不良研究所

Frank Rauch

Academic title(s): 

Professor

MD

Frank Rauch
Contact Information
Address: 

Shriners Hospital for Children
1003 Decarie Boulevard
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 0A9

Email address: 
frank.rauch [at] mcgill.ca
Division: 
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Area(s): 
Clinical trials
Quality improvement
Degree(s): 
  • Preclinical Medicine, University of Regensburg, Germany, 1985-1987听
  • Clinical Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany, 1987-1991听
  • Pediatric Residency, Children鈥檚 Hospital, University of Cologne, Germany, 1992-1997听
  • Fellowship, Genetic bone diseases, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, Canada, 1997-1999
Biography: 

Dr. Frank Rauch is a Professor of Pediatrics at 不良研究所 and a clinician-scientist at the Shriners Hospital for Children. He obtained his MD degree from the Technical University of Munich in 1991 and trained as a pediatrician at Cologne University, both in Germany. Since moving to Shriners Hospital and 不良研究所 in 2001, his clinical activities and research program have concentrated on improving bone health in children, with a special focus on osteogenesis imperfecta and other rare bone disorders, as well as muscle-bone interaction in children. Dr. Rauch is the Director of the Molecular Diagnosis Laboratory at Shriners Hospital, which is accredited by the College of American Pathologists for the clinical genetic diagnosis of skeletal disorders. Apart from clinical research on rare bone diseases, he is also performing translational studies focussing on novel therapies of bone fragility disorders. Dr. Rauch has authored or coauthored more than 350 publications that have been cited more than 27,000 times.

Areas of expertise: 
  • Bone diseases in children听
  • Genetics of skeletal disorders听
  • Bone densitometry听
  • Skeletal phenotyping of animal models
Areas of interest: 
  • Bone diseases in children
  • Genetics of skeletal disorders
  • Muscle-bone interaction
  • Pharmacological therapies of bone disorders
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • Chercheur-boursier clinicien, Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec - Sant茅, 2004-2016
  • Editor in Chief, Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions (JMNI), 2009-2017
  • Charles Slemenda Award of the International Conference on Children's Bone Health, 2017
  • President, International Society for Children's Bone Health, 2022-
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