Donald L. Granger, M.Sc., M.D.
Dr. Don Granger is Professor of Internal Medicine (tenure, 1999) and Infectious Diseases at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He did post-graduate work at the University of Rochester (1966-68) and received a Master of Science degree in Microbiology. His medical degree is from the University of Utah (1972). He did internship and residency training at the University of Rochester (1972-72; 1973-75). This was interrupted by a 2-year service in the US Public Health Service at the Rocky Mountain Laboratory of the NIH/NIAID (1973-75). His fellowship training was in Infectious Diseases at the University of Utah (1977-80). Dr. Granger did post-fellowship training in biochemistry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1980-82). He took a 1-year sabbatical leave for training in Molecular Biology at the Scripps Research Institute (1990-91). He served on the faculty of Duke University School of Medicine from 1982–1994 and at the University of Utah School of Medicine from 1994 to the present.
Dr. Granger's research interests are in host defense mechanisms against intracellular pathogens. His current studies investigate mechanisms of pathogenesis of severe falciparum malaria. His projects include NIH-funded clinical investigations in the Papuan Province of Indonesia (Nitric Oxide in Severe Malaria), Kumasi, Ghana (Severe malaria: Mechanisms of hypoargininemia) and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Hyperphenylalaninemia in cerebral malaria).
Dr. Granger is active in teaching medicine housestaff and has received Outstanding Teachers awards for several years. He serves as a faculty mentor for Infectious Diseases Fellow's research projects in malaria and international health.
Dr. Granger's clinical duties include attending in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Salt Lake VA Medical Center. He serves as Hospital Epidemiologist at the VA Medical Center.
