introduction/brief CV
Jean-Yves REGINSTER
Born: 13/06/1958
Degrees :
- Doctor in Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics: University of Liege, Liege Belgium (1982) (M.D.)
- Board certified for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Liege, Liege Belgium (1987)
- Specialized in Public Health, University of Nancy, Nancy, France (1994)
- Specialized in Epidemiology and Health Policy, University of Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (1995)
- Agrégé de l'Enseignement Supérieur en Sciences Medicales (Professoral Degree), University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (1993) (PH.D.)
- Board certified for Forensic Evaluations and Insurance Medicine, National Institute of Social Security, Brussels, Belgium (2008)
Present appointments :
- Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging. (2017 - )
- Emeritus Outstanding Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (2023 - )
- Emeritus Outstanding Professor of Bioethics and Societal Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (2023- )
- Professor, Chair for Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2021 - )
- Member of the World Health Organization Clinical Consortium on Healthy Ageing (CCHA) (2017 - )
- Chair, World Health Organization Working Group on Locomotor Capacity (2021 - )
- Honorary Head, University Center for Investigation in Bone and Articular Cartilage Metabolism, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (2014- )
- Scientific Expert, European Medicines Agency (EMA) (2001- )
Past appointments :
- President and Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium (2007-2016)
- Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (1996-2023)
- Director, Division of Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (1996-2023)
- Professor of Bioethics and Societal Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (2013-2023)
- Head, University Center for Investigation in Bone and Articular Cartilage Metabolism, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (1992-2014)
- Adjunct Professor of Medicine: Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington D.C. USA (1990-2003)
- Member, Belgian Medicines Agency, Commission for Drugs Registration (1995-2002)
- Expert, Belgian Medicines Agency, Commission for Drugs Reimbursement (Commission de Transparence) (1995-2002)
- Belgian Alternate Member, Efficacy Working Party (EWP), Committee for Proprietary Human Medicinal Products (CHMP), European Medicines Agency (EMA), London UK (1997-2001)
- Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Rheumatic Disorders (Non communicable diseases) (1997-2008)
- President and Chair, Medical Commission, Belgian Soccer Federation (URBSFA) (2007-2016)
- Member of the Steering Committee of the World Health Organization Clinical Consortium on Healthy Ageing (CCHA) (2017 - 2019)
Honorary Titles and Distinctions :
- Ambassador, Province of Liège, Belgium
- Honorary Citizen, City of Liège, Belgium
- Commander, Crown Order, Belgium
- Officer Leopold II Order, Belgium
Social Clubs :
- Cosmos Club (Washington DC, USA)
- Club de la Fondation Universitaire (Brussels, Belgium)
- Club du Château Sainte-Anne (Brussels, Belgium)
Scientific societies :
Co-Founder : Belgian Bone Club (BBC)
International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
International Federation of Societies on Skeletal Diseases (IFSSD)
Group for the Respect of Ethics and Excellence in Science (GREES)
European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO)
President/Chair : European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis
(ESCEO)
Committee of National Societies, International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
Group for the Respect of Ethics and Excellence in Science (GREES) (Past)
Belgian Bone Club (BBC) (Past)
Honorary Scientific Advisory Board (BBC) (Past)
General Secretary : Belgian Bone Club (BBC) (Past)
International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) (Past)
International Federation of Societies on Skeletal Diseases (IFSSD) (Past)
Honorary Member : - Medical Women International Association
- Chilean Society of Osteology and Mineral Metabolism
- Romanian Society of Rheumatology
- Slovakian Society of Medicine
- Polish Society of Rheumatology
- Italian Society for Orthopaedics, Medicine and Rare Bone Diseases (OrtoMed)
Member :
- Executive Committee : International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
- Board of Directors : International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) (Past)
- Board of Scientific Advisors : International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
Editorial Board (Past and Present):
Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Bone, Osteoporosis International, European Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Clinical Rheumatology, La Lettre du Rhumatologue, Revista Espanola de Enfermeda des Metabolicas Oseas, Calcified Tissue International, Revue du Rhumatisme, Synoviale, Journal of Clinical Densitometry, European Journal of Rheumatology and Inflammation, Revue Médicale de Liège, Osteoporosis Digest, Current Opinion in Drug Discovery and Development, Therapeutics Today, Clinical Evidence, Current Opinion in Oncologic, Endocrine and Metabolic Investigational Drugs.
Field of Interest :
Metabolic Bone Diseases - Epidemiology - Prevention and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis - Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis - Diagnosis and Screening Procedures for Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis - Public Health – Frailty and Sarcopenia - Health Economics - Pharmacoepidemiology - Quality of life – Health Policies – Regulatory Procedures – Methodology of Clinical Trials.
Publications :
More than 1100 scientific articles including New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Annals of Internal Medicine, Arthritis and Rheumatism, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, American Journal of Medicine, British Journal of Rheumatology, Calcified Tissue International, Osteoporosis International, Bone…
More than 80 books or chapter of books.