Dr Jennifer Walsh
PhD MRCP
Consultant Physician and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Endocrinology and Metabolic Bone Medicine,NIHR Biomedical Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Disease, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Research interests
• Determinants of peak bone mass and bone size in young adults
• Endocrinology in adolescence and young adulthood
• Interactions between fat and bone
• Effects of endocrine disorders on bone microstructure
• Evaluation of peripheral bone microstructure using high-resolution quantitative computer tomography
• Late effects of cancer treatment
• Effects of serotonin on bone
Academic responsibilities
• Responsible for the BRU training programme
• Studying for Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education
External Positions
• Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation associate board member
• Member of Society for Endocrinology
• Member of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• Member of European Calcified Tissue Society
• Member of National Osteoporosis Society
Reviewer for Bone, Osteoporosis International, Clinical Endocrinology, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Key publications
Walsh JS, Henriksen DB. (2010) Feeding and bone. Arch Biochem Biophys. 503(1):11-9 Abstract
Walsh JS, Eastell R, Peel NF. (2010) DMPA use after peak bone mass is associated with increased bone turnover, but no decrease in bone mineral density. Fertil Steril. 93: 697-701 Abstract
Walsh JS, Henry YM, Fatayerji D, Eastell R. (2010) Hormonal determinants of bone turnover before and after peak bone mass. Clin Endocrinol. 72:320-327 Abstract
Walsh JS, Henry YM, Fatayerji D, Eastell R. (2009) Lumbar spine peak bone mass and bone turnover in men and women: longitudinal study. Osteoporos Int. 20: 355-362 Abstract
Walsh JS, Eastell R, Peel NF. (2008) Effects of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate on bone density and bone metabolism before and after peak bone mass: A case-control study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 93:1317-1323 Abstract
Coleman RE, Walsh JS. (2010) Bone: causes of low bone mass in breast cancer-time for action? Nat Rev Endocrinol. 6(1):10-2. Abstract
