CURRICULUM VITAE

LAURA D. CARBONE, MD, MS, FACP

  Tenured Professor of Medicine

J. Harold Harrison, MD, Distinguished University Chair in Rheumatology

Division Chief, Rheumatology

Program Director, Rheumatology

Department of Medicine Medical College of Georgia 1120 15^th St, HB2030

Augusta, GA 30912

(706) 721-2981 phone (706) 721-1402 fax

[email protected]

EDUCATION

Post – baccalaureate:

1985 – 1989                       Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI, MD, Junior Year Election: 

                                                Alpha Omega Alpha; Janet M.  Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation,

                                                American Medical Women’s Association, Medical College of Wisconsin

1989 – 1992                        Mayo Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Rochester, MN,

                                                Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine Research Award; Internal

                                                Medicine Outstanding Resident Achievement Award, Mayo Graduate

                                                School of Medicine

1992-1993                            Robert Wood Johnson University, New Brunswick, NJ, Rheumatology

                                                Fellowship

1993-1994                            University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN.  Rheumatology Fellowship

1998-2001                          University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, MS Epidemiology

Board Certifications (ABIM #141448)

1. Board Certified, Internist

 American Board of Internal Medicine

Status: Active through 12/31/2031

2. Board Certified, Hospice and Palliative Care

American Board of Internal Medicine

Status: Active through 12/31/2031

3. Board Certified, Rheumatologist

American Board of Internal Medicine

Status: Active through 12/31/2033

PROFESSIONAL

Academic Appointments

2013-present                     Professor, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, GA

2013 -present                   Rheumatology Division Chief

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine

                                                Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA

2019-present                     Rheumatology Program Director

                                                Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine

                                                Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA

Hospital Appointments

Nov 2024-present            Research Investigator (without compensation), Research Office, Edward

                                                J. Hines Hospital, Chicago, IL

Jul 2021-present               Rheumatologist, Wellstar MCG Health System (formerly Augusta                                                               University Health System), Augusta, GA

Committee Assignments

National/International

 2025-present                                       The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Safety Officer (SO) for “Combined Anabolic Therapy in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis"

2023                                                         NIH Clinical Trials Special Emphasis Panel

2022                                                         National Institutes of Aging Multi-site Clinical Trial Implementation Review Committee

2021                                                         Veterans Health Administration Career   Development Panel-2 (CDA)

2019-2021                                              Expert Panel, Paralyzed Veterans of America. Official Guidelines for Management of Osteoporosis in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

2019-2021                                              Co-chair, Orthopedic Trauma Association. Official Guidelines for Fracture Treatment in SCI

2019-2020                                              Expert Panel, International Society for Clinical Densitometry. Official Guidelines for DXA Testing in SCI

2016-2021                                            Rheumatology Research Foundation, Grant Review Committee Member

 2010-present                                    Member, Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) Bone/Osteoporosis Working Group

Heath System/Institutional/Center 

2025-Present WMCG Access Improvement Committee

College

2024                                       Executive Search Committee for Department Chair, Pathology 

2016-2020                            Councilor, the Alpha of Georgia Chapter of Alpha Omega  Alpha

Departmental

2025-Present                      Department of Medicine, Medical College of GA/Wellstar Promotion and Tenure Committee

2013-Present                      Augusta University, Division of Rheumatology Annual Program Review Panel (Chair 2019-Present)

2013-Present                        Augusta University, Division of Rheumatology Clinical Competency Review Panel (Chair 2019-2024)

2013-Present                        Augusta University, Division of Rheumatology, Fellowship Selection Committee (Chair 2019-2022)

Ad-hoc Scientific Journal Reviewer

American Journal of Medicine

Annals of Internal Medicine

Arthritis and Rheumatology

Clinical Endocrinology

Journal of Rheumatology

Journal of the American Geriatric Society

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Osteoporosis International

Value in Health

Award Applications Pending Council Review

Project title: Sequential Handling of Initiated Fracture-prevention Therapies (SHIFpT)

Supporting agency/award: NIH R01 NIA

Role: PI

Performance Period: TBD

Level of funding: TBD

Funded Effort: TBD

Project title: Redefining Osteoarthritic Dysfunction, Mobility, and Pain (ROADMAP) (Tracking ID: GRANT14517541)

Supporting Agency: NIH - National Institute on Aging

PI:  Joshua A. Crow

Role: Secondary Mentor

Performance Period: 7/1/2026 - 6/30/2031

Level of Funding:Direct Cost - 506,915 Indirect Cost - 40,552  

Funded Effort: 0 %       

Active Awards

MENTORED AWARDS

Project title: Appraising the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX^TM) in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Supporting agency/award: NIH K08 (NIAMS), K08AR083508

Role: Primary Mentor

PI: Dr. Rachel Elam

Performance Period: 9/1/2025 – 8/31/2030

Level of funding: $1,091,255 (Direct); $87,300 (Indirect)

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Fracture Risk Assessment in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Supporting agency/award: Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award

Role: Primary Mentor

PI: Dr. Rachel Elam

Performance Period: 07/01/2023 – 6/30/2026

Level of funding: $224,997.80 (Direct)

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Perivascular adipose tissue in the pathogenesis of lupus vasculopathy

Supporting agency: NIH K08 (NIAMS)

Role: Secondary Mentor

PI: Dr. Hong Shi

Performance period: 02/01/2024 – 01/31/2029

Level of funding: 164,000 (Direct); 13,120 (indirect)

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Annual Dean’s Award

Supporting agency: GME Medical College of Georgia

Role: Primary Mentor

PI: Dr. Kintuh Lien

Performance period: 12/1/2024-6/30/2025

Level of funding: Direct: $5000

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Calculator for Length of Use of Bisphosphonates Diversity Supplement

Supporting agency: U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Aging R01

Role: Primary Mentor

PI: Monique Bethel

Performance period: Direct: 12/2024– 06/30/2027

Funded Effort: 0%

NONMENTORED AWARDS

Project title: Calculator for Length of Use of Bisphosphonates (CLUB)

Supporting agency/award: U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Aging R01

Role: PI

Performance period: 09/15/2022 – 06/30/2027

Level of funding: $5,721,317 total funds:  $5,267,881 (Direct); $453,436 (Indirect)

Funded Effort: 35%

Project title: Development of a Novel Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor as a Strategy for Treating Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Supporting agency: U.S. Department of Defense

Role: PI

Performance period: 9/30/2021 - 9/29/2025

Level of funding: Direct: $2,951,010; Indirect: $509,580

Funded Effort: 15%

Project title: SCI-FX Risk Score Estimation and Validation to Predict 5-year lower extremity fracture risk among adults with Chronic Spinal Injury

Supporting agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Role: Co-investigator

PI: Cathy Craven

Performance Period: 2/2022-2/2025

Level of funding: Direct: 335,000

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: FY2024 Fellowship Training Award for Workforce Expansion

Supporting agency: Rheumatology Research Foundation

Role: PI

Performance period: 12/1/2024-6/30/2026

Level of funding: Direct: 100,000

Funded Effort: 0%

Completed Awards (Since 2020):

Project title: Development of a fracture absolute risk assessment tool for persons with type 2 diabetes

Supporting agency/award: Augusta University Career Development Scholars Program

Role: Primary Mentor

PI: Rachel Elam

Performance period: 7/01/2022-6/30/2024

Level of funding: $317,850.60 (Direct)

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Kynurenine: a potential link between age-related decreases in bone mass and kidney function

Supporting agency/award: Biomedical Laboratory Research & Development (BSR&D) Career Development Award-2

Role: Secondary Mentor

PI: Debra Irsik

Performance period: 7/01/2020-6/30/2024

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Osteoporotic Fractures in SCI

Supporting agency/award: VA VISN 7 Award

Role: Primary mentor

PI: Brian Le

Performance period: 10/1/2021-9/30/2023

Level of funding: (VA salary coverage for PI)

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship

Supporting agency/award: Rheumatology Research Foundation

Role: Mentor

*PI: Omkar Mayur (MCG fourth year medical student)

Performance period: 3/1/2022-2/29/2023

Level of funding: $2000

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Validating ICD-10 codes for fracture in SCI/D

Supporting agency/award: American Legion

Role: Co-investigator

PI: Brian Le

Performance period: 7/1/2022-6/30/2023

Level of funding: 10,000

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Fellows Project-Lupus Initiative

Supporting agency/award: American College of Rheumatology

Role: Mentor

PI: Stephen Bell, Rheumatology fellow

Performance period: 2022

Level of funding: $4000

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Aromatic Amino Acids and Osteoporosis in Aging

Supporting agency/award: Intramural Grant, Augusta University

PI: Co-PI (with Dr. Carlos Isales)

Performance period: 01/2020-7/31/2022

Level of funding: $25,000

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Calcium and Vitamin D and Fractures in SCI

Supporting agency/award: American Legion

Role: PI

Performance period: 7/1/2021-6/30/2022

Level of funding: $5000

Funded Effort: 0%

Project title: Management of Osteoporosis in Veterans with SCI (SCI150092)

Supporting agency/award: Department of Defense

Role: PI

Performance period: 10/1/2016-9/30/2020

Level of funding: $667,000.00

Funded Effort: 0% (VA salary support)

Project title: Practices for Management of Fractures in SCI

Supporting agency/award: VA Merit Review (HSRD)

Role: PI

Performance period: 5/1/2017-4/30/2020

Level of funding: $712,575.00

Funded Effort: 0% (VA salary support)

Active IRB Approved Studies

Project title: Calculator for Length of Use of Bisphosphonates (CLUB)

Role: PI

Project title: Development of a Novel Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor as a Strategy for Treating Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Role: PI

Project title Appraising the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) in persons with rheumatoid arthritis

Role: Co-investigator (PI Elam)

Project title Effects of home base whole-body vibration in osteoarthritis. (VIBE-Rx2)

Role: Co-investigator (PI Harris)

Teaching Activities

Graduate Medical Education

2020-present                     Lecturer and Director, AU Rheumatology Regularly Scheduled

 Didactic Series: (Hours:200annually)

2020-present                     Fellows Clinic Supervisory Attending, AU Rheumatology Fellowship                                                         Contact hours: 5hrs/week)

2020-present                     Program Director, AU Rheumatology Fellowship Program (Hours: 1000/annually)

Mentorship

2025-present                     Research Preceptor, M1 trainee (Srinivasan, Rajarajan)

2023-2024                            Research Preceptor, M4 trainee (Avidano, Ryan)

2020-2024                            Rheumatology Faculty-Fellow Mentorship AU Rheumatology Fellowship

Past Mentees

                                                Rachel Elam

                                                Binni Makkar

                                                Stephen Bell

                                                Anam Qureshi

                                           Adam Meszaros

                                           Adria Irina Madera-Acosta

Graduate Student Committees / Project Mentorship

2021-2024 Co-Mentor, VA Career Development Award, Debra Irsik

2024 Graduate School Committee, University of Toronto, Natalia Konstantelos

Major Professional Development Activities / Meetings

NIH Consortium Meetings for Risks/Benefits of Long-Term Bisphosphonate Therapies (2021-present)

AWARDS/HONORS

Exemplary Teaching Award MCG Academic Affairs 2025

2025 MCG Group on Women in Medicine (GWIMS) Leadership  Award

J. Harold Harrison, MD, Distinguished University Chair in Rheumatology

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society  

Richmond County Medical Society      

American College of Rheumatology

Georgia Society of Rheumatology            

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Media Interviews 

2025 Means Report, Channel 6, thttps://www.wjbf.com/news/u-s-world-news/research-at-wellstar-mcg-aims-to-reduce-pain-for-spinal-cord-injury-patients/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WJBF_NewsChannel_6&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4dxsTheBbr2K-g6LnOET2RNI8us_MvsKaguNDB18EPEzMCk7aPyOEIptmWqQ_aem_xW72TmaI0x03Iv6-sM-D6w.

PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL / NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND STATE MEETINGS

  (* indicates student/trainee participant)

Invited Moderated Sessions or Seminars at International / National Conferences

1. Case -Based Approach to Metabolic Bone Disease. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence. Washington, DC. November 2024.
2. Hypophosphatasia. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence. W. Orlando, Florida. April 2023
3. Acute Lower Extremity Fracture Management in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. VA National Spinal Cord Injury Conference. March 2023

Scientific International / National Conference Proceedings: Oral and Plenary

(* indicates student/trainee participant)

1. Elam RE, Li J, Paul A, Kersey E, Schmajuk G, Leslie WD, and Carbone LD. 2025. Assessing for Racial/Ethnic Variability in U.S.-FRAX^TM Performance Among Older Adult Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States. Oral presentation. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

        Published abstract: [abstract #2685] Arthritis Rheumatol. 2025; 77 (suppl 9).

2. Elam RE, Kersey E, Li J, Schmajuk G, and Carbone LD. (2024, Nov) Fracture Incidence Rates in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Disease Activity Level. Oral presentation. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Published abstract: [abstract #1748]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024; 76 (suppl 9).

3. Elam RE, Xu H, Carbone LD, Isales C, Dong Y, and Johnson K. (2023, Oct) Association of Clinical Factors and Incident Fracture in Overweight and Obese Middle-aged and Older Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Oral presentation. The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Published abstract: J Bone Miner Res 38(Suppl 2)

4. Elam RE, Nag Ayala D, Madera-Acosta A *, Bell S *, Qureshi A *, Rice C, Carbone LD, Coughlin SC, and Shi H. (2022, Nov) Sex and Racial Differences in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Among U.S. Adults in the All of Us Research Program. oral presentation. American College of Rheumatology Convergence, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Published abstract: [abstract #1101]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 74(suppl 9).

5. Elam RE, Weaver FM, Ray CE, Miskevics S, Gonzalez B, Obremskey W, and Carbone LD. (2022, Aug) Predictors of Lower Extremity Fracture-related Amputation in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Oral presentation. Paralyzed Veterans of America Healthcare Summit + Expo. Dallas, TX, USA.

Scientific International / National Conference Proceedings: Poster

(* indicates student/trainee participant)

1. Weber M,  Obremskey W,  Huling J, Shah N, Budde E, Huo J Jacob R,  Basida B, Hoffer C, Makkar B, Carbone L. (2025). Complication Rates of Typical Hip Fractures, Subtrochanteric Femoral Fractures and Atypical Femoral Fractures. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.
2. Schoesboe, J, Cadarette S, Miller MJ, Lo J, Hayes K, Grangaard J, Cromwell L, Huo Z, Chandra M, Rabinovich N, Aggarwal S, Deng Y, Adler R, Fink H, Carbone L. Frequency and Duration of Drug Holidays Among Oral Bisphosphonate Users Across Multiple Health Systems. Late Breaking Abstract. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Annual Meeting, 2025, Seattle WA, USA
3. Elam RE, Buzkova P, Fink HA, Barzilay JI, Roseen EJ, Cauley JA, Mukamal KJ, Robbins JA, Stein PK, Carbone LD, and Lovasi GS. (2025) Greater Neighborhood Walkability is Associated with Lower Incidence of Hip Fracture in Older, Community-dwelling Women in the United States: The Cardiovascular Health Study. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Published abstract: [abstract #0354] Arthritis Rheumatol. 2025; 77 (suppl 9).

4. Elam RE, Li J, Paul A, Kersey E, Schmajuk G, Leslie WD, and Carbone LD. (2025, May) Fracture Risk Assessment in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF) Investigators’ Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA.

Published abstract: [abstract #SUN-377] J Bone Miner Res. Nov 2024; 38 (Suppl 1).

5. Chang A, Go A, Chandra M, Carbone, L Fink H, Ott, S, Adler A, Garcia E. Lo, Jo. Heart Failure is an Independent Risk Factor for Incident Osteoporotic Fracture in a High-Risk Older Population. Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting ACC, 2025, Chicago, IL, UA.

Published abstract: [abstract # 1112-142. JACC April 2025. 85:12: (Suppl A)

6. Elam RE, Finch D, Le B, Dodson T, Gerngross P, Adler R, Fink H, Schousboe J, Lo J, Ristau K, and Carbone LD. (2024, Sept) Assessing for risk factors for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in men and women prescribed bisphosphonates or denosumab for fracture prevention. Poster presentation. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Published abstract: [abstract #SAT-370] J Bone Miner Res. Nov 2024; 38 (Suppl 1)

7. Le B, Finch D, Elam RE, Dodson T, Gerngross P, Adler R, Fink H, Schousboe J, Lo J, Ristau K, and Carbone LD. (2024, Sept) Treatment patterns for medication-related osteonecrosis of the Jaw. Poster presentation. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Annual Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
8. Colton Hoffer, John T. Schousboe, Joan Lo, Jared Huling, Kim Ristau, Howard A. Fink, Robert A. Adler, Joshua I. Barzilay, Laura Carbone. The Definition of Atypical Femoral Fractures Should Include Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures (PAFFs). Poster presentation. ASBMR Toronto, Ontario, Sept 27-30, 2024
9. Chen, J., Chandra, M., Carbone, L., Schousboe, J., Garcia, E., Lo, J. Site -specific Differences in the Association of Non-vertebral Major Osteoporotic Fractures and Rheumatoid Arthritis. ACR Convergence Washington, D.C Nov 14-19, 2024.
10. Watsky, M., Lu, X., He, Q., Morisseau, C., Hwang, S., Carbone, L., Hammock, B. Epoxide Fatty Acids Improve Mouse Cornea Alkali Wound Healing. ARVO Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2024. Seattle, WA.
11. Lo, J., Tabada, G., Chandra, M., Carbone, L., Garcia, E. Demographic Patterns in Vertebral Fracture Diagnoses among Women who Initiated Oral Bisphosphonate Therapy. Endocrine Society. 2024. Boston, Massachusetts.
12. Joan C. Lo, Malini Chandra, Mehreen Khan, Laura Carbone, Elisha A. Garcia, Grace H. Tabada, Deborah Low, Rita L. Hui. Changing Trends in Oral Bisphosphonate Therapy: A 25-year Surveillance in a US Healthcare System. Endocrine Society. 2024. Boston, Massachusetts.
13. Alavinia M, Giangregorio L, Cote I, Biencowe L, Miyatura M, Carbone L, Weaver F, Craven C. Development and Validation of SCI-FX for Fragility Fracture Risk in Spinal Cord Injury Patients. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). Sept 2024. Annual Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
14. Coward T. Austin, H. A. Fink, D. I. Jalal, A. E. Törnqvist, P. Buzkova, J. I. Barzilay, T. Lu, L. D. Carbone, M. Gabrielsen, L. Grahnemo, K. Hveem, C. Jonasson, J. Kizer, A. Langhammer, K. J. Mukamal, M. Nethander, B. M. Psaty, J. A. Robbins, Y. Sun, A. Skogholt, B. ÅSvold, R. J. Valderrabano, J. Zheng, B. Richards, C. Ohlsson.Large-scale Circulating Proteome Association Study (CPAS) and its use for improved hip fracture prediction. American Society of Human Genetics. 2023, Washington DC.
15. Le B, Xu H, Huo Z, Weaver F, Carbone L. 2023. Updating Risk Factors for Fracture in Veterans with SCI/D 2023 Aug 14-16. Paralyzed Veterans of America annual meeting 2023, Orlando, FL.
16. Jlal, Coward E, Austin TR, Buzkova P, Barzilay J, Carbone, L et al. Identification of novel circulating proteins predicting hip fractures using large-scale proteonomics meta- analyses. ASBMR 2023, Vancouver

Published abstract: [abstract #SUN-377] J Bone Miner Res. Nov 2024; 38 (Suppl 1).

17. Elam RE, Bůžková P, Delaney JAC, Fink HA, Barzilay JI, Carbone LD, Saha R , Robbins JA, Mukamal KJ, Valderrábano RJ, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Olson NC, Huber SA, Doyle MF, Landay AL, Cauley JA. (2022, Nov) Immune Cell Subsets and Risk of Incident Hip Fracture in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Poster presentation American College of Rheumatology Convergence, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Published abstract: [abstract #1327]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 74(suppl 9).

18. Carbone LD, Bůžková P, Robbins JA, Fink HA, Barzilay JI, Elam RE, Isales C. (2022, Nov) The Role of Tryptophan and Its Metabolites in Risk of Incident Hip Fractures and Frailty: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Poster presentation. American College of Rheumatology Convergence, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Published abstract: [abstract #1313]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 74(suppl 9).

19. Shi, B. Goo, D. Kim, T. Kress, E. B. Chantemele, X. Long, H.W. Kim, L. Carbone, B. Annex, N. Weintraub. Perivascular adipose tissue promotes vascular dysfunction in murine lupus. ACR Convergence, Pittsburgh, PA. 2022.
20. Weaver F. M., Ray C., Miskevics S., Gonzalez B., Obremskey W., Carbone L. D. Predictors of Lower Extremity Fracture-related Amputation in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. August 2022. PVA Healthcare Summit. Washington DC.
21. Elam RE, Doan J, Weaver FM, Ray CE, Miskevics S, Gonzalez B, Obremskey W, and Carbone LD. (2022, Aug) “Pathologic” Fractures in Spinal Cord Injuries: Insight into International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision Coding. Poster presentation. Paralyzed Veterans of America Healthcare Summit + Expo. Dallas, TX. Awarded second place in the poster competition
22. *Elam RE, Weaver FM, Ray CE, Miskevics S, Gonzalez B, Obremskey W, and Carbone LD. (2021, May). Predictors of Lower Extremity Fracture-related Amputation in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Poster presentation. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Rheumatology Research Workshop, Virtual.
23. B Sinnott, F Weaver, C Ray, B Gonzalez, E Chu, *S Premji,* M Raiford, R *Elam, and L Carbone. Evaluation of Predictors and Complications of Lower Extremity Fracture Nonunion in Persons. 2021. PVA Healthcare Summit. Washington DC.
24. *Elam RE, Gupta S, Tolaymat O, Vasan S, Crandall C, Wactawski-Wende J, Johnson KC, and Carbone LD. (2020, Nov). The Association of Methotrexate, Sulfasalazine and Hydroxychloroquine Use with Incident Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Findings for the Women’s Health Initiative.Poster presentation. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence Annual Meeting. Virtual.

Published abstract: [abstract #0103]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 72(suppl 10).

