Speaker Information Summary
Diagnosis & Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency Seminar
December 2, 2008
Cedric F. Garland, Dr. P.H., F.A.C.E.
Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of California San Diego
Participating Member: Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Education
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA - B.A.
University of California, Los Angeles, CA - M.P.H.
University of California, Los Angeles, CA - Dr. P.H.
American College of Epidemiology - Fellow
Current Interests
- Epidemiology of cancer, including breast, colon, leukemia, testicular, melanoma and prostate.
- Role of vitamin D in cancer etiology and prevention.
- Geographic studies of cancer incidence and mortality.
Selected Publications
Do sunlight and vitamin D reduce the likelihood of colon cancer? (1980) The role of vitamin D in Cancer Prevention;
What is the dose-response relatioinship between vitamin D and cancer risk? Vitamin D and prevention of breast cancer,
pooled analysis (2007). Relationship between low ultraviolet B irradiance and higher breast cancer risk in 107 countries.
Breast J. (2008)
Frank C. Garland, Ph.D.
Naval Health Research Center
San Diego, CA 92186
Education
University of California, Los Angeles, - CA B.A.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, - MD Ph.D.
Current Activities
- Member of United States Military Cancer Institute, Dr. Garland chairs the Epidemiology and Surveillance Subcommittee of the
Cancer Working Group (CWG).
- Technical Director of the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego, CA.
Selected Publications
Vitamin D, Operational Readiness and Force Health Protection (2008). Solar Ultraviolet B Irradiance, Vitamin D Status, and
Reduced Incidence of Ovarian Cancer in 175 Countires (2006).
Edward D. Gorham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Univeristy of California San Diego
San Diego, CA
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz, - CA B.A.
San Diego State University - M.P.H.
San Diego State University & University of California San Diego - Ph.D.
Current Interests
Design and development of epidemiological studies to quantify the benefits in cancer prevention and treatment and the risks that
chemical sunscreen use may pose in exacerbating vitamin D deficiency and potentially increasing skin cancer risk.
Selected Publications
Do sunscreens increase risk of melanoma in populations residing at higher latitudes? Ann Epidemiol. (2007). Optimal vitamin D
status for colorectal cancer prevention: a quantitative meta analysis (2007). Epidemiological Evidence Supporting the Role of
UVA in Melanoma Carcinogenesis (2005).
Robert P. Heaney, MD
John A. Creighton University Professor
Creighton University
Omaha, NE 68178
Education
Creighton University, Chemistry - B.S.
Creighton University School of Medicine - M.D.
Professional Appointments
Chairman, Department of Medicine, Creighton University 1961-1969
Head, Section of Endocrinology & Metabolism 1969-1971
Professor of Medicine 1961-
Selected Publications
Long-latency deficiency disease: insights from calcium and vitamin D, (2003), Calcium absorption varies within the reference
range for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, (2003), Ultraviolet-B radiation increases serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: the effect
of UVB dose and skin color, (2007), Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduces cancer risk, clinical trial, (2007).
Michael F. Holick, MD, Ph.D.
Director, Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory
Boston University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Boston, MA
Education
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ - B.S.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - M.S.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - M.D.
Selected Publications
Importance of vitamin D for adult health. (2003) Vitamin D/physiology, dietary sources and requirements (2005) Vitamin D:
photobiology, metabolism, mechanism of action and clinical applications (2006) Sunlight, Vitamin D and Health: A D-Lightful
Story (2008)
David C. Sane, MD, FACP
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine-Cardiology
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1045
Education
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC - B.S.
Duke University, Durham, NC - M.D.
Current Interests
- Acute coronary syndromes
- Thrombophilias
- Clinical manifestations of vitamin D deficiency
- Effect of paricalcitol on coagulation in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
Selected Publications and Presentations
Cardiovascular Roles of Vitamin D (2006), The Cardiovascular Effects of Vitamin D Receptor Activation (2007), Vitamin D and
Diastolic Dysfunction (2008), Vitamin D and Stroke (2008) Production of Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 by endothelial
cells: Differential responses to calcitriol and paricalcitol. (2004)
Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
President and Chief Executive Officer
Roswell Park, NY
Education
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD - B.A.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD - M.D.
Board Certifications
1973 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
1977 Subspecialty Boards, Medical Oncology (ABIM)
1987 Fellow, American College of Physicians
Selected Publications and Presentations
Vitamin D Compounds: Clinical Development as Cancer Therapy and Prevention Agents. (2006); Vitamin D Signalling pathways in
cancer and development as an anticancer agent. (2007); Anti proliferative effects of calcitriol on endothelial cells derived
from two different microenvironments. (2007); Chemotherapy is linked to severe vitamin D deficiency in patients with
colorectal cancer. (in press)