E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, is Director of New Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. He received his doctorate from Northwestern University Medical School and completed his postgraduate medical training at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Dr. Lewiecki is currently a consultant in osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease, supervisor of bone densitometry at his center and principal investigator for their osteoporosis clinical trials, and an educator with a special interest in the management of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease.
Dr. Lewiecki is past president of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and a board member of the ISCD and the National Osteoporosis Foundation. He is founding president of the Osteoporosis Foundation of New Mexico and program director of its flagship activity, the annual Santa Fe Bone Symposium. He is founder and Director of Bone Health TeleECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), an ongoing telementoring program for healthcare professionals focusing on osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases.