Gary Vincent Desir MD
Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and of Forestry And Environmental Studies; Associate Chair, Veteran Affairs

Departments & Organizations
Internal Medicine: NephrologyPrimary Care Residency Program | Traditional Residency ProgramResearch Interests
Role of the voltage-gated K channel, Kv1.3, in renal K secretion and glucose metabolism; mechanisms by which K channels regulate vascular tone
Education
- M.D., Yale University , 1980
Selected Publication
- Jianchao Xu, Peili Wang, Pandelakis A. Koni, Richard A. Flavell, and Desir GV. 2002 Regulation of insulin sensitivity and body weight by the voltage–gated potassium channel Kv1.3 (Submitted).
Articles
Autumn 2010
VA ranked number one in country
The VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven, Conn., one of 153 Veterans Affairs hospitals in the United States,...
Autumn 2005
1980 - 25th reunion
Our 25th reunion was graced by good weather and a good crowd. Twenty-one classmates came, many with their spouses, and...

Winter 2009
A master clinician takes on a new post
When Stephen J. Huot, M.D., professor of medicine, decided to organize a symposium in honor of Asghar Rastegar, M.D.,...



