John A. Olson, Jr., MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Surgery Chief of Endocrine Surgery
John A. Olson, Jr. is Associate Professor of Surgery and a faculty member of the IGSP and its Centers for Genomic Medicine and Applied Genomics & Technology. He obtained his PhD in Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics from the University of Florida in 1990, and completed his MD from the University of Florida in 1992, graduating the combined MD-PhD program with honors in clinical science and basic research. From 1992-98, Dr. Olson completed his residency in general surgery at Barnes Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He then completed a surgical oncology fellowship at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York. He is a member of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology, the Society of University Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons. He is also a memeber of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and the Sabiston Society. Dr. Olson's research interests include development and clinical testing of complex biomarkers to direct therapy in breast and endocrine diseases, and investigation of molecular mechanisms of parathyroid development and neoplasia.
Contact Information
John A. Olson, Jr.
Phone: 919-668-1767
2167 CIEMAS
jaomd@duke.edu