Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Center

The Osteoporosis Center includes both clinical and research programs under the direction of Director Dr. Susan Greenspan.

Research

The Osteoporosis Center is involved in NIH-funded clinical research focusing on osteoporosis in older and frail adults. The research Center staff includes four nurses, two research assistants, a bone density technician, an IRB specialist, an administrator, and Director Dr. Susan Greenspan.

The Center has a Hologic Horizon X-ray Bone Densitometer, fan beam technology and Instant Vertebral Assessment® program, which is designated for research purposes only, provides state-of-the-art DXA-based assessment of body composition and bone mineral density. The densitometer is connected to a Hologic Oasis Workstation, which transmits bone density data to the research coordinator’s office space for viewing or print-out. The densitometer is equipped with a Windows Operating System, Microsoft Windows, and software to perform multiple scan analyses (e.g., paired PA and lateral spine, hip, scoliotic spine, low-density spine, forearm, and Instant Vertebral Assessment®) Trabecular Bone Score Analysis. The center owns a refrigerator for medication storage, 3 -20̊C freezers and 5-80̊C freezers for sample storage, and shares a -80̊C freezer with another investigator for emergency use. The freezers are monitored 24 hours a day 7 days a week via modem by an outside company.