21/09/2024
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Dr. Christopher Kovacs 🇨🇦 is University Research Professor and Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Obstetrics & Gynecology, and BioMedical Sciences, at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is a Consultant in Endocrinology & Metabolism and Metabolic Bone Diseases at NL Health Services.
His training took place at Queen’s University, University of Alberta, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and the University of Melbourne.
His clinical practice focuses on osteoporosis, hyperthyroidism, and thyroid cancer. His basic and translational research focuses on adaptations in calcium and bone metabolism that occur during pregnancy, lactation, and fetal development. His clinical research includes clinical trials in hypoparathyroidism and osteoporosis.
He has received over a dozen national and international awards for excellence in Research and was one of a dozen members of the Institute of Medicine / National Academies of Science USA Committee to review Calcium and Vitamin D.
He conceived and edited the multi-authored textbook,
Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Endocrinology: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management; a second edition is forthcoming in 2025.