Mark Fox, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Dean for Research Development
Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research
mark-fox@ouhsc.edu
Schusterman Center, room 3G-10
619-4900
Dr. Mark Fox is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and
Pediatrics at the OU School of Community Medicine. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Theology at Georgetown University in 1987 with a concentration in Christian Ethics. He
received an Allbritton Fellowship to study at the University of Oxford, where he earned a
second bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Theology, and received the Master of Arts
degree in Philosophy and Theology in 1994. Dr. Fox completed his MD/PhD (Religion, Ethics,
and Society) at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Fox completed his residency training in the
combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency program at the University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York. Following residency, Dr. Fox completed
fellowship training in cardiovascular epidemiology and preventive cardiology and also
earned his Master of Public Health at the University of Rochester.
A Tulsa native, Dr. Fox was away for two decades while completing his education and
training. He returned to Tulsa in 2003 as Program Director for the Medicine/Pediatrics
Residency Program and Associate Director of the Oklahoma Bioethics Center. He is board
certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
In 2007, Dr. Fox stepped down as residency program director to assume the role of
Assistant Dean for Research Development and Director of the Center for Clinical and
Translational Research on the Tulsa campus. In 2008, Dr. Fox was promoted to Associate
Dean for Community Health and Research Development.
Dr. Fox’s research interests reflect his commitment to community medicine, bioethics, and
preventive cardiology. He holds an NIH grant to study the impact of changes in allocation
policy on outcomes and organ transplantation. In addition, he is the principal investigator
for a project entitled, “Training 21st-Century Physicians: Incorporating Public Health
Themes into Residency Education.” He is also the principal investigator for the Heart
Improvement Project, a cardiovascular risk reduction effort targeting high-risk populations
in the Tulsa community. These projects reflect the School of Community Medicine’s
commitment to improving the health status of the entire region.