Personal Statement:
Establishing the efficacy of new technologies is an essential step towards improving the real value of the health care services delivered to the public. CTAF is making important contributions to the growing field of evidence-based care, helping to determine when new technologies truly improve health outcomes and patient safety.

Current Occupation:
Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, and Director of Research, University of California San Francisco Division of General Internal Medicine
General medical practice at UCSF

Education:
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
Internal Medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Fellowship in General Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at the San Francisco VA Medical Center

Professional Affiliations:
Planning Committee of the NIH Consensus Conference on Osteoporosis 
Advisory Committee on Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover of the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Western Society of Clinical Investigation,  Skeletal Biology Development and Disease Study Section for the NIH
Peer reviewer for  New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Related Activities:
Dr. Bauer has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to osteoporosis, including risk factors, diagnostic tests and treatments, and has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international meetings and educational programs.