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Biographical Details

S Bechtold-Dalla Pozza is a Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist working at the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology of the Dr von Haunersches Kinderspital, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. She completed her pediatric training at the department of Pediatrics at the University Children’s Hospital, Munich, following a clinical and research fellowship at the same institution. Her past and current research focuses on the influence of chronic diseases on growth and bone strength and density. She performed a 10 year study on GH treatment in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and the influence on bone and growth development. She received twice a grant for a one year scholarship each for excellent researchers from the Ludwig-Maximilians University.
She published more than 80 research papers and is a reviewer for about 20 international journals.