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Every year FORE offers a wide range
of meetings and seminars for healthcare professionals looking to stay on top of
the latest information on osteoporosis. Some of our seminars offer CME credit;
all offer important materials to assist you in your work to provide the best
care for your patients.
Eric Orwoll , MD, FACP -
Men and Osteoporosis 2008
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Bone and Mineral Club: |
Oakland, California, May 13, 2008 |
Professor of Medicine
Program Director,
Bone & Mineral Unit
Director, Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute
Associate Dean for Research,
School of Medicine
Associate Vice President for Research,
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland Oregon
Dr. Orwoll completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, received his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at Providence Medical Center. A fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism was completed at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland.
His appointments at the Oregon Health & Science University are numerous. Dr. Orwoll is an Attending Physician, Director, Bone and Mineral Clinic and Densitometry Services; Director, Bone and Mineral Research Unit; Head, Bone and Mineral Section of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Clinical Nutrition; Professor of Medicine; Director, Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute; Associate Dean for Research in the School of Medicine and OHSU Associate Vice President for Research.
Dr. Orwoll's major research interests include the epidemiology, etiology and therapy of osteoporosis, the effects of sex steroids on skeletal biology, skeletal genetics and the regulation of the androgen receptor in osteoblasts. He is the principal investigator on several research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, including Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS), and is the author of over 150 peer reviewed publications, reviews, book chapters, and books.
He is assigned to several National Committees. Dr. Orwoll is the Chairman of the West Coast Endocrine Club, is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, National Osteoporosis Foundation and the has been a member of the Orthopedics Study Section, NIH. He is a member of a variety of professional societies, including the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Endocrine Society, American Society for Clinical Nutrition and the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
His editorial posts have included membership on the editorial boards of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Clinical Densitometry. Currently, Dr. Orwoll serves on the editorial boards of The Journal of Men’s Health and Gender, Endocrinology, and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Dr. Orwoll is reviewer for over a dozen journals, including Bone, Osteoporosis International, Journal of Clinical Investigation, JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine.
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