Nancy E. Lane, MD

Nancy E. Lane, MD, is an Endowed Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology, and Aging Research, Director for the Center for Musculoskeletal Health at U.C. Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento, CA. Dr. Lane is an internationally recognized rheumatologist and clinical scientist in the fields of arthritis, osteoporosis, and osteoarthritis. Her translational research team has been instrumental in defining the role of glucocorticoids in bone fragility, and she pioneered a seminal clinical trial to demonstrate that daily injections of the hormone PTH could reverse glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Recently, she developed a novel compound to direct stem cells to the bone to grow new bone and treat osteoporosis. Dr. Lane has published over 250 peer-reviewed publications, reviews and book chapters. She is on the editorial boards of Nature Reviews Rheumatology,Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism (Associate Editor), Co-editor Arthritis and Rheumatism (2005-2010), and Journal of Rheumatology. Dr. Lane has been recognized by the University and by her faculty peers as Sacramento's Best Physicians, Best Doctors in America annually since 2004, and for her accomplishments in the field of medicine as election to the National Academics Institute of Medicine. She continues to have an active rheumatology practice.