David Goltzman
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Professor
Researcher
David Goltzman | |
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| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Occupation(s) | Physician Professor Researcher |
David Goltzman is a Canadian endocrinologist, Professor of Medicine and Physiology, and A.G. Massabki Chair in Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.[1][2][3] He has been the Director of the Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research and also holds the position of Senior Scientist at the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute in the Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program.[1][4]
He obtained a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from McGill University in 1966, followed by a Doctor of Medicine from that same institution in 1968,[5] graduating as the Holmes Gold Medalist. He obtained clinical training as a resident in Internal Medicine at Columbia University in New York, and clinical and research training in Endocrinology at Mass General Hospital in Boston.
He has been actively registered as a member of the Collège des médecins du Québec since 1968 in the specialty of endocrinology and metabolism.[5][6] He obtained his Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada fellowship certification in Internal Medicine in March 1974.
He joined McGill University as assistant professor in 1975. From 1978 to 1983, he was associate professor in the Department of Medicine.[5] and became full professor.[5] in 1983. He then joined the Department of Physiology, and served as Chair of the Department of Physiology from 1988 to 1993. From 1994 to 2004, he was Chair of the Department of Medicine.[5][1] He was also Physician-in-Chief at the Royal Victoria Hospital from 1994 to 1998 and of the McGill University Health Centre from 1998 to 2004.[5]
In June 1994 he was named the A.G. Massabki Chair in Medicine at McGill University.[2]
He has been Director of the Centre for Advanced Bone and Periodontal Research, as well as Director of the Calcium Research Laboratory,[1] and from 2004 lead the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study(CaMos).
Research
His research mostly focuses on the hormonal regulation of mineral and skeletal homeostasis, including the function of parathyroid hormone, parathyroid hormone-related protein, and vitamin D.[1][4] He has also made major contributions to our understanding of osteoporosis.[1][4] and other metabolic bone diseases.