Scientific Regional and State Conference Proceedings: Poster

 (* indicates student/trainee participant)

1. Chandra, R, Carbone, L, Schousboe, J. Miller, M, Barzillay, J, Adler, R, Fink, H, Ott, S, Huling, J, Lo, J. (2025, September).  Methodologic Considerations for Identifying Adults who received Oral Bisphosphonate Drugs for at least 3 Years. ASBMR annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. 
2. Qureshi A *, Elam RE, and Carbone LD. (2022, Aug). Think outside APLS: HIT in a patient with APLS presenting with recurrent thrombosis and leukocytoclastic vasculitis. Poster presentation. The Annual Meeting of the Rheumatology Alliance of Louisiana. New Orleans, LA. Awarded first place in the poster competition
3. *Bell S, Le B, Carbone L, and Elam RE. (2022, Aug) More than Meets the Eye: An Unusual Case of Orbital Inflammation in Behcet’s Disease. Poster presentation. The Annual Meeting of the Rheumatology Alliance of Louisiana. New Orleans, LA.

VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS

Invited Talks, National and International

1. Osteoporosis.  Grand Rounds.  University of East TN.  2025
2. Overview of DXA Readings.  Grand Rounds.  Division of Rheumatology UTHSC.  Memphis, TN.  February 2023
3. DXA Interpretation.  Grand Rounds.  Division of Rheumatology.  UTHSC.  Memphis, TN.  December 2020

PUBLICATIONS IN NON-REFEREED JOURNALS (* indicates student/trainee participant)

1. Elam RE, Jackson N, Machua W*, and Carbone L. Osteoporosis. Medscape Drugs & Diseases. Updated January 8, 2024. Available at: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/330598-overview
2. Catharine Craven, BA, MD, Laura D. Carbone MD, MS, J Christopher M. Cirnigliaro, PhD, Kristine Cowley, Janice Eng, PhD, PT Gail Forrest, PhD Therese E. Johnston, PT, PhD, MBA B. Jenny Kiratli, PhD, Sarah Morgan, MD, RD, Leslie Morse, DO, Karen L. Troy, PhD Frances M. Weaver, PhD. Bone Health and Osteoporosis Management in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Practice Guideline for Health Care Providers. 2022. Available at:www.pva.org/publications.

PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS (* indicates student/trainee participant)

