David Goltzman is an

endocrinologist Endocrinology (from ''endocrine'' + '' -ology'') is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental events ...

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of Medicine and Physiology, and A.G. Massabki Chair in Medicine at

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. He is the Director of the Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research and also holds the position of Senior Scientist at the

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Research Institute in the Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program.

Biography

He obtained a

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

from McGill University in 1966, followed by a

Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin language, Latin ''Medicinae Doctor'') is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a profes ...

from that same institution in 1968., 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 The ''Collège des médecins du Québec'' (CMQ), or Quebec College of Physicians, is a professional organization responsible for setting educational standards for physicians, regulating the practice of medicine, and policing its members at the prov ...

since 1968 in the specialty of

endocrinology Endocrinology (from '' endocrine'' + '' -ology'') is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental event ...

and

metabolism Metabolism (, from el, μεταβολή ''metabolē'', "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main functions of metabolism are: the conversion of the energy in food to energy available to run cell ...

. He obtained his

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (french: Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada) is a regulatory college which acts as a national, nonprofit organization established in 1929 by a special Act of Parliament to o ...

fellowship certification in Internal Medicine in March 1974. He joined McGill University as

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in 1975. From 1978 to 1983, he was

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in the Department of

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

. and became

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. in 1983. He then joined the Department of

Physiology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical ...

, 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. 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. In June 1994 he was named the A.G. Massabki Chair in Medicine at McGill University. He has been Director of the Centre for Advanced Bone and

Periodontal Periodontology or periodontics (from Ancient Greek , – 'around'; and , – 'tooth', genitive , ) is the specialty of dentistry that studies supporting structures of teeth, as well as diseases and conditions that affect them. The supporting ...

Research, as well as Director of the

Calcium Calcium is a chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. As an alkaline earth metal, calcium is a reactive metal that forms a dark oxide-nitride layer when exposed to air. Its physical and chemical properties are most similar to ...

Research Laboratory.

Research

His research mostly focuses on the hormonal regulation of mineral and skeletal homeostasis, including the function of

parathyroid hormone Parathyroid hormone (PTH), also called parathormone or parathyrin, is a peptide hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands that regulates the serum calcium concentration through its effects on bone, kidney, and intestine. PTH influences bone re ...

parathyroid hormone-related protein Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is a proteinaceous hormone and a member of the parathyroid hormone family secreted by mesenchymal stem cells. It is occasionally secreted by cancer cells (for example, breast cancer, certain types of ...

, and

vitamin D Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and many other biological effects. In humans, the most important compounds in this group are vitamin D3 (c ...

. He has also made major contributions to our understanding of

osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to bone fragility, and consequent increase in fracture risk. It is the most common reason for a broken bone ...

. and other metabolic bone diseases.

Publications and scholarly activities

He has published over 400 scholarly articles and has delivered numerous prestigious lectureships including the John T Haddad Memorial Lecture of the University of Pennsylvania, Division of Endocrinology in 2004, the Distinguished Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York in 2005, the 1st Samuel York Lecture, Dalhousie Medical School, Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2008, the Gerald D Aurbach Lecture of the US Endocrine Society in 2009, the Wood lecturer, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, and the David Hawkins lecture, Memorial University, Newfoundland in 2012, and the Henry Friesen Award and Lecture of the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2017. He presided over many scientific societies and was President of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research in 1999-2000. He has also trained numerous students, residents and fellows.

Honours and awards

His contributions have been recognized by election to the

American Society for Clinical Investigation The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), established in 1908, is one of the oldest and most respected medical honor societies in the United States. Organization and purpose The ASCI is an honorary society to which more than 2,800 ph ...

in 1981, and election as a fellow of both the

Royal Society of Canada The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...

in 1995 and the

Canadian Academy of Health Sciences The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) is one of three national academies that comprise the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), the highest honour granted to scholars in Canada. The two other CCA academies are the Royal Society of Canada ...

. in 2005. He was named an officer of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ...

. in 2000 and received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. He has also received an Honorary Professorship from

Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Medical University (NMU; ) is a university in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It was established in 1934 in Zhenjiang, but subsequently relocated to Nanjing in 1957. The university has two main campuses: Wutai and Jiangning, both of which ...

, as well as a

Doctor Honoris Causa An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hon ...

from the

University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...

. He received the Lawrence G. Raisz Award (inaugural) of the

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is a professional, scientific and medical society established in 1977 to promote excellence in bone and mineral research and to facilitate the translation of that research into clinical pr ...

(ASBMR) in 2010, the Gold Medal of the Hellenic Physiological Society (Greece) and the Lindy Fraser Memorial Award of Osteoporosis Canada in 2012, the CP Leblond Award of the Réseau de recherche en santé buccodentaire et osseuse of the Fonds de recherche du Quebec in 2014.

References

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