Medical Oncology
G. David Roodman received a medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Kentucky. His postdoctoral training included an internship in internal medicine at the University of Kentucky, as well as a residency in medicine and a hematology fellowship at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Roodman currently serves as Director of the Myeloma Program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and Vice Chair for Research in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine.
An American Board of Internal Medicine Diplomate in internal medicine and hematology, and a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, Dr. Roodman holds membership in numerous professional societies and holds positions of prominence with several advisory and regulatory bodies, including Chair of the Paget Foundation. Among Dr. Roodman’s many awards are the Louis V. Avioli Founders Award for Basic Research in Bone (2007) and the John B. Johnson Award for Research in Paget’s Disease (2002).
Dr. Roodman is well-published in the peer-reviewed literature and is on the editorial boards of several journals, including Experimental Biology and Medicine and Journal of Clinical Investigation. Additionally, he is Associate Editor of Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Dr. Roodman’s research focuses on the cellular and molecular events that control the formation and activity of osteoclasts in normal and pathologic states, and he is a highly sought lecturer on these topics. He holds two investigator-initiated National Institutes of Health grants and heads a Program Project Grant (Pathobiology of Paget’s Disease) to investigate the role of measles virus in the pathophysiology of Paget’s disease and the role the genetic component plays in the pathologic process. His research on myeloma bone disease is also funded by The Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Grant and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s Collaborative Program Grant.
