Paul Alexander Welling, MD

Paul A. Welling, M.D. is the Joseph S. and Ester Handler Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, and Physiology.  He is an authority on the molecular bases of potassium and sodium balance, electrolyte disorders and hypertension. His laboratory is recognized for elucidating how ion transport molecules in the kidney control salt balance and discovering how these molecules go awry in disorders of electrolyte homeostasis and blood pressure. He has a special interest in the interaction between diet and faulty genes.

Dr. Welling has served in many leadership and scientific advisory roles, including chair of NIH study sections. He is currently the elected Treasurer and serves on the Board of Directors as executive committee of the American Physiological Society. He is a Fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA) and is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and an elected member of the Association of American Physicians.