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Serge Ferrari is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has an extensive publication record in the field of medicine, with a focus on orthopedics and sports medicine. Their research covers various subfields including oncology, molecular biology, surgery, and nephrology. The core of their work centers around bone health, osteoporosis, and related metabolic and joint diseases.

Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Bone metabolism and diseases
  • Hip and femur fractures
  • Parathyroid disorders and treatments
  • Bone and joint diseases
  • Bone fractures and treatments

Serge Ferrari's recent publications illustrate the scope of their research interests and contributions. Notable papers include:

  • "Bone fragility in diabetes: novel concepts and clinical implications," 2022, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Denosumab in the Treatment of Osteoporosis: 10 Years Later: A Narrative Review," 2021, Advances in Therapy
  • "European Consensus Statement on the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in chronic kidney disease stages G4-G5D," 2020, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • "Fracture risk reduction and safety by osteoporosis treatment compared with placebo or active comparator in postmenopausal women: systematic review, network meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis of randomised clinical trials," 2023, BMJ
  • "Vertebral fracture: epidemiology, impact and use of DXA vertebral fracture assessment in fracture liaison services," 2021, Osteoporosis International

The scientist frequently publishes in several key journals, including:

  • Osteoporosis International (21 publications)
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (16 publications)
  • Revue Médicale Suisse (16 publications)
  • Nutrients (6 publications)
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (4 publications)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors comprising:

  • Emmanuel Biver (37 coauthored papers)
  • Maria Luisa Brandi (18 coauthored papers)
  • E. Michael Lewiecki (14 coauthored papers)
  • Roland Chapurlat (14 coauthored papers)
  • Thierry Chevalley (13 coauthored papers)

Best Publications

  • Romosozumab Treatment in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis.

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

  • Mechanisms of diabetes mellitus-induced bone fragility

    Nicola Napoli;Manju Chandran;Dominique D. Pierroz;Bo Abrahamsen

  • Denosumab and bisphosphonates: different mechanisms of action and effects.

    Roland Baron;Serge Livio Ferrari;R. Graham G. Russell;R. Graham G. Russell

  • Calcium-enriched foods and bone mass growth in prepubertal girls: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    J P Bonjour;A L Carrie;S Ferrari;H Clavien

  • Fibroblast growth factor-23 relationship to dietary phosphate and renal phosphate handling in healthy young men

    Serge L Ferrari;Jean-Philippe Bonjour;René Rizzoli

  • Vertebral fractures after discontinuation of denosumab: a post hoc analysis of the randomized placebo-controlled FREEDOM trial and its extension

    Steven R Cummings;Serge Livio Ferrari;Richard Eastell;Nigel Gilchrist

  • Bone modeling and remodeling: potential as therapeutic targets for the treatment of osteoporosis.

    Bente Langdahl;Serge Ferrari;David W. Dempster

  • Vitamin-D-receptor-gene polymorphisms and change in lumbar-spine bone mineral density

    S. Ferrari;R. Rizzoli;T. Chevalley;J.A. Eisman

  • Familial resemblance for bone mineral mass is expressed before puberty.

    S. Ferrari;R. Rizzoli;D. Slosman;J.-P. Bonjour

  • Impaired skeletal development in interleukin-6-transgenic mice: a model for the impact of chronic inflammation on the growing skeletal system.

    Fabrizio De Benedetti;Nadia Rucci;Andrea Del Fattore;Barbara Peruzzi

  • Effect of music-based multitask training on gait, balance, and fall risk in elderly people: a randomized controlled trial.

    Andrea Trombetti;Melany Hars;François Herrmann;Reto Kressig

  • Myostatin antibody (LY2495655) in older weak fallers: a proof-of-concept, randomised, phase 2 trial

    Clemens Becker;Stephen R Lord;Stephanie A Studenski;Stuart J Warden

  • Cortical and trabecular bone microarchitecture as an independent predictor of incident fracture risk in older women and men in the Bone Microarchitecture International Consortium (BoMIC): a prospective study

    Elizabeth J Samelson;Kerry E Broe;Hanfei Xu;Laiji Yang

  • Two promoter polymorphisms regulating interleukin-6 gene expression are associated with circulating levels of C-reactive protein and markers of bone resorption in postmenopausal women.

    S. L. Ferrari;L. Ahn-Luong;P. Garnero;S. E. Humphries

  • Large-Scale Analysis of Association Between LRP5 and LRP6 Variants and Osteoporosis

    Joyce B J. van Meurs;Thomas A. Trikalinos;Thomas A. Trikalinos;Stuart H. Ralston;Susana Balcells

  • The importance and relevance of peak bone mass in the prevalence of osteoporosis

    Jean-Philippe Bonjour;Thierry Chevalley;Serge Ferrari;René Rizzoli

  • Diagnosis and management of bone fragility in diabetes: an emerging challenge

    S.L. Ferrari;B. Abrahamsen;N. Napoli;N. Napoli;K. Akesson

  • Polymorphisms in the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) gene are associated with variation in vertebral bone mass, vertebral bone size, and stature in whites.

    Serge L. Ferrari;Samuel Deutsch;Urmila Choudhury;Urmila Choudhury;Thierry Chevalley

  • Leptin and the sympathetic connection of fat to bone

    M W. Hamrick;Serge Livio Ferrari

  • Osteoporosis in young adults: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management

    S Ferrari;ML Bianchi;JA Eisman;AJ Foldes

Frequent Co-Authors

René Rizzoli
René Rizzoli Geneva College
Ego Seeman
Ego Seeman University of Melbourne
Toshio Matsumoto
Toshio Matsumoto University of Tokushima
David Karasik
David Karasik Bar-Ilan University
Jean-Philippe Bonjour
Jean-Philippe Bonjour University of Geneva
François Herrmann
François Herrmann University of Geneva
Felicia Cosman
Felicia Cosman Columbia University
Mary L. Bouxsein
Mary L. Bouxsein Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Roland Chapurlat
Roland Chapurlat Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

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