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Senior Scientist and Director Bone Metabolism Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3064 Fax: (617) 556-3305 E-mail: bess.dawson-hughes@tufts.edu |
| Education | M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine |
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| Research Focus | Environmental and genetic determinants of bone mass and fractures |
| Academic Appointments | Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine |
| Selected Professional Affiliations | Past-President and Trustee, National Osteoporosis Foundation. Trustee of the International Osteoporosis Foundation |
| Board Certification | Internal Medicine Board eligible in Endocrinology |
| Recent Publications | |
Pittas AG, Nelson J, Mitri J, Hillmann W, Garganta C, Nathan DM, Hu FB, Dawson-Hughes B, and the Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Progression to Diabetes in Patients at Risk for Diabetes: An ancillary analysis in the Diabetes Prevention Program. Diabetes Care. 2012 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print] Dawson-Hughes B. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and muscle atrophy in the elderly. Proc Nutr Soc. 2012 Feb;71(1):46-9. Pelajo CF, Lopez-Benitez JM, Kent DM, Price LL, Miller LC, Dawson-Hughes B. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Is there an association with disease activity? Rheumatol Int. 2011 Dec 25. [Epub ahead of print] Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dawson-Hughes B, St?cklin E, Sidelnikov E, Willett WC, Orav EJ, St?helin HB, Wolfram S, Jetter A, Schwager J, Henschkowski J, von Eckardstein A, Egli A. Oral supplementation with 25(OH)D(3) versus vitamin D(3) : effects on 25(OH)D levels, lower extremity function, blood pressure and markers of innate immunity. J Bone Miner Res. 2011 Oct 25. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.551. [Epub ahead of print] Bhupathiraju SN, Dawson-Hughes B, Hannan MT, Lichtenstein AH, Tucker KL. Centrally located body fat is associated with lower bone mineral density in older Puerto Rican adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Oct;94(4):1063-70. Niramitmahapanya S, Harris SS, Dawson-Hughes B. Type of dietary fat is associated with the 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 increment in response to vitamin D supplementation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Oct;96(10):3170-4. Mitri J, Dawson-Hughes B, Hu FB, Pittas AG. Effects of vitamin D and calcium supplementation on pancreatic beta cell function, insulin sensitivity, and glycemia in adults at high risk of diabetes: the Calcium and Vitamin D for Diabetes Mellitus (CaDDM) randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Aug;94(2):486-94. Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dawson-Hughes B, Baron JA, Kanis JA, Orav EJ, Staehelin HB, Kiel DP, Burckhardt P, Henschkowski J, Spiegelman D, Li R, Wong JB, Feskanich D, Willett WC. Milk intake and risk of hip fracture in men and women: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. J Bone Miner Res. 2011 Apr;26(4):833-9. Bhupathiraju SN, Lichtenstein AH, Dawson-Hughes B, Tucker KL. Adherence index based on the AHA 2006 diet and lifestyle recommendations is associated with select cardiovascular disease risk factors in older Puerto Ricans. J Nutr. 2011 Mar;141(3):460-9. Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dawson-Hughes B, Whiting SJ. Vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Feb 14;171(3):265; author reply 265-6. Harris SS, Dawson-Hughes B. No effect of bicarbonate treatment on insulin sensitivity and glucose control in non-diabetic older adults. Endocrine. 2010 Oct;38(2):221-6. Dawson-Hughes B. Calcium and heart attacks. The heart of the matter. BMJ. 2010 Sep 15;341:c4993. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c4993. Pittas AG, Sun Q, Manson JE, Dawson-Hughes B, Hu FB. Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and risk of incident type 2 diabetes in women. Diabetes Care. 2010 Sep;33(9):2021-3. Henry HL, Bouillon R, Norman AW, Gallagher JC, Lips P, Heaney RP, Vieth R, Pettifor JM, Dawson-Hughes B, Lamberg-Allardt CJ, Ebeling PR. 14th Vitamin D Workshop consensus on vitamin D nutritional guidelines. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2010 Jul;121(1-2):4-6. Pittas AG, Dawson-Hughes B. Vitamin D and diabetes. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2010 Jul;121(1-2):425-9. |
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