The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees has named Stuart J. Frank, MD, as the second holder of the endowed Ruth Lawson Hanson Chair of Medicine in Diabetes and Metabolism. Dr. Frank is the Director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and is a professor in the Departments of Medicine, Cell Biology, and Physiology and Biophysics.

An internationally known endocrinologist and distinguished leader in the field of growth hormone (GH) biology, Dr. Frank has authored numerous peer reviewed manuscripts and serves on the editorial board of Molecular Endocrinology. Dr. Frank’s professional memberships include the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Endocrine Society, the American Federation for Medical Research, the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

The previous holder of the endowed chair was Dr. Jeffrey Kudlow, former division director of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.