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Carol Pilbeam, M.D., Ph.D.photo of carol pilbeam, m.d., ph.d.

Academic Title
Professor

Clinical Affiliations
John Dempsey Hospital, Osteoporosis Center

Education
M.D., Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
Ph.D., Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine, Harvard, Division on Aging

Residency
Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, CT
Internal Medicine
Areas of Special Clinical Interest: Osteoporosis

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.

Chikazu D, Li X, Kawaguch H, Hoshi K, Voznesensky OS, Herschman HR, Raisz LG, Pilbeam CC. Bone morphogenetic protein-2 induces cyclooxygenase-2 in osteoblasts via Cbfa1: role in osteoblast and osteoclast differentiation. J Bone Miner Res 17:1430-1440,2002.

Educational Contribution
Residents (MD)

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

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