Theresa A. Guise MD

Dr. Theresa A. Guise is Professor, Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, Chief, Section of Bone and Mineral Disorders at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Scholar and Co-Director of the Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Bone Disease Program of Texas. She directs a basic, translational and clinical research program on the effects of cancer and cancer treatment on bone, muscle and metabolism. Dr. Guise obtained her M.D. and Internal Medicine Residency Training from the University of Pittsburgh and completed an Endocrinology Fellowship at the University of Texas. She held the Zachery Chair for Translational Research at University of Texas, the Gerald D. Aurbach Chair of Endocrinology at the University of Virginia and the Jerry and Peggy Throgmartin Professor of Oncology and Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), the Association of American Physicians (AAP) and chaired the NIH study section of Skeletal Biology, Structure and Regeneration.  Dr. Guise served on the Council of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), ASCI and International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS), and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (JBMR), Treasurer of ASCI, President of IBMS and Scholar of Susan Komen Foundation. She currently Chairs the Tumor Microenvironment Steering Committee of the American Association for Cancer Research. Recognitions include the Fuller Albright, the Paula Stern Achievement and the Stephen M. Krane Awards (ASBMR), Philip S. Hench and Legacy Laureate Awards (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine), Fellow of the ASBMR, and Established Investigator and Scholar of CPRIT. Dr. Guise is currently principal investigator in several grant-funded research projects from the NIH, the Department of Defense and CPRIT. She has been continually funded by the NIH since 1992, has published over 190 articles and has trained over 50 postdoctoral fellows and students.