| Nelson B. Watts, MD, is Professor of Medicine at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Director of the University of Cincinnati Bone Health and Osteoporosis Center. He received his medical degree from University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, completed a medical internship at the Medical College of Georgia, a residency in internal medicine at Carolinas Medical Center, and a fellowship in endocrinology at the University of North Carolina. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and the subspecialty of endocrinology and metabolism. His major research interest is in osteoporosis, particularly the study of therapeutic agents and tests for diagnosis and monitoring. He currently serves as Chair of the FDA's Advisory Committee for Endocrine and Metabolic Drugs, is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Densitometry and the on editorial board of Osteoporosis International. He is Past President of the American College of Endocrinology, Past President of the International Society of Clinical Densitometry, and active in numerous professional societies. He has published more than 50 books and book chapters and more than 250 abstracts and articles in such journals as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association . |