Miguel Debono - Clinical Fellow
• Studying for a PhD with Prof Eastell and Dr John Newell-Price to investigate the effects of oestradiol and cortisol on osteoporosis and vertebral fractures.
• Graduated from the University of Malta.
• Member of the Royal College of Physicians (London), Society for Endocrinology, The Endocrine Society and National Osteoporosis Society.
• Recently completed a three-year Academic Clinical Fellowship at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals as an Academic SPR in Endocrinology/Diabetes/General Internal Medicine.
• Research aim will be to improve the assessment of fracture risk in the clinical management of patients with osteoporosis.
Email: m.debono@sheffield.ac.uk
Amy Evans
“Relationship between fat mass and bone strength.”
Supervised by Dr Walsh
Email: mdp09ale@sheffield.ac.uk
Judy Finigan
Supervised by Professor Eastell
"Risk factors for fracture in postmenopausal women”
Email: j.finigan@sheffield.ac.uk
Fatma Gossiel
Supervised by Professor Eastell
“The effect of three licensed bisphosphonates on bone turnover markers and related tests in postmenopausal osteoporosis”
Email:f.gossiel@sheffield.ac.uk
Lucy Harris
Supervised by Professor McCloskey
"Strains exerted by mechanical vibration on the tibia and comparing the exerted strains to those induced by habitual activities whilst observing their effects on BMD“
Email: mdp10lch@sheffield.ac.uk
Chuhee Lee
Supervised by Dr Lang Yang and Dr Pat Lawford of the Medical Physics Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
“Development, validation and clinical application of 3D finite element models of the proximal femur for non-invasively estimating bone mechanical strength, mechanisms of hip fracture and for predicting hip fracture risk”
Email: chuhee.lee@sheffield.ac.uk
Karan Shah
Jointly supervised by Dr Gartland and Mr Wilkinson
“Mechanism of action for the effects of metal ions on bone cell function.”
Email: mdp09kms@sheffield.ac.uk
