Bone Abstracts

Biographical Details

Catherine M Gordon, MD, MSc is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and is Director of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. She is board-certified in adolescent medicine and pediatric endocrinology. She is on the Board of Directors for the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, and directs the Student Research Program co-sponsored by the American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research. Her clinical interests include bone loss in pediatric chronic disease, pediatric densitometry, disorders of vitamin D and calcium metabolism, and eating disorders. Her research focuses on the effect of malnutrition on bone loss including the early osteoporosis seen in adolescents with anorexia nervosa, cystic fibrosis, and inflammatory bowel disease.