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National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) Announces New President and Vice President
July 27, 2005 (Washington, DC) – The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) announces that, as of July 21, Ethel S. Siris, MD, has begun her term as NOF President. Additionally, NOF announced the election of Sundeep Khosla, MD, to the newly created office of Vice President. Dr. Siris’ term follows the completion of three years of distinguished service as NOF President by Dr. Bess Dawson-Hughes of the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, who remains on the NOF Board of Trustees as Immediate Past President.
Dr. Siris is the Madeline C. Stabile Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, and the Director of the Toni Stabile Osteoporosis Center of the Columbia University Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, both in New York City. Dr. Siris received her AB degree from Radcliffe College, Harvard University and her medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. An endocrinologist, she has worked as a clinician, clinical investigator, and medical educator in the area of metabolic bone diseases. Dr. Siris was elected to the NOF Board of Trustees in 1994 and has most recently served as Chair of the Science and Research Committee.
Dr. Khosla serves as Professor of Medicine and Research Chair in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. He is also Director of the Endocrine Research Theme at Mayo. Dr. Khosla received his A.B. degree from Harvard College and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. His research interests include mechanisms of postmenopausal and age-related bone loss as well as sex steroid regulation of bone metabolism. Dr. Khosla was elected to the NOF Board of Trustees in 2002.
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The National Osteoporosis Foundation has named Barbara Hannah Grufferman as its first Bone Health Ambassador. In this newly-established role, Grufferman, a well-known advocate for healthy and positive living, will dedicate her time, talent and energy to raise awareness for osteoporosis and the importance of building strong bones for life.
Thanks to a generous gift from The Samuel J. & Ethel LeFrak Charitable Trust, the National Osteoporosis Foundation met its Generations of Strength fundraising goal one year early. NOF launched the Generations of Strength initiative in September 2011 with the goal of raising $2 million in two years to improve patient care for the most vulnerable – those who have broken bones due to osteoporosis – and to protect future generations from the disease.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), the nation’s leading health organization dedicated to preventing osteoporosis and broken bones, has named Claire Gill as its Senior Director of Marketing, Consumer and Corporate Outreach. Gill brings extensive experience in public relations and marketing communications to this newly-established role.
