Patrick Delafontaine, MD

Executive Dean

Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology, Adjunct of Physiology
Phone
(504) 988-5459
School of Medicine
Patrice 'Patrick' Delafontaine, MD

Education & Affiliations

BS Faculty of Sciences and Medicine, University of Geneva; Geneva, Switzerland, June 1973
MD Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva; Geneva, Switzerland, Sept 1977
Doctorate in Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Sept 1978

Research

Research/Academic Interests: IGF-1 gene expression in the vasculature, the regulation of the IGF-1 receptor and the biology and regulation of IGF-1 and its receptor in the cardiovascular system.