Bone loss is common with aging, and over 50% of women and 25% of men over the age of 50 will sustain a fragility fracture due to osteoporosis. The risks of fracture may vary between Asian and non-Asian populations, and also between different Asian subgroups. Joy Wu, MD, PhD discusses risk factors for bone loss and the role of diet, exercise, and medications in optimizing bone health..

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Presenter: Joy Wu, MD, PhD, is Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Science in the Department of Medicine at Stanford. Dr. Wu is an internationally recognized leader in bone health and the treatment of osteoporosis. She directs a basic and translational research program that focuses on skeletal development, stem cell therapies for bone, and breast cancer bone metastases. She has served on clinical guideline committees on bone health for the Endocrine Society, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Dr. Wu earned her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Duke University, followed by clinical training in endocrinology at Harvard Medical School before joining the Stanford faculty. She was a recipient of the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award and her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Mary Kay Foundation, and the Department of Defense. Dr. Wu is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Endocrine Society and is currently a member of the Council of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.