Julius Wilder, MD, PhD

Biography

Julius Wilder, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. He has an appointment with the Duke Clinical Research Institute and a secondary appointment with the Department of Sociology at Duke University. Dr. Wilder graduated with honors as a Meyerhoff Scholar from the University of Maryland Baltimore County before matriculating to Duke University School of Medicine where he received the first MD, PhD in Medical Sociology in the history of Duke University. He then completed an internal medicine residency, a Gastroenterology fellowship, and a fellowship in Advanced Hepatology and Transplantation from Duke School of Medicine.
Dr. Wilder has a national reputation as an expert in Health Disparities, Health Equity, and Social Drivers of Health in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He has authored several peer-reviewed articles in journals such as JAMA, Hepatology, and Liver Transplantation. He is Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Duke Department of Medicine, Vice Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Duke Division of Gastroenterology, and is Co-Director for the Duke Community Engagement Research Initiative. He serves as Vice Chair for the Public Policy Committee for the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD). He is a principal investigator on multiple clinical trials and has received research awards for his work on social drivers of disparities in gastroenterology and hepatology.