Prof. Maria Luisa Brandi
Professor of Endocrinology at the Vita-Salute University at the San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Italy
Areas of expertise
- Phosphate wasting disorders
- Hereditary endocrine tumors
- Rare metabolic bone disorders
- Bone and mineral metabolism
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome Type 1 (MEN1)
- X-linked Hypophosphatemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Osteoporosis
About the expert
Professor Maria Luisa Brandi is a renowned endocrinologist who has made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of bone and mineral disorders. She has published over 800 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is well-recognized worldwide for her novel cellular models used in endocrine research. Her clinical and basic research focuses on bone and mineral disorders, and she has dedicated her career to studying the cellular and molecular aspects of endocrinology applied to clinical medicine. Professor Brandi's work has helped shape the field of bone metabolism and has paved the way for new discoveries and treatments. She is currently a Professor of Endocrinology at the Vita-Salute University at San Raffaele, Milan, Italy and an International Visiting Professor at McMaster University in Toronto, Canada. She is also the President of FIRMO Foundation, a non-profit research organization dedicated to skeletal health.
Professor Maria Luisa Brandi is a renowned endocrinologist. She obtained her MD Degree in 1977, the Board of Endocrinology in 1980, and the PhD Degree in Cell Biology in 1987. She spent about 5 years at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. She was a Full Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Florence until 2020.
Currently, she is a Professor of Endocrinology at the Vita-Salute University at San Raffaele, Milan, Italy and an International Visiting Professor at McMaster University in Toronto, Canada. She is also the President of FIRMO Foundation, a non-profit research organization dedicated to skeletal health.
Professor Brandi has published over 800 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 250 chapters in books. She is well-recognized worldwide for her novel cellular models used in endocrine research. She has also contributed to the preparation of clinical guidelines for bone and mineral metabolism which are widely used by clinicians worldwide. She is well-recognized worldwide for her novel cellular models used in endocrine research. Her clinical and basic research focuses on bone and mineral disorders. Since 2020, she has been serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal on Fragility Fractures. Additionally, she is a member of the Board and Scientific Committee of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and General Secretary of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO).
Her research has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of bone health and metabolic disorders. She has dedicated her career to studying the cellular and molecular aspects of endocrinology applied to clinical medicine. Professor Brandi’s work has helped shape the field of bone metabolism and has paved the way for new discoveries and treatments.
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President
2006 - TodayItalian Foundation for Research on Bone Diseases
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Member of the Faculty of the Master on Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases
2023 - TodayUniversità Vita e Salute San Raffaele, Milan
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Member
2023 - TodaySIOT Committee on Bone Fragility
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Member
2022 - TodayBoard of the Italian Guidelines of Bone Pain in Vertebral Fragility Fractures
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President
2021 - TodayItalian Observatory on Fragility Fractures
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Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
2021 - TodayUniversity Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
2020 - TodayUniversity Vita-Salute, San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
1999 - 2020University of Florence
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Director of the Complex Clinical Unit on Bone and Mineral Disorders
1999 - 2020Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Director of the Regional Referral Center for Hereditary Endocrine Tumors
1990 - 2020Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Associate Professor of Endocrinology
1988 - 1999University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Visiting Associate at the Metabolic Diseases Branch
1984 - 1988NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Ph D in Cell Biology
University of Rome, Italy
1988
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Endocrinology specialty certification
University of Florence, Italy
1980
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MD
University of Florence, Italy
1977
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Member of the SIOT Committee on Bone Fragility (2023)
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Member of the Board of the Italian Guidelines of Bone Pain in Vertebral Fragility Fractures (2022)
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Member of the International Advisory Board of the Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis Skeletal Endocrinology Group (2021)
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Member of the Commission on Osteoporosis of the Italian Society (2007)
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Member of the Working Group on Endocrine Disruptors, Italian Ministery of Health (2005)
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