RachelIGafniMDFASBMR(She/Her)
Pediatric Endocrinology • Bethesda, MDPediatric Bone Metabolism Disorders
Senior Research Physician
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Office
30 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892Phone+1 301-594-9924Fax+1 301-480-9962
Education & Training
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center/Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHDFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1996 - 1999
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2002 - 2026
DC State Medical License 2015 - 2024
NC State Medical License 1995 - 2003
PA State Medical License 1993 - 1995- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
Clinical Trials
- A Natural History Study of Bone and Mineral Disorders Start of enrollment: 2001 Nov 19
- Effects of PTH Replacement on Bone in Hypoparathyroidism Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 30
- BGJ398 for the Treatment of Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 27
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 68 citationsNighttime salivary cortisol measurement as a simple, noninvasive, outpatient screening test for Cushing's syndrome in children and adolescents.Rachel I Gafni, Dimitris A. Papanicolaou, Lynnette K. Nieman
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2000-07-01 - 68 citationsTumor-Induced Osteomalacia.Pablo Florenzano, Iris R Hartley, Macarena Jiménez, Kelly L Roszko, Rachel I Gafni
Calcified Tissue International. 2021-01-01 - 7 citationsA Cross-Sectional Cohort Study of the Effects of FGF23 Deficiency and Hyperphosphatemia on Dental Structures in Hyperphosphatemic Familial Tumoral Calcinosis.Alisa E Lee, Emily Y. Chu, Pamela J. Gardner, Olivier Duverger, Amanda Saikali
JBMR Plus. 2021-03-22
Journal Articles
- Bone Matrix Mineralization in Patients with Gain‐of‐Function Calcium‐Sensing Receptor Mutations Is Distinctly Different from That in Postsurgical Hypoparathyroidism*David Dempster, Rachel I Gafni, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Activation of RANK/RANKL/OPG Pathway Is Involved in the Pathophysiology of Fibrous Dysplasia and Associated with Disease BurdenAlison M Boyce, Jeffrey Tsai, Rachel I Gafni, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Skeletal Consequences of Nephropathic Cystinosis*Rachel I Gafni, Mary Scott Ramnitz, Michael T Collins, Dorothy Bulas, William A Gahl, Galina Nesterova, Isidro B Salusky, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Press Mentions
- With Early Phase 2 Data, BridgeBio Plots Next Steps for Hypoparathyroidism DrugMarch 22nd, 2021
- BridgeBio Pharma Announces Proof-of-Concept Data of Encaleret in ADH1 at the Endocrine Society’s 2021 Annual MeetingMarch 20th, 2021
The Sugar That's Hiding in Your Kids' FoodsJanuary 13th, 2016
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