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Marc K. Drezner, MD

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Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Dr. Drezner is the director of the Clinical Osteoporosis Center and is internationally known for his work in bone and mineral metabolism. He has brought new perspective to the psychosocial consequences of postmenopausal osteoporosis.  Dr. Drezner maintains an active clinical practice with specific interests in management of osteoporosis, hyperparathyroidism and rickets/osteomalacia.

Specialties

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

UW Health Clinics

West Clinic
(608) 263-5010 | (800) 323-8942 | Map
West Clinic
(608) 263-5010 | (800) 323-8942 | Map

Hospital Affiliation(s)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)

Languages Spoken

English
Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000.

UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Department of Medicine

Professional Certifications and Education

Board Certification Internal Medicine
Fellowship Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Residency Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Internship Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Medical School University of Pittsburgh, 1970

Awards/Honors

Best Doctors® in America 2011


Programs & Conditions

PubMed Articles
Yuan B Feng JQ Bowman S Liu Y Blank RD Lindberg I Drezner MK . Hexa-D-arginine treatment increases 7B2•PC2 activity in hyp-mouse osteoblasts and rescues the HYP phenotype. J Bone Miner Res. 2013 Jan;28(1):56-72
[PubMed ID: 22886699]
Drezner MK Golden RN . Transforming the research environment and culture for the betterment of health in Wisconsin. WMJ. 2012 Apr;111(2):89-90
[PubMed ID: 22616477]
Yuan B Takaiwa M Clemens TL Feng JQ Kumar R Rowe PS Xie Y Drezner MK . Aberrant Phex function in osteoblasts and osteocytes alone underlies murine X-linked hypophosphatemia. J Clin Invest. 2008 Feb;118(2):722-34
[PubMed ID: 18172553]
Binkley N Krueger D Drezner MK . Low vitamin D status: time to recognize and correct a Wisconsin epidemic. WMJ. 2007 Dec;106(8):466-72
[PubMed ID: 18237070]
Couto FM Chen H Blank RD Drezner MK . Calciphylaxis in the absence of end-stage renal disease. Endocr Pract. 2006 Jul-Aug;12(4):406-10
[PubMed ID: 16901796]
Lensmeyer GL Wiebe DA Binkley N Drezner MK . HPLC method for 25-hydroxyvitamin D measurement: comparison with contemporary assays. Clin Chem. 2006 Jun;52(6):1120-6
[PubMed ID: 16574756]
Hansen KE Binkley N Christian R Vallarta-Ast N Krueger D Drezner MK Blank RD . Interobserver reproducibility of criteria for vertebral body exclusion. J Bone Miner Res. 2005 Mar;20(3):501-8
[PubMed ID: 15746996]
Binkley N Kiebzak GM Lewiecki EM Krueger D Gangnon RE Miller PD Shepherd JA Drezner MK . Recalculation of the NHANES database SD improves T-score agreement and reduces osteoporosis prevalence. J Bone Miner Res. 2005 Feb;20(2):195-201
[PubMed ID: 15647812]
Frydman J Bianco J Drezner M Chen H . Thallium-pertechnetate subtraction scanning in the preoperative localization of an ectopic undescended parathyroid gland. Clin Nucl Med. 2004 Sep;29(9):542-4
[PubMed ID: 15311119]
Yuan B Xing Y Horst RL Drezner MK . Evidence for abnormal translational regulation of renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase activity in the hyp-mouse. Endocrinology. 2004 Aug;145(8):3804-12
[PubMed ID: 15265826]
Drezner MK . Treatment of anticonvulsant drug-induced bone disease. Epilepsy Behav. 2004 Feb;5 Suppl 2:S41-7
[PubMed ID: 15123011]
Hansen KE Vallarta-Ast N Krueger D Gangnon R Drezner MK Binkley N . Use of the lowest vertebral body T-score to diagnose lumbar osteoporosis in men: is "cherry picking" appropriate? J Clin Densitom. 2004 Winter;7(4):376-81
[PubMed ID: 15618597]
Drezner MK . Hypophosphatemic rickets. Endocr Dev. 2003;6:126-55
[PubMed ID: 12964430]
Binkley N Krueger D Li Z Gangnon RE Drezner MK . Are Wisconsin physicians knowledgeable about male osteoporosis? WMJ. 2003;102(2):51-7
[PubMed ID: 12754910]