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Felicia Cosman is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Their research contributions span several subfields including Oncology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to bone health and osteoporosis, bone metabolism and diseases, as well as bone and joint diseases. Additional areas of focus include hip and femur fractures, cardiac, anesthesia and surgical outcomes, and the effects of estrogen and related hormones.

Frequent publication venues for their work include the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Osteoporosis International, Endocrine Practice, Bone, and JBMR Plus.

Felicia Cosman has co-authored many papers with researchers including Yamei Wang, Serge Ferrari, Jeri W. Nieves, E. Michael Lewiecki, and Bruce Mitlak.

Key recent papers authored by Felicia Cosman include:

  • Romosozumab and antiresorptive treatment: the importance of treatment sequence, 2022, Osteoporosis International
  • Multiple Vertebral Fractures After Denosumab Discontinuation: FREEDOM and FREEDOM Extension Trials Additional Post Hoc Analyses, 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Goal-directed osteoporosis treatment: ASBMR/BHOF task force position statement 2024, 2024, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Other notable publications within their research network but authored by others include:

  • Denosumab in the Treatment of Osteoporosis: 10 Years Later: A Narrative Review, 2021, Advances in Therapy
  • Biomechanical Computed Tomography analysis (BCT) for clinical assessment of osteoporosis, 2020, Osteoporosis International

The body of work produced by Felicia Cosman emphasizes clinical and therapeutic approaches to osteoporosis and related bone conditions. Their contributions include analyses of treatment sequences, discontinuation effects of osteoporosis medications, and task force statements on goal-directed treatments.

Best Publications

  • Clinician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis

    F. Cosman;S. J. de Beur;M. S. LeBoff;E. M. Lewiecki

  • Once-yearly zoledronic acid for treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

    Dennis M. Black;Pierre D. Delmas;Richard Eastell;Ian R. Reid

  • Atypical subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femoral fractures: Report of a task force of the american society for bone and mineral Research

    Elizabeth Shane;David Burr;Peter R. Ebeling;Bo Abrahamsen

  • Romosozumab Treatment in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis.

    F. Cosman;D. B. Crittenden;J. D. Adachi;N. Binkley

  • Atypical Subtrochanteric and Diaphyseal Femoral Fractures: Report of a Task Force of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Running Title: Atypical Femoral Fractures Task Force Report

    Elizabeth Shane;David Burr;Peter R. Ebeling;Bo

  • The 2017 hormone therapy position statement of The North American Menopause Society.

    Jo Ann V. Pinkerton;Fernando Sánchez Aguirre;Jennifer Blake;Felicia Cosman

  • Anabolic Actions of Parathyroid Hormone on Bone

    David W. Dempster;Felicia Cosman;May Parisien;Victor Shen

  • Randomised controlled study of effect of parathyroid hormone on vertebral-bone mass and fracture incidence among postmenopausal women on oestrogen with osteoporosis

    Robert Lindsay;Jeri Nieves;Carmelo Formica;Emily Henneman

  • The Effect of 3 Versus 6 Years of Zoledronic Acid Treatment of Osteoporosis: A Randomized Extension to the HORIZON-Pivotal Fracture Trial (PFT)

    Dennis M Black;Ian R Reid;Steven Boonen;Christina Bucci-Rechtweg

  • Effect of Abaloparatide vs Placebo on New Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Paul D. Miller;Gary Hattersley;Bente Juel Riis;Gregory C. Williams

  • Effects of daily treatment with parathyroid hormone on bone microarchitecture and turnover in patients with osteoporosis: a paired biopsy study.

    David W. Dempster;David W. Dempster;Felicia Cosman;Felicia Cosman;Etah S. Kurland;Hua Zhou

  • Parathyroid hormone as a therapy for idiopathic osteoporosis in men: effects on bone mineral density and bone markers.

    Etah S. Kurland;Felicia Cosman;Donald J. McMahon;Clifford J. Rosen

  • Parathyroid hormone added to established hormone therapy: effects on vertebral fracture and maintenance of bone mass after parathyroid hormone withdrawal.

    F. Cosman;F. Cosman;J. Nieves;J. Nieves;L. Woelfert;C. Formica

  • Fragility fractures of the hip and femur: incidence and patient characteristics

    J. W. Nieves;J. P. Bilezikian;J. M. Lane;T. A. Einhorn

  • Effects of intravenous zoledronic acid plus subcutaneous teriparatide [rhPTH(1–34)] in postmenopausal osteoporosis

    Felicia Cosman;Erik Fink Eriksen;Chris Recknor;Paul D Miller

  • Effects of yearly zoledronic acid 5 mg on bone turnover markers and relation of PINP with fracture reduction in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

    Pierre D Delmas;Francoise Munoz;Dennis M Black;Felicia Cosman

  • Males Have Larger Skeletal Size and Bone Mass Than Females, Despite Comparable Body Size†

    Jeri W Nieves;Carmelo Formica;Jamie Ruffing;Marsha Zion

  • A novel tetracycline labeling schedule for longitudinal evaluation of the short-term effects of anabolic therapy with a single iliac crest bone biopsy: early actions of teriparatide.

    Robert Lindsay;Robert Lindsay;Felicia Cosman;Felicia Cosman;Hua Zhou;Mathias P Bostrom

  • Daily and cyclic parathyroid hormone in women receiving alendronate

    Felicia Cosman;Jeri Nieves;Marsha Zion;Lillian Woelfert

  • Effects of intermittent parathyroid hormone administration on bone mineralization density in iliac crest biopsies from patients with osteoporosis : a paired study before and after treatment

    Barbara M. Misof;Paul Roschger;Felicia Cosman;Etah S. Kurland

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay University of Glasgow
David W. Dempster
David W. Dempster Columbia University
Dennis M. Black
Dennis M. Black University of California, San Francisco
Ian R. Reid
Ian R. Reid University of Auckland
Elizabeth Shane
Elizabeth Shane Columbia University
Steven Boonen
Steven Boonen KU Leuven
Richard Eastell
Richard Eastell University of Sheffield
Paul D. Miller
Paul D. Miller University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Serge Ferrari
Serge Ferrari University of Geneva
Steven R. Cummings
Steven R. Cummings University of California, San Francisco

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