Dr. Laura Keyes Bachrach MD
Endocronologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Endocrinology
751 S Bascom Ave Pediatrics Dept San Jose CA, 95128About
Dr. Laura Bachrach is a pediatric endocrinologist practicing in San Jose, CA. Dr. Bachrach specializes in growth, puberty, diabetes or other disorders related to hormones that produce certain conditions in children and growing young adults. Pediatric endocrinologists possess copious knowledge on hormone chemicals and how they can affect other parts of the body and their functions.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1976
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Endocrinology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Natural history of growth hormone receptor deficiency.
- Asymptomatic hypercalcemia in subcutaneous fat necrosis.
- Bone mineral acquisition in healthy Asian, Hispanic, black, and Caucasian youth: a longitudinal study.
- Influence of pre-adolescent diet on quantitative ultrasound measurements of the calcaneus in young adult women.
- Making an impact on pediatric bone health.
- A comparison of calcaneus ultrasound and dual X-ray absorptiometry in healthy North American youths and young adults.
- Use of hormone replacement therapy to reduce the risk of osteopenia in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa.
- Mechanobiology of femoral neck structure during adolescence.
- Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate in teens: A risk for bone health?
- Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurements of bone density and body composition: promise and pitfalls.
- Acquisition of optimal bone mass in childhood and adolescence.
- Calcaneus ultrasound measurements in a convenience sample of healthy youth.
- Assessment of bone mineralization following renal transplantation in children: limitations of DXA and the confounding effects of delayed growth and development.
- Diet in midpuberty and sedentary activity in prepuberty predict peak bone mass.
- Comparison of calcaneus ultrasound and dual X-ray absorptiometry in children at risk of osteopenia.
Publications
- Clinical gastroenterology and hepatologyCost-effectiveness of Universal Serologic Screening to Prevent Nontraumatic Hip2013
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGYCorrelates of low bone mass in children with generalized forms of epidermolysis bullosa2011
- BRITISH JOURL OF DERMATOLOGYPatterns of bone mineral acquisition in children with epidermolysis bullosa: a longitudil study2011
- BONECharacterization of low bone mass in young patients with thalassemia by DXA2011
- CONTRACEPTIONBiopsychosocial variables associated with substantial bone mineral density loss during the use of2010
- JOURL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGYIdequate Vitamin D Status in Adolescents with Substantial Bone Mineral Density2010
- PM&RNutritiol Factors That Influence Change in Bone Density2010
- CONTRACEPTIONRecovery of bone mineral density2010
- NUTRITIOL INFLUENCES ON BONE HEALTHNutritiol Factors that Influence Change in Bone Density2010
- BONEIntertiol longitudil pediatric reference standards for bone mineral content2010
- JOURL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISMClinical Review: Bisphosphote Use in Childhood Osteoporosis2009
- MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISEEffect of oral contraceptives on weight and body composition in young female runners2008
- CONTRACEPTIONLongitudil study of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo2008
- JOURL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRYDual energy X-ray absorptiometry interpretation and reporting in children and adolescents2008
- MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISERisk factors for stress fracture among young female cross-country runners2007
- Endocrine practiceConsensus and controversy regarding osteoporosis in the pediatric population.2007
- MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISEThe effect of oral contraceptives on bone mass and stress fractures in female runners2007
- Harel, Z., Gold, M., Cromer, B., Bruner, A., Stager, M., Bachrach, L.,Bone mineral density in postmerchal adolescent girls in the United States2007
- JOURL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISMVariable deficits of bone mineral despite chronic glucocorticoid therapy2006
- JOURL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISMSequential comparisons of one-month2006
- HORMONE RESEARCHMeasuring bone mass in children: Can we really do it?2006
- BONEThe relative contributions of lean tissue mass and fat mass to bone density in young women2005
- ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICAOsteoporosis and measurement of bone mass in children and adolescents2005
- JOURL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISMConsensus statement: Guide to bone health and disease in cystic fibrosis2005
- Pediatric endocrinology reviews : PERAssessing bone health in children: who to test and what does it mean?2005
- NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERSTaking steps towards reducing osteoporosis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy2005
- JOURL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISMOfficial positions of the Intertiol Society for Clinical Densitometry2004
- Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health careBone health in children and adolescents2004
- JOURL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRYStandards and guidelines for performing central dual-energy X2004
- TRANSPLANTATIONBone mineral density in pediatric transplant recipients2003
- JOURL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISMLow-dose intravenous pamidrote reduces fractures in childhood osteoporosis2003
- MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISEDisordered eating, menstrual irregularity, and bone mineral density in female runners2003
