Melissa McNamara, MD, Julie Paik, MD, Cleopatra Beaton, NP, PhD, and Meika A. Fang, MD
At the time of this study, Dr. McNamara was a fellow in rheumatology in the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)–VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) program. She is currently in private practice. Dr. Paik is chief resident in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center–VAGLAHS internal medicine program. Dr. Beaton is a nurse practitioner and Dr. Fang is a staff physician, both in the rheumatology section at VAGLAHS. In addition, Dr. Fang is a clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Are male veterans uninformed about osteoporosis and its risk factors, screening, treatment, and prevention? What do their providers know—and can any knowledge gaps be addressed?
