Dr. Susan L. Greenspan Receives UPMC Senior Services Grand Champion Award

Susan L. Greenspan, MD, friend of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, recently received the UPMC Senior Services Grand Champion Award, the highest honor awarded to an individual who has provided unparalleled leadership in improving the lives of seniors.

"The event was truly an honor, but it was only made possible by the incredible team with whom I've been privileged to share in the quest. And that includes every member of our tremendous Geriatrics Division at the University of Pittsburgh and the Osteoporosis Center of UPMC –both faculty and staff – as well as our collaborators throughout UPMC, the Health Plan, and the University, as well as the many community leaders, organizations, granting agencies, and donors who have done so much to support our efforts," Dr. Greenspan said.

Dr. Greenspan is an internationally respected osteoporosis researcher who has devoted her career to caring for older patients, especially the effects of osteoporosis in elderly women, and the creation of new techniques to assess bone density and rate of bone loss. Through her leadership role in the National Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation, she has improved understanding of osteoporosis among both primary care physicians and the public.

She is currently a professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science in the Division of Geriatrics at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the director of the UPMC Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Center and the director of Bone Health at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. With training in both endocrinology and geriatrics, she has translated her research findings into improved understanding and practice as it pertains to bone density, bone loss, and fractures in elderly patients.

In addition to her own federally funded research, Dr. Greenspan has trained more than 50 other investigators and continues to support training the next corps of investigators in geriatric research.

Dr. Greenspan is an internationally respected osteoporosis researcher who has devoted her career to caring for older patients, especially the effects of osteoporosis in elderly women, and the creation of new techniques to assess bone density and rate of bone loss. Through her leadership role in the National Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation, she has improved understanding of osteoporosis among both primary care physicians and the public.

She is currently a professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science in the Division of Geriatrics at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the director of the UPMC Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Center and the director of Bone Health at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. With training in both endocrinology and geriatrics, she has translated her research findings into improved understanding and practice as it pertains to bone density, bone loss, and fractures in elderly patients.