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Updated: Sun, 10/06/2024 - 10:30

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

Frank Rauch

Academic title(s): 

ProfessorÌý

MD

Frank Rauch
Contact Information
Address: 

Shriners Hospital for Children
1003 Decarie Boulevard
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 0A9

Email address: 
frank.rauch [at] mcgill.ca
Division: 
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Area(s): 
Clinical trials
Quality improvement
Degree(s): 
  • Preclinical Medicine, University of Regensburg, Germany, 1985-1987Ìý
  • Clinical Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany, 1987-1991Ìý
  • Pediatric Residency, Children’s Hospital, University of Cologne, Germany, 1992-1997Ìý
  • Fellowship, Genetic bone diseases, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, Canada, 1997-1999Ìý
Biography: 

Dr. Frank Rauch is a Professor of Pediatrics at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and a clinician-scientist at the Shriners Hospital for Children. He obtained his MD degree from the Technical University of Munich in 1991 and trained as a pediatrician at Cologne University, both in Germany. Since moving to Shriners Hospital and Æ»¹ûÒùÔº in 2001, his clinical activities and research program have concentrated on improving bone health in children, with a special focus on osteogenesis imperfecta and other rare bone disorders, as well as muscle-bone interaction in children. Dr. Rauch is the Director of the Molecular Diagnosis Laboratory at Shriners Hospital, which is accredited by the College of American Pathologists for the clinical genetic diagnosis of skeletal disorders. Apart from clinical research on rare bone diseases, he is also performing translational studies focussing on novel therapies of bone fragility disorders. Dr. Rauch has authored or coauthored more than 350 publications that have been cited more than 27,000 times.

Areas of expertise: 
  • Bone diseases in childrenÌýÌý
  • Genetics of skeletal disordersÌýÌý
  • Bone densitometryÌýÌý
  • Skeletal phenotyping of animal modelsÌý
Areas of interest: 
  • Bone diseases in childrenÌý
  • Genetics of skeletal disordersÌý
  • Muscle-bone interactionÌý
  • Pharmacological therapies of bone disordersÌý
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • Chercheur-boursier clinicien, Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé, 2004-2016Ìý
  • Editor in Chief, Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions (JMNI), 2009-2017Ìý
  • Charles Slemenda Award of the International Conference on Children's Bone Health, 2017Ìý
  • President, International Society for Children's Bone Health, 2022-
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