Ann Schwartz, PhD, MPH

Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
+1 415 514-8038

Dr. Schwartz's research focuses on the epidemiology and etiology of fractures, osteoporosis, and falls in older adults with diabetes. She is currently the PI of ACCORD BONE, an ancillary study to the ACCORD trial in older adults with type 2 diabetes, examining the effects of intensive glycemic control and TZD use on skeletal health. She is pursuing investigations into the reasons for reduced bone strength in type 2 diabetes, including the role of marrow fat, advanced glycation endproducts, and cortical porosity. Dr. Schwartz serves as the Director of the San Francisco Coordinating Center DXA Quality Assurance Group.

Interests: Fractures, osteoporosis, falls, and physical function in older adults with diabetes; Thiazolidinediones and skeletal health; Relationship between bone formation and bone marrow adiposity

Publications

Greater Bone Marrow Adiposity Predicts Bone Loss in Older Women.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Woods GN, Ewing SK, Sigurdsson S, Kado DM, Eiriksdottir G, Gudnason V, Hue TF, Lang TF, Vittinghoff E, Harris TB, Rosen C, Xu K, Li X, Schwartz AV

Vertebral Fracture Risk in Diabetic Elderly Men: The MrOS Study.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Napoli N, Schwartz AV, Schafer AL, Vittinghoff E, Cawthon PM, Parimi N, Orwoll E, Strotmeyer ES, Hoffman AR, Barrett-Connor E, Black DM, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study Research Group

The Effect of Intentional Weight Loss on Fracture Risk in Persons With Diabetes: Results From the Look AHEAD Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Johnson KC, Bray GA, Cheskin LJ, Clark JM, Egan CM, Foreyt JP, Garcia KR, Glasser S, Greenway FL, Gregg EW, Hazuda HP, Hergenroeder A, Hill JO, Horton ES, Jakicic JM, Jeffery RW, Kahn SE, Knowler WC, Lewis CE, Miller M, Montez MG, Nathan DM, Patricio JL, Peters AL, Pi-Sunyer X, Pownall HJ, Reboussin D, Redmon JB, Steinberg H, Wadden TA, Wagenknecht LE, Wing RR, Womack CR, Yanovski SZ, Zhang P, Schwartz AV, Look AHEAD Study Group

Immediate Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection Accelerates Bone Loss Relative to Deferring Therapy: Findings from the START Bone Mineral Density Substudy, a Randomized Trial.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Hoy JF, Grund B, Roediger M, Schwartz AV, Shepherd J, Avihingsanon A, Badal-Faesen S, de Wit S, Jacoby S, La Rosa A, Pujari S, Schechter M, White D, Engen NW, Ensrud K, Aagaard PD, Carr A, INSIGHT START Bone Mineral Density Substudy Group

Serum miRNA Signatures Are Indicative of Skeletal Fractures in Postmenopausal Women With and Without Type 2 Diabetes and Influence Osteogenic and Adipogenic Differentiation of Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Vitro.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Heilmeier U, Hackl M, Skalicky S, Weilner S, Schroeder F, Vierlinger K, Patsch JM, Baum T, Oberbauer E, Lobach I, Burghardt AJ, Schwartz AV, Grillari J, Link TM

The Testosterone Trials: Seven coordinated trials of testosterone treatment in elderly men.

Clinical trials (London, England)

Snyder PJ, Ellenberg SS, Cunningham GR, Matsumoto AM, Bhasin S, Barrett-Connor E, Gill TM, Farrar JT, Cella D, Rosen RC, Resnick SM, Swerdloff RS, Cauley JA, Cifelli D, Fluharty L, Pahor M, Ensrud KE, Lewis CE, Molitch ME, Crandall JP, Wang C, Budoff MJ, Wenger NK, Mohler ER, Bild DE, Cook NL, Keaveny TM, Kopperdahl DL, Lee D, Schwartz AV, Storer TW, Ershler WB, Roy CN, Raffel LJ, Romashkan S, Hadley E

Type 2 diabetes and bone.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Leslie WD, Rubin MR, Schwartz AV, Kanis JA

Diabetes and bone loss at the hip in older black and white adults.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Schwartz AV, Sellmeyer DE, Strotmeyer ES, Tylavsky FA, Feingold KR, Resnick HE, Shorr RI, Nevitt MC, Black DM, Cauley JA, Cummings SR, Harris TB, Health ABC Study