1. Craven C, Blencowe LA, Cirnigliaro C, Gao C, Obremskey W, Troy K, Edwards WB, Musselman K, Johnston TE, Weaver FM, Morse L, Carbone LD. Bone health issues and management after spinal cord injury. In: Kirshblum S, Lin VW, eds. Spinal Cord Medicine. 4th ed. Springer Publishing; 2026:312-348.
2. Chang A, Go A, Chandra M, Carbone, L Fink H, Ott, S, Adler A, Garcia E. Lo, Jo. Heart Failure is an Independent Risk Factor for Incident Osteoporotic Fracture in a High-Risk Older Population . Journal of Internal Medicine. Doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-10092. 2025  In press.
3. Charles Ritter, Pedro Silva Pacheco, Lila Batista Trajano Mattos, Mariana Quirino Silveira Soares, Debora Duarte Moreira, Izabel Regina Fischer Rubira-Bullen, Marco Antonio Hungaro Duarte, Jeroen Van Dessel, Bruce D. Hammock, Laura Carbone, Juliana Trindade Clemente-Napimoga, Henrique Ballasisini Abdalla, and Marcelo Henrique Napimoga. Soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibition preserves alveolar bone in experimental periodontitis with estrogen deficiency. Frontiers in Immunology.  2025 December 02. Doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1708504. PMID: 39587694
4. Rachel E. Elam, MD, Joan C. Lo, MD John T. Schousboe MD PhD, Robert A. Adler, MD, Howard A. Fink MD, Susan M. Ott, MD, Joshua Barzilay MD, Frances M. Weaver PhD, Emily Budde, PhD,  Zhiping Huo, MS2, Reside Jacob, MS, Laura D. Carbone MD. Shifting bisphosphonate prescribing patterns for fracture prevention: a twenty-four-year national surveillance of men in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration. Archives of Osteoporosis. 2025. PMID:  41504976. 
5. Shrestha P*, Basida B*, Elam RE, El Hajj J, Le B, Fink H, Bethel M, Tharrington SG, and Carbone LD. Disparities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Persons with Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2025 Jul 9;23(1):31. doi: 10.1007/s11914-025-00924-3. PMID: 40634685
6. Lo J, Chandra M, Khan M, Barzilay J, Carbone L, Ott S, Adler R, Schousboe J, Garcia E, Low D, Hui R. Changing trends in bisphosphonate therapy: a twenty-five-year surveillance in a single US integrated health care system.  Osteoporosis International. 2025 Apr;36(4):741-747. doi: 10.1007/s00198-024-07372-2. PMID: 39915333
7. Makkar B*, Obremskey W, Avidano R*, Ott S, Basida B*, Hoffer C*, Schousboe JT, Lo J, Huling J, Ristau K, Fink HA, Adler RA, Barzilay JI, Carbone L. The definition of atypical femoral fractures should include periprosthetic femoral fractures (PAFFs). Osteoporos Int. 2025 Mar;36(3):539-546. doi: 10.1007/s00198-025-07401-8. Epub 2025 Feb 7. PMID: 39920401
8. Elam, RE, Johnson KC, Isales CM, Dong Y, Carbone LD.Predictors of Fracture in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes and  Overweight or Obesity. J. Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 110(6):e1911-e1933. PMID 39259653
9. Barzilay J, Buzkova P, Bielinski S, Cotch M, Kestenbaum B, Austin T, Carbone L, Mukamal K, Budoff M. The association of microvascular disease and endothelial dysfunction with vertebral trabecular bone mineral density: The MESA study. Osteoporos Int. 2024 Sep;35(9):1595-1604. doi: 10.1007/s00198-024-07152-y.PMID: 38913124
10. Carbone L, Bůžková P, Robbins JA, Fink HA, Barzilay JI, Elam RE, Isales C. Association of serum levels of phenylalanine and tyrosine with hip fractures and frailty in older adults: The cardiovascular health study. Archives of Osteoporosis. 2024;19(1):51. doi: 10.1007/s11657- 024-01408-0. PMID: 38898169
11. Austin TR, Nethander M, Fink HA, Tornqvist AE, Jalal DI, Buzkova P, Barzilay JI, Carbone L, Gabrielsen ME, Grahnemo L, Lu T, Hveem K, Jonasson C, Kizer JR, Langhammer A, Mukamal KJ, Gerszten RE, Psaty BM, Robbins JA, Sun YV, Skogholt AH, Kanis JA, Johansson H, Asvold BO, Valderrabano RJ, Zheng J, Richards JB, Coward E, Ohlsson C. A plasma protein-based risk score to predict hip fractures. Nature Aging. 2024. Epub 20240527. doi: 10.1038/s43587-024-00639-7. PMID: 38802582.
12. Austin TR, Fink HA, Jalal DI, Tornqvist AE, Buzkova P, Barzilay JI, Lu T, Carbone L, Gabrielsen ME, Grahnemo L, Hveem K, Jonasson C, Kizer JR, Langhammer A, Mukamal KJ, Gerszten RE, Nethander M, Psaty BM, Robbins JA, Sun YV, Skogholt AH, Asvold BO,  Valderrabano RJ, Zheng J, Richards JB, Coward E, Ohlsson C. Large-scale circulating proteome association study (CPAS) meta-analysis identifies circulating proteins and pathways predicting incident hip fractures. J Bone Miner Res. 2024. Epub 20240104. doi: 10.1093/jbmr/zjad011. PubMed PMID: 38477735.
13. Le, Brian; Xu, Hongyan; Weaver, Frances; Huo, Zhiping; *Avidano, Ryan; Hurlburt, Piper; Morgan, Sarah; Carbone, Laura. Association of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements with Fractures in Persons with a Traumatic SCI. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. 2023. PMID: 31958428
14. Carbone, L.; Bůžková, P.; Fink, H.A.; Robbins, J.A.; Barzilay, J.I.; Elam, R.E.; Isales, C.; Connelly, M.A.; Mukamal, K.J. Plasma Levels of Branched Chain Amino Acids, Incident Hip Fractures and Bone Mineral Density of the Hip and Spine. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2023. doi:10.1210/clinem/dgad275. PMID: 37200158
15. Carbone L, Bůžková P, Robbins JA, Fink HA, Barzilay JI, Elam RE, and Isales C. The Role of Tryptophan and its Metabolites in Risk for Incident Hip Fractures, Frailty and Mortality in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study.(Aug 2023) JBMR Plus PMID: 37808397
16. Elam RE, Bùžková P, Delaney JAC, Fink HA, Barzilay J, Carbone LD, Saha R, Robbins JA, Mukamal KJ, Valderrábano RJ, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Olson NC, Huber SA, Doyle MF, Landay AL and Cauley JA. Association of Immune Cell Subsets with Incident Hip Fracture: The Cardiovascular Health Study. (Aug 2023). Calcified Tissue International. PMID: 37650930
17. Craven BC, Cirnigliaro CM, Carbone LD, Tsang P, Morse LR. The pathophysiology, identification and management of fracture risk, sublesional osteoporosis and fracture among adults with SCI. Journal of Personalized Medicine Jun 2023. PMID: 37373955
18. Robbins JA, Buzkova P, Barzilay JI, Cauley JA, Fink HA, Carbone LD, Chen Z, Stein PK, Elam RE, Jalal D, Sheets K, and Mukamal K. Mortality following hip fracture in older adults with and without coronary heart disease. Am J Med. (2023 Apr 24);S0002-9343(23)00244-9. Doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.03.036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37100188
19. Le, B.; Gonzalez, B.; Weaver, F.; Sinnott, B.; Ray, C.; Chu, E.; *Premji, S.; *Raiford, M.; *Mayur, O. Carbone, L. Malunions following lower extremity fractures in veterans with a spinal cord injury/disorder. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine March 28, 2023, 1-7, doi:10.1080/10790268.2023.2188391.
20. Shi H, Goo B, Kim D, Kress TC, Ogbi M, Mintz J, Wu H, Belin de Chantemèle EJ, Stepp D, Long X, Guha A, Lee R, Carbone L, Annex BH, Hui DY, Kim HW, Weintraub NL. Perivascular adipose tissue promotes vascular dysfunction in murine lupus. Front Immunol. 2023 Mar 16;14:1095034. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1095034. PMID: 37006244.
21. Mohanty N, San T *, Bell S *, Jalla R *, Williams J *, Fordjour I *, Siddiquee N *, Gavrilova-Jordan L, Carbone LD, and Elam RE. Initial presentation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis as urethral mass mimicking urethral cancer: A case report. Case Reports in Women’s Health. (2023 Mar 13); 37:e00498. doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2023.e00498. PMID: 36968550
22. Barzilay JI, Buzkova P, Fink HA, Cauley JA, Carbone L, Elam R, Robbins JA, Stein P, Sheets K, Jalal D, Mukamal KJ. The associations of markers of endothelial dysfunction with hip fracture risk. Arch Osteoporos. (2023 Mar 2);18(1):39. doi: 10.1007/s11657-023-01226-w. PMID: 36859726.
