Bone Abstracts

Biographical Details

Dr P Dimitri studied Medicine at the University of St Andrew’s in Scotland and the University of Manchester where he received a medal in pathology and a distinction in Paediatrics. In 2010 he was awarded a PhD in Medicine and the Michael Blacow Award from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health for his work on the relationship of fat and bone in children. P Dimitri currently works as a Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. He was appointed as the Director of Research and Innovation and the Deputy Director for the Medicines for Children Research Network (East of England) in 2012. P Dimitri’s research interests include the effect of obesity on skeletal growth and the development of novel imaging of bone in children and adults.