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Bess Dawson-Hughes, M.D.

Bess Dawson-Hughes 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
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
Featured HNRCA Research Publications
Burge RT, Dawson-Hughes B, Solomon D, Wong JB, King AB, Tosteson A. Incidence and economic burden of osteoporotic fractures in the United States, 2005-2025. Journal of Bone Mineral Research. 2007;22(3):465-475.

Pittas A, Harris SS, Stark PC, Dawson-Hughes B. The effects of combined vitamin D and calcium supplementation on glycemia, insulin resistance and systemic inflammation in non-diabetic adults age 65 and older. Diabetes Care. 2007;30(4):980-986.

Dawson-Hughes B, Harris SS, Rasmussen HM, Dallal GE. Comparative effects of oral aromatic and branched-chain amino acids on urine calcium excretion in humans. Osteoporosis International. 2007;18:955-961.

Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Giovannucci E, Willett WC, Dietrich T, Dawson-Hughes B. Estimation of optimal serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D for multiple health outcomes. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006;84(1):18-28.

Bischoff-Ferrari H, Orav JE, Dawson-Hughes B. Effect of cholecalciferol plus calcium on falling in ambulatory older men and women: a 3-year randomized controlled trial. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2006;166: 424-430.

Other Recent Publications

Harris SS, Dawson-Hughes B. Reduced sun exposure does not explain the inverse association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with percent body fat in older adults. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2007;92(8):3155-7.

Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dawson-Hughes B. Where do we stand on vitamin D? Bone. 2007;41(1 Suppl 1):S13-9.

Pittas AG, Lau J, Hu FB, Dawson-Hughes B.
The role of vitamin D and calcium in type 2 diabetes. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2007;92(6):2017-29.

Vieth R, Bischoff-Ferrari H, Boucher BJ, Dawson-Hughes B, Garland CF, Heaney RP, Holick MF, Hollis BW, Lamberg-Allardt C, McGrath JJ, Norman AW, Scragg R, Whiting SJ, Willett WC, Zittermann A. The urgent need to recommend an intake of vitamin D that is effective. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2007;85(3):649-50.

Dawson-Hughes B, Harris SS, Rasmussen HM, Dallal GE. Comparative effects of oral aromatic and branched-chain amino acids on urine calcium excretion in humans. Osteoporosis International. 2007;18(7):955-61.

Seeman E, Compston J, Adachi J, Brandi ML, Cooper C, Dawson-Hughes B, Jonsson B, Pols H, Cramer JA. Non-compliance: the Achilles' heel of anti-fracture efficacy. Osteoporosis International. 2007;18(6):711-9.

O'Donnell CJ, Shea MK, Price PA, Gagnon DR, Wilson PW, Larson MG, Kiel DP, Hoffmann U, Ferencik M, Clouse ME, Williamson MK, Cupples LA, Dawson-Hughes B, Booth SL. Matrix Gla protein is associated with risk factors for atherosclerosis but not with coronary artery calcification. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, & Vascular Biology. 2006;26(12):2769-74.

Jajoo R, Song L, Rasmussen H, Harris SS, Dawson-Hughes B. Dietary acid-base balance, bone resorption, and calcium excretion. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2006;25(3):224-30.

Dawson-Hughes B. Calcium plus vitamin D and the risk of fractures. New England Journal of Medicine. 2006;354(21):2285-7.

Gass M, Dawson-Hughes B. Preventing osteoporosis-related fractures: an overview. American Journal of Medicine. 2006;119(4 Suppl 1):S3-S11.


To see more of Dr. Bess Dawson-Hughes' publications, please visit PubMed and search for "Dawson-Hughes."