UConn AgingNet Faculty

Pam Taxel, M.D.

Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Clinical Affiliations
John Dempsey Hospital

Education
M.D., State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY

Residency
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

Areas of Special Clinical Interest
Osteoporosis in Men, Hormonal Influences on Bone in Older Men and Women

Research Interests
Osteoporosis in Older Men - particularly the influence of the female hormone, estrogen

Selected Publications
Taxel P, Kennedy DG, Fall PM, Willard AK, Clive JM, Raisz LG. The effect of aromatase inhibition on sex steroids, gonadotropins and markers of bone turnover in older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001, 86: 2869-74.

Taxel P, Albertsen PC, Dowsett R Fall PM, Trahiotis M, Zimmerman J, Ohanessian C, Raisz LG. The effect of micronized estradiol on bone turnover and calciotrophic hormones in older men receiving hormonal suppression for prostate cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002, 87:4907-4913.

Taxel P, Stevens MC, Trahiotis M, Zimmerman J, Kaplan RF. The Effect of Short-term Estradiol Therapy on Cognitive Function in older Men Receiving Hormonal Suppression Therapy for Prostate Cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004, 52:269-273.

Sayed Y, Taxel P. The use of estrogen therapy in men.
Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2003 Dec;3(6):650-4.

Taxel P, Fal PM, Prestwood KM, Dulipsingh L, Raisz LG. Evaluation of Helical Peptide, a New Marker of Bone Resorption. Accepted for publication. Journal of Clinical Chemistry.

Languages Spoken
Spanish

Educational Contribution
Students (MD)
Fellows (MD)
Residents (MD)
CME

Contact Information
Phone: 860-679-4743
Fax: 860-679-1040
E-mail: taxel@nso.uchc.edu   

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