23. Elam RE, Ray CE, Miskevics S, Weaver FM, Gonzalez B, Obremskey, W, Carbone LD. Predictors of lower extremity fracture-related amputation in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury: a case-control study. Spinal Cord. (2023 Feb 16). doi: 10.1038/s41393-023- 00879-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36797477.
24. Rice C*, Nag Ayyala D, Shi H, Madera-Acosta A *, Bell S *, Qureshi A *, Carbone LD, Coughlin SS, Elam RE. Sex and racial differences in systemic lupus erythematosus among U.S. adults in the All of Us Research Program. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). (2023 Jan 27). doi: 10.1002/acr.25093. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36705447
25. Gao H, Patel S, Fohtung RB, Cawthon PM, Newman AB, Cauley JA, Carbone L, Chaves PHM, Stein PK, Civitelli R, Kizer JR. Sex- and race-specific associations of bone mineral density with incident heart failure and its subtypes in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Mar;71(3):742-755. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18121. Epub 2022 Nov 5. PMID: 36334030; PMCID: PMC10023291.
26. Sheets KM, Bůžková P, Chen Z, Carbone LD, Cauley JA, Barzilay JI, Starks JL, Miller LM, Fink HA. Association of covert brain infarcts and white matter hyperintensities with risk of hip fracture in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Osteoporos Int 2023 Jan;34(1):91-99.DOI: 10.1007/s00198-022-06565-x PMID: 36355067
27. Carbone LD, Ahn J, Adler RA, Cervinka T, Craven C, Geerts W, Hsu JR, Huang D, Karunakar MA, Kiratli BJ, Krause PC, Morse LR, Mirick Mueller GE, Nana A, Rogers E, Rivera JC, Spitler C, Weaver FM, Obremskey W. JB JS 2022 Dec 8;7(4):e21.00152. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.21.00152. eCollection 2022 Oct-Dec.PMID: 3651861
28. Barzilay J, Buzkova P, Kuller LH, Cauley JA, Fink FA, Sheets K, Robbins JA, Carbone LD, Elam R, Mukamal KJ. The Association of Lipids and Lipoproteins with Hip Fracture Risk: The Cardiovascular Health Study. The American Journal of Medicine. 2022. PMID: 35679877
29. Elam R, Buzkova P, Barzilay J, Wang Z, Nemet I, Budoff M, Cauley J, Fink AH, Lee Y, Robbins J, Wang M, Hazen, SL, Mozaffarian D, Carbone, L. Trimethylamine N-oxide and Hip Fracture and Bone Mineral Density in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Bone. 2022. PMID: 35577327
30. Elam, R, Doan, J, Weaver, F, Ray C, Miskevics S, Gonzalez, B, Obremskey, W, Carbone, L. “Pathological” Fractures in Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders: Insight into International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision Coding. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine Mar. 2022 7:1-9. PMID 3525423
31. Sinnott B, Ray C, Weaver F, Gonzalez B, Chu E, Premji S, *Raiford M*, Elam R, Miskevics S, Parada S, Carbone L. Risk factors and consequences of lower extremity fracture nonunions in Veterans with spinal cord injury. JBMR Plus 2022 Jan 5:6: PMID 35309860
32. *Madera-Acosta A*, Johnson-Wall H, Carbone LD, *Meszaros A, Berman A, White, J. Cannabidiol (CBD) oil toxicity mimicking extraglandular complications of Sjögren's syndrome. Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 2021: Feb 27; 5(1) PMID: 33748661
33. Stein PK, Buzkova P, Fink HA, Robbins, JA, Mukamal KJ, Cauley JA, Carbone LD, *Elam RE, McMillan DW, Valderrabano R, and Barzilay JI. (2021) Cardiovascular Autonomic Nervous System Function and Hip Fracture Risk: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Arch Osteoporosis. 2021 Oct 31;16(1):163 PMID: 34719754
34. *Rice C, Kosuru V , White J, Beek V, *Elam R, Clemenshaw M, Carbone L, Leighton, J. Membranous nephropathy complicating relapsing polychondritis: A case report. Journal of Clinical Nephrology. 2021. 5. 084-087.
35. Tinker LF, Huang Y, Johnson KC, Carbone LD, Snetselaar L, Van Horn L, Manson JE, Liu S, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Prentice RL, Lampe JW, Neuhouser ML. Estimating 24-Hour Urinary Excretion of Sodium and Potassium Is More Reliable from 24-Hour Urine Than Spot Urine Sample in a Feeding Study of US Older Postmenopausal Women. Curr Dev Nutr. 2021 Oct 12; 5(11): PMID: 34761160.
36. Huang D, Weaver F, Ahn J, Peterson K, Anderson J, Veazie S, Carbone LD. Treatment of Lower Extremity Fractures in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of the Literature. PM R. 2021 May; 13(5):510-527. 2020 Aug 25. PMID: 32500657.
37. Harvey NC, Kanis JA, Liu E, Cooper C, Lorentzon M, Bea JW, Carbone L, Cespedes Feliciano EM, Laddu DR, Schnatz PF, Shadyab AH, Stefanick ML, Wactawski-Wende J, Crandall CJ, Johansson H, McCloskey E. Predictive Value of DXA Appendicular Lean Mass for Incident Fractures, Falls, and Mortality, Independent of Prior Falls, FRAX, and BMD: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). Journal of bone and mineral research. 2021. PMID: 33450071.
38. Guihan M, Roddick K, Cervinka T, *Ray C, Sutton C, Carbone L, Weaver FM. Physical and occupational therapist rehabilitation of lower extremity fractures in veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. The journal of spinal cord medicine. 2021:1-9. Epub 2021/03/12. d. PMID: 33705274.
39. Carbone LD, Johnson K, Larson JC, Thomas F, Wactawski-Wende J, Bollinger K, Chen Z, Watsky M. Association of vitamin D with incident glaucoma: findings from the Women's Health Initiative. Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research. 2021. Epub 2021/01/13. PMID: 33431603.
40. Etingen B, Carbone LD, Guihan M,* Ray C, Aslam H, *Elam R, Weaver FM. Lower extremity fracture prevention and management in persons with spinal cord injuries and disorders: The patient perspective. The journal of spinal cord medicine. 2021:1-11. .1907675. PMID: 33830880.
41. Le B, *Ray C, Gonzalez B, Miskevics S, Weaver FM, Priebe M, Carbone LD. Reasons for Initiation and Discontinuation of Pharmacological Therapies for Osteoporosis in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders. Journal of clinical densitometry. 2021;24(1):67-77. Epub 2019/07/03. PMID: 31262561.
42. Weaver FM, Gonzalez B, *Ray C, Etingen B, Schwartz A, Burns S, Le B, Aslam H, Priebe M, Carbone LD. Factors influencing providers' decisions on management of bone health in people with spinal cord injury. Spinal cord. 2020. Epub 2020/11/27. doi: 10.1038/s41393- 020-00589-y.PMID: 33239741.
43. *Peterkin-McCalman R, Waller JL, *Le B, Oliver AM, Manning E, *Elam RE, Kheda M, Nahman NS, Jr., Carbone LD. Fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and end-stage renal disease. Archives of osteoporosis. 2020;15(1):146. Epub 2020/09/20. doi: 10.1007/s11657-020-00815-3. PubMed PMID: 32948922.
44. *Paudyal S, Waller JL, Oliver A, Le B, *Zleik N, Nahman NS, Jr., Carbone L. Rheumatoid Arthritis and Mortality in End Stage Renal Disease. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases. 2020;26(2):48-53. PMID: 32073514.
45. Crandall CJ, Larson J, Wright NC, Laddu D, Stefanick ML, Kaunitz AM, Watts NB, Wactawski-Wende J, Womack CR, Johnson KC, Carbone LD, Jackson RD, Ensrud KE. Serial Bone Density Measurement and Incident Fracture Risk Discrimination in Postmenopausal Women. JAMA internal medicine. 2020;180(9):1232-40. PMID: 32730575; PMCID: PMC7385675
46. Carbone LD, Ortiz Kaemena MF, *Elam RE. Heart failure and osteoporosis: an association that merits further study. Polish archives of internal medicine. 2020;130(11):928-9. Epub 2020/12/01. doi: 10.20452/pamw.15691. PMID: 33252209.
47. Carbone LD, Gonzalez B, Miskevics S, *Ray C, Etingen B, Guihan M, Craven BC, George V, Weaver FM. Association of Bisphosphonate Therapy with Incident of Lower Extremity Fractures in Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries or Disorders. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2020;101(4):633-41. PMID: 31958428.
48. Carbone L, Vasan S, *Elam R, Gupta S, Tolaymat O, Crandall C, Wactawski-Wende J, Johnson KC. The Association of Methotrexate, Sulfasalazine, and Hydroxychloroquine Use with Fracture in Postmenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative. JBMR Plus. 2020;4(10):e10393. PMID: 33103025.

