Alan Langford
Director, Premedical Studies Program
Email: alangfor@uga.edu
Ph#: (706) 542-0444

In 1997, R. Alan Langford, M.D., F.A.A.D., became Director of the Premedical Studies Program for the University of Georgia.  He is a graduate of the University of Georgia, the Medical College of Georgia, trained in an internship in internal medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, served as a military flight surgeon in primary patient care (including emergency room duties) in the U.S. Army and completed a residency in dermatology. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. In 2003, he received a Post Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases from the University of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

He served on the faculties of two medical schools, and as a Clinical and Academic Consultant in Dermatology at the Carl Vincent V.A. Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia, where he had a solo practice in surgical and medical dermatology for 17 years and served a term as the Chief of the Hospital Medical Staff.

Dr. Langford now teaches UGA courses in pharmacy and MIBO 4700/6700 (Medical Mycology), as well as leading a seminar for freshman (FRES 1020) and upperclass premedical students (BIOL 3990), which is held in conjunction with the UGA Premedical Forum. He is a clinical faculty member with the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Langford serves as Faculty Advisor for the Georgia Alpha Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta National Premedical Honor Society, which meets frequently on campus and welcomes any student to participate in its meetings.