What Is Osteoporosis? - Dr. Siris (VIDEO)

Dr. Siris:

My name is Ethel Siris. I am a physician at the Columbia University Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital where I specialize in osteoporosis. I am the Madeline C. Stabile Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University’s Medical School and I direct something called the Toni Stabile Osteoporosis Center which is a clinical and research entity at this institution.

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease which in essence is a skeleton that’s not as strong as it should be, and because it’s not as strong as it should be, there is a propensity for bones to break with minimal trauma.

About Dr. Ethel Siris, M.D.:
Dr. Ethel S. Siris is the Director at the Toni Stabile Osteoporosis Center, Columbia University, is the Madeline C. Stabile Professor of Medicine at Columbia University, and is the immediate past-President for the National Osteoporosis Foundation. She is board certified in endocrinology and internal medicine, focusing on osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease, and bone and mineral metabolism.

Visit Dr. Siris at New York-Presbyterian Hospital

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• Bones & Joints
• Osteoporosis