PUBLICATIONS IN SUBMISSION

Elam RE, Finch D, Budde E, Ristau K, Dodson TB, Gerngross P, Carbone L, Shah N, Huling JD, and Le B. A Multicenter, National Case Series of 57 Patients in MRONJ Related to Antiresorptive Therapies for Osteoporosis and Their Treatments and Outcomes. Submitted to Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 6/27/2025.

Elam RE, Li J, Paul A, Kersey E, Schmajuk G, Leslie WD, and Carbone LD. Performance of U.S.- FRAX^TM by Race and Ethnicity for Imminent Hip and Major Osteoporotic Fracture Prediction in U.S. Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Submitted to JBMR 7/11/2025

PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION

Elam RE, Finch D, Budde E, Ristau K, Huling JD, and Carbone LD. Risk Factors for Recurrent Fracture in Men: A National, Retrospective Study of Veterans.

Barzilay J, Cauley JA, Fink HW, Carbone LD, Elam RE, and Bůžková P. The Association of Albuminuria with bone loss and fracture risk. Pending submission to Medical Research Archives.

Elam RE, Finch D, Le B, Dodson T, Gerngross P, Adler R, Fink H, Schousboe J, Lo J, Ristau K, and Carbone LD. Risk factors for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in men and women prescribed bisphosphonates or denosumab for fracture prevention.

Dodson T, Finch D, Elam RE, Le B, Dodson T, Gerngross P, Adler R, Fink H, Schousboe J, Lo J, Ristau K, and Carbone LD. Prevalence of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in men and women prescribed bisphosphonates or denosumab for fracture prevention

Finch D, Elam RE, Le B, Dodson T, Gerngross P, Adler R, Fink H, Schousboe J, Lo J, Ristau K, and Carbone LD. Development of a natural language processing algorithm to identify incident medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in men and women prescribed bisphosphonates or denosumab for fracture prevention.

Colton Hofferm*Wiliam Obremskey,  Binni Makker,* Brinda Basida*, Nitya Shah, Jared D. Huling, Zhiping Huo, Emily Budde,John T. Schousboe, Howard A. Fink, Robert A. Adler, Joan C. Lo, Ryan Avidano*, Joshua I Barzilay, Frances Weaver, Susan M Ott, KinhTu Lien*and Laura D. Carbone Mortality following Atypical Femoral Fractures in Men.