Carol Pilbeam MD, PhD

Academic Title:  Professor

Clinical Affiliations:  John Dempsey Hospital, Osteoporosis Center

Education:  MD, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
                    PhD, Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT      

Residency:  Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, CT
                     Internal Medicine 

Selected Publications:

Wadhwa S, Godwin SL, Peterson DR, Epstein MA, Pilbeam CC.  Fluid flow induction of cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression in osteoblasts depends on the ERK signaling pathway.  J Bone Miner Res, 17:266-274, 2002.

Tomita M, Li Y, Woodiel FN, Young RN, Pilbeam CC, Raisz LG.  Effects of selective prostaglandin EP₄ receptor antagonists on osteoclast formation and bone resorption. Bone 30:159-163, 2002.

Pilbeam CC, Harrison JR, Raisz LG.  Prostaglandins and bone metabolism. In: Bilezikian JP, Raisz LG, Rodan GA, eds. Principles of bone biology. New York: Academic Press; 979-994,2002.

Sobue T, Tomita M, Gravely T, Hand A, Min Y, Pilbeam C, Raisz L, Larocca D, Florkiewicz R, Hurley M.  Regulation of fibroblast growth factor-2 and fibroblast growth factor receptors by transforming growth factor-b in human osteoblastic MG-63 cells.  J Bone Miner Res 17:502-512, 2002.

Li X, Pilbeam CC, Pan L, Breyer RM, Raisz LG. Effects of prostaglandin E₂ on gene expression in primary osteoblastic cells from prostaglandin receptor knockout mice.  Bone,  30:567-573,2002.

Li X, Tomita M, Pilbeam CC, Ke HZ, Breyer RM, Raisz LG.  Prostaglandin receptor EP₂ mediates PGE₂ stimulated hypercalcemia in mice in vivo. Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators, 63:173-180,2002.

Contact Information: 
Phone:   860-679-3846
Fax:       860-679-1932
E-mail:  Pilbeam@nso.uchc.edu