- JOURL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRYComparison of calcaneus ultrasound and dual X-ray absorptiometry in children at risk of osteopenia2003
- AMERICAN JOURL OF CLINICAL NUTRITIONDiet in midpuberty and sedentary activity in prepuberty predict peak bone mass2003
- JOURL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRYEthnic differences in bone mass of young women vary with method of assessment2002
- JOURL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRYCalcaneus ultrasound measurements in a convenience sample of healthy youth2001
- TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISMAcquisition of optimal bane mass in childhood and adolescence2001
- PEDIATRICSDepot medroxyprogesterone acetate in teens: A risk for bone health?2000
- Bachrach, L. K.Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurements of bone density and body composition2000
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHUse of hormone replacement therapy to reduce the risk of osteopenia2000
- JOURL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTMechanobiology of femoral neck structure during adolescence2000
- JOURL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISMBone mineral acquisition in healthy Asian, Hispanic, black, and Caucasian youth: A longitudil study1999
- ACTA PAEDIATRICAtural history of growth hormone receptor deficiency1999
- JOURL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRYA comparison of calcaneus ultrasound1999
- OSTEOPOROSIS INTERTIOLInfluence of pre-adolescent diet on quantitative ultrasound measurements of the calcaneus in young1999
- CLINICAL JOURL OF SPORT MEDICINETwo measures of physical activity as predictors of bone mass in a young cohort1998
- JOURL OF PEDIATRICSBone acquisition and loss in children and adults with cystic fibrosis: A longitudil study1998
- JOURL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCHBone mass and hip axis length in healthy Asian, black, Hispanic, and white American youths1997
- JOURL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATIONIntakes of nutrients and foods relevant to bone health in ethnically diverse youths1997
- VANDERMEULEN, M. C., Moro, M., Kiratli, B. J., Marcus, R., Bachrach, LDetermints of femoral neck structure during adolescence.1997
- ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINEVelocardiofacial syndrome presenting as hypocalcemia in early adolescence1997
- JOURL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCHCorrespondence between theoretical models1997
- BONEBody mass is the primary determint of midfemoral bone acquisition during adolescent growth1996
- JOURL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCHDifferences in bone mineral in young Asian1996
- JOURL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCHDetermints of femoral geometry and structure during adolescent growth1996
- PEDIATRICSCorrelates of osteopenia in patients with cystic fibrosis1996
- AMERICAN JOURL OF HUMAN BIOLOGYValidity of the body mass index as an indicator of adiposity1996
- JOURL OF PEDIATRICSBONE-MINERAL DENSITY DURING TREATMENT OF CENTRAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY1995
- JOURL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCHTHE BONE-MINERAL STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH MARFAN-SYNDROME1995
- CLINICAL JOURL OF SPORT MEDICINEA PHYSICIAN SURVEY OF THERAPY FOR EXERCISE-ASSOCIATED AMENORRHEA - A BRIEF REPORT1995
- VANDERMEULEN, M. C., Moro, M., Kiratli, B. J., Bachrach, L. K., CarterLOADING FROM BODY-MASS DETERMINES BONE MASS AND STRUCTURE DURING ADOLESCENCE1995
- TURNER SYNDROME IN A LIFE-SPAN PERSPECTIVE: RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ASPEOsteopenia in Turner girls1995
- AMERICAN JOURL OF MEDICINEOSTEOPENIA IN ADULTS WITH CYSTIC-FIBROSIS1994
- MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISELOW BONE-MINERAL DENSITY AT AXIAL AND APPENDICULAR SITES IN AMENORRHEIC ATHLETES1993
- JOURL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISMTURNER SYNDROME ADOLESCENTS RECEIVING GROWTH-HORMONE ARE NOT OSTEOPENIC1993
- JOURL OF PEDIATRICS2-YEAR RESULTS OF TREATMENT WITH DEPOT LEUPROLIDE ACETATE FOR CENTRAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY1992
- JOURL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISMCLINICAL AND ANTHROPOMETRIC CORRELATES OF BONE-MINERAL ACQUISITION IN HEALTHY ADOLESCENT GIRLS1991
- JOURL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISMRECOVERY FROM OSTEOPENIA IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH ANOREXIA-NERVOSA1991
- Growth factorsThyrotropin inhibits while insulin1991
- PEDIATRICSDECREASED BONE-DENSITY IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH ANOREXIA-NERVOSA1990
- Growth factorsInteraction of TSH, insulin and insulin1990
- YALE JOURL OF BIOLOGY AND MEDICINEINDUCTION OF ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE ACTIVITY BY GROWTH AND DIFFERENTIATION FACTORS IN FRTL-5 CELLS1989
- BIOCHIMIEREGULATION OF THYROPEROXIDASE, THYROGLOBULIN AND IODIDE LEVELS IN SHEEP THYROID-CELLS BY TSH1989
- CADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURLEFFECTS OF AMIODARONE DURING PREGNCY1987
- Acta endocrinologica. SupplementumRole of non-TSH factors in thyroid cell growth.1987
- ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICAROLE OF NON-TSH FACTORS IN THYROID CELL-GROWTH1987
- HORMONE AND METABOLIC RESEARCHDISPARATE UPTAKE OF (TCO4)-TC-99M AND I-125 IN THYROID-CELLS IN CULTURE1986
- ENDOCRINOLOGYPHORBOL ESTERS STIMULATE GROWTH AND INHIBIT DIFFERENTIATION IN CULTURED THYROID-CELLS1985
- MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGYTHE EFFECTS OF GROWTH-FACTORS AND SERUM ON D1984
- ENDOCRINOLOGYTRANS-PLACENTAL EFFECTS OF 31983
- ENDOCRINOLOGYTREATMENT OF OVINE CRETINISM INUTERO WITH 3,5-DIMETHYL-3'-ISOPROPYL-L-THYRONINE1982
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