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Member Profile
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Name:Dr. Dwight Arnold Towler, MD, PhD
Title:Professor of Medicine, Director - Division of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism
Company:VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Membership:Full
Bio:Dwight Arnold Towler, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). He is a specialist in bone and mineral metabolism disorders – including osteoporosis and the vascular calcification that hardens arteries with aging, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease.
Dr. Towler earned his medical degree and doctorate in biochemistry at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in metabolism at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Towler joined the VUMC faculty in 2026. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, he served as Vice Chair of Medicine, Associate Dean of Resident Research, and the JD and Maggie E Wilson Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. At WUSTL, he served as the Lang Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research and as Chief of the Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases. At MU Healthcare, he was Director of Endocrinology and the Thomas W. and Joan F. Burns Missouri Chair in Diabetology.
In addition to his career in academic medicine, Dr. Towler spent four years in the pharmaceutical industry. He is co-inventor of novel, patented selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) that have potential clinical applications in the treatment of musculoskeletal frailty.
Dr. Towler’s Ph.D. research focused on pioneering studies of protein fatty acid acylation. His current research focuses on the endocrine physiology of bone and vascular disease.
He has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and invited lectures, and he serves as a reviewer for multiple journals and as a guest editor and editorial board member for Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. His research has been recognized by the Charles E. Culpeper Foundation, the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the Association of American Physicians.
Dr. Towler is a member of the the Endocrine Society, the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, the American Heart Association, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the Association of American Physicians.
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