome, and pregnancy. He brings to his research interests a unique combination of expertise in body fluid control mechanisms, renal function, and cardiovascular function. He has advanced a unifying hypothesis of sodium and water regulation in health and disease, stimulating worldwide interest in the biomedical science community. Dr. Schrier's research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for more than 35 years.
During Dr. Schrier's 26 years as Chairman of Medicine at the University of Colorado, the full-time faculty increased from approximately 75 to 500. Annual research grants by the Department's fulltime faculty rose from approximately $3 million to $100 million, including the faculties' contributions to the General Clinical Research and Cancer Centers. The housestaff and fellow training programs also became nationally prominent. For these contributions, Governor Owens announced an Honorary Proclamation designating May 4, 2002 Robert W. Schrier Day in Colorado and Mayor Wellington Webb proclaimed May 4, 2002, Robert W. Schrier Day in the City and County of Denver. In 2002, Dr. Schrier also received the prestigious Belle Bonfils-Stanton Award for Contributions in Science and Medicine.
