Pamela Taxel, M.D.

Faculty Title:
Associate Professor of Medicine and Fellowship Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Connecticut Health Center

Office Locations:
Osteoporosis Clinic, New England Musculoskeletal Institute
Medical Arts & Research Building, 3rd floor
UConn Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-6232
Phone: 860-679-2160

Endocrinology Clinic
Dowling South Medical Building, 2nd floor
UConn Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-6232
Phone: 860-679-3245

Specialties:
Osteoporosis in older men and women with emphasis on hormonal manipulation in disease models such as prostate and breast cancer

Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine: Endocrinology and Metabolism
American Board of Internal Medicine: Geriatrics

Brief Biosketch:
Dr. Taxel is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Connecticut Health Center. She specializes in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in older men and women.  Her research interest is focused on understanding hormonal influences on bone metabolism in this population.

Selected Publications:
Boxer RS, Kenny AM, Dowsett R, Taxel P. The effect of 6 months of androgen deprivation therapy on muscle and fat mass in older men with localized prostate cancer. Aging Male. 2005 Sep-Dec;8(3):207-212.

Labinson P, Taxel P, Multiple Fractures in a Woman Receiving 24-years of Etidronate treatment for Paget’s disease. Accepted for publication, Connecticut Medicine, 71:269-73.

Erdoğan O, Shafer DM, Taxel P, Freilich M. A review of the association between osteoporosis and alveolar ridge augmentation. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2007 Jul 24.

Taxel P,  Kaneko H,  Lee S-K , Toyama Y, Aguila HL, Raisz LG, Lorenzo JA. Estradiol Rapidly Inhibits Osteoclastogenesis and RANKL expression in bone marrow cultures in Postmenopausal Women.  Osteoporos Int. 2007 Sep 1.