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Douglas Kiel, MD, Geriatrics, Boston, MA

DouglasPKielMD

Geriatrics Boston, MA

Professor, Medicine-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

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  • Office

    1200 Centre St
    Boston, MA 02131
    Phone+1 617-971-5373
    Fax+1 617-971-5339

Education & Training

  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1986
  • Boston University
    Boston UniversityM.P.H., Epidemiology/ Biostatistics, 1986
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1981
  • Duke University
    Duke UniversityB.S., Magna Cum Laude, 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1984 - 2025
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 1986 - 2012
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1982 - 1999
  • VT State Medical License
    VT State Medical License 1983 - 1989
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Frederick C Bartter Award American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2019
  • President American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2015-2016
  • Fellow Gerontological Society of America, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Incidence of Hip Fracture over 4 Decades in the Framingham Heart Study  
    Douglas P Kiel, Timothy Bhattacharyya, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Adding Lateral Spine Imaging for Vertebral Fractures to Densitometric Screening: Improving Ascertainment of Patients at High Risk of Incident Osteoporotic Fractures  
    Douglas P Kiel, John T Schousboe, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Identification of Novel Loci Associated with Hip Shape: A Meta‐Analysis of Genome‐Wide Association Studies*  
    Eric S Orwoll, Nancy E Lane, Douglas P Kiel, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Comparison of 10-year probability of hip fracture estimated by FRAX and observed hip fracture incidence in the The Framingham Study.
    Samelson EJ, Berry SD, Goldberg J, McLean RR, Hannan MT, Demissie S, Broe KE, Kiel DP, J Bone Miner Res, 1/1/2009
  • Is Lean Mass Associated with Falls Rates Among a Nursing Home Cohort.
    Broe K, Meng C, Hannan M, McLean R, Berry S, Kiel D, J Bone Miner Res, 1/1/2009
  • Essential Fatty Acid and Fish Intake is Associated with Higher BMD in Elderly Women and Men: The Framingham Study.
    Farina E, Kiel DP, Roubenoff R, Schaefer EJ, Cupples LA, Tucker KL, J Bone Miner Res, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

  • Management of Osteoporosis in Older Persons 
    Harvard Medical School - 1/3/2017
  • Sarcopenia Genetics. 
    Melbourne, Australia - 1/12/2016
  • Repeat Bone Mineral Density Screening and Prediction of Hip and Major Osteoporosis Fracture 
    University of Connecticut School of Medicine - 1/28/2014
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Other

  • Exploring Causality in the Association Between Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Large Mendelian Randomisation Study 
    Douglas Kiel, MD, BioMed Central
    https://www.doximity.com/articles/f9ed51f7-a1b3-4ebd-a8dc-bf3c5c7e9dbe
    UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-05
  • Exploring Causality in the Association Between Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Large Mendelian Randomisation Study 
    Douglas Kiel, MD, BioMed Central
    https://www.doximity.com/articles/f9ed51f7-a1b3-4ebd-a8dc-bf3c5c7e9dbe
    UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-24
  • Falls in the Elderly. 
    Kiel DP; Aronson MD, Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW (eds), UpToDate, Inc.
    1/1/2017
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Authored Content

  • Incidence of Hip Fracture over 4 Decades in the Framingham Heart StudyJuly 2020
  • Incidence of Hip Fracture over 4 Decades in the Framingham Heart StudyJuly 2020

Press Mentions

  • Knowledge of Abdominal Aortic Calcification Results Improves Some CVD Risk Factors
    Knowledge of Abdominal Aortic Calcification Results Improves Some CVD Risk FactorsNovember 5th, 2024
  • Knowledge of Abdominal Aortic Calcification Results Improves Some CVD Risk Factors
    Knowledge of Abdominal Aortic Calcification Results Improves Some CVD Risk FactorsOctober 25th, 2024
  • Study Finds Link Between BMI Trajectories and Fracture Risk in Late Adulthood
    Study Finds Link Between BMI Trajectories and Fracture Risk in Late AdulthoodMay 15th, 2024
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