Kenneth R. Feingold, MD, is currently an Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Feingold’s clinical interests have focused on diabetes, obesity, and lipid disorders. His research interests have focused on the effects of inflammation on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, the role of lipid synthesis and metabolism in the epidermis in forming the cutaneous permeability barrier, and the role of dietary oxidized lipids in inducing atherosclerosis. He has published more than 500 papers and book chapters in the field of metabolism.