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Nelson Watts, MD, specializes in osteoporosis.  
Nelson Watts, MD
Specialty: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Sub-Specialty: Osteoporosis
Department: Internal Medicine
Title: Professor of Medicine and Director, UC Bone Health and Osteoporosis Center
Phone: (513) 475-7400
E-mail: nelson.watts@uc.edu
Home Page: www.uc-osteoporosis.com

Education/Credentials:

BS: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1966
MD: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 1969
Residency: Charlotte Memorial Hospital, 1971-1972
Fellowship: Endocrinology, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1970-1971


Interest:

Osteoporosis, bone health


Current Research:

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-dose phase 2 study to determine the efficacy, safety and tolerability of AMG 162 in the treatment of postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density. Amgen, 06/2002-05/2007.

Multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of zoledronic acid in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women taking calcium and vitamin D. Novartis Pharmaceuticals, 06/2002-06/2006, 3-year extension 01/2006-05/2009.

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, multicenter, two-year Phase III study to determine the efficacy of risedronate therapy administered 35 mg once a week in men with osteoporosis. Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, 07/2003-07/2005. 2-year open-label extension 05/2005-05/2007.

A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study to evaluate and compare the effects of once-weekly alendronate (Fosamax®) and daily raloxifene (Evista®) on bone mineral density on postmenopausal women who have recently discontinued estrogen therapy (ARCADE -- Alendronate and Raloxifene Comparison After Discontinuing Estrogen-study), extension with open-label Fosamax for 1 year. Oregon Osteoporosis Center and Merck, 08/2003-07/2006.

Observational Study Direct Assessment of Non-Vertebral Fractures in Community Experience. Eli Lilly and company 03/2004-12/2010.

Open-label study to determine how prior therapy with alendronate or risedronate in post menopausal women with osteoporosis influences the clinical effectiveness of teriparatide. sanofi-aventis. 10/2004-07/2006.
 
A randomized, multicenter, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel    group study to determine the efficacy & safety of intravenous zoledronic acid 5 mg annually compared to oral alendronate 70 mg weekly for the treatment of osteoporosis in men.  Novartis Pharmaceuticals, 06/2004-08/2007.



Professional Affiliation:

Dr. Watts is a past chair of the FDA’s Advisory Committee for Endocrine and Metabolic Drugs and is on the editorial boards of Osteoporosis International and the Journal of Clinical Densitometry. He is past president of the International Society of Clinical Densitometry and past president of the American College of Endocrinology (ACE).



Selected Publications:

Published more than 50 books and book chapters and more than 250 abstracts and articles in such journals as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association.

 
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