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Douglas P Kiel, MD

Professor
Geriatric Medicine
Contact Information
Office:   GZ-0800
Email:   dkiel@bidmc.harvard.edu
Address:    330 Brookline Ave; GZ-0800
 Boston, MA 02215
Advanced Degree And Training
Year Institution Area or Rank
1981 University of North Carolina School of Medicine MD
1986 Brown University School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Me
1993 Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor of Me
1999 Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Me
Areas of Interest
2 Metabolic      
Major Research Theme
Epidemiology of osteoporosis and related fractures including nutritional factors, genetics, and gene-environment interactions.
Clinical trials of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to the prevention of bone loss and osteoporotic fractures
Relation between vascular calcification and bone loss
Musculoskeletal frailty
External Recognition
2005-2010 Observational Study Monitoring Board - Extension of the Women’s Health initiative Program
2007       Nomination for the 2007-2008 Excellence in Mentoring Award, Harvard Medical School
2007       Nomination for the 2007-2008 Annual Center for Faculty Development membership Award for Excellence Mentoring, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2008       Elected to Council American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
2008       Invited participant NIAMS Roundtable on Genome Wide Association Studies
2008       Invited member NIA Clinical Trials Advisory Panel
2005       Outstanding Excellence in Geriatric Research All Categories, American Geriatrics Society 2005
2005-       Scientific Advisory Board National Osteoporosis Foundation
2005-10       Observational Study Monitoring Board - Extension of the Women’s Health initiative Program

2005         “New Insights into Nutrition and the Skeleton”  Invited presentation at the European Calcified Tissue Society/International Bone and Mineral Society com- bined meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2005

2004-       Editorial Board, American Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
1997-       Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Major Collaborative Activities
The BIDMC Osteoporosis and Bone Densitometry Research Unit performs collaborative research with several investigative teams interested in obtaining bone density scans and body composition analysis using DXA.
Investigator's Lab Web Site
Research Lab URL     None listed
Harvard Catalyst Site:     Kiel Harvard Catalyst Web Site