John E. Nestler, M.D.
Vice Chairman
William G. Blackard Professor of Medicine
Chair, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Vice Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University John E. Nestler, M.D., is vice chair
of the Department of Internal Medicine and chair of the Division of Endocrinology
and Metabolism at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Dr. Nestler also is the William G. Blackard Professor of Medicine, and holds joint
appointments as professor in both the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology
and Pharmacology and Toxicology. Dr. Nestler is program area head of
reproductive health for the Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Research
Program at VCU.
Dr. Nestler received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency in Internal
Medicine at VCU. His postdoctoral training included fellowships in endocrinology
at the University of Pennsylvania and VCU.
As principal investigator, Dr. Nestler is responsible for three active
National Institutes of Health-funded grants studying the role of insulin
resistance in the polycystic ovary syndrome. He has been a principal
investigator on numerous research projects, receiving funding from grant
sources that include the NIH, the Juvenile Diabetes Association, the
American Diabetes Association, and the Diabetes Research & Education
Foundation.
Dr. Nestler has written numerous articles and abstracts for U.S. and
European publications, such as the New England Journal of Medicine, The
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Circulation, American
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diabetes, and Diabetes Care. He
is a member of a number of professional associations, including the American
Society of Clinical Investigation, and is past president of the Androgen
Excess Society and the Virginia Affiliate of the American Diabetes Association.
His global affiliations have included the Endocrine Society, ADA, AACE,
ASRM, and the Worldwide Hungarian Medical Association.
Contact information
P.O. Box 980111
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0111
Phone: (804) 828-9696
E-mail: nestler@hsc.vcu.edu
Office contact: LeNedda Esquivel or Laverne Norman
(Both at (804) 828-9696)
