Štěpán Jan J.

Prof., MUDr., DrSc.
Born on July 2, 1940

• Osteology, endocrinology, enzymology
• Member of Learned Society since 1995

Educational and professional preparation

• 1964, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague (summa cum laude);
• 1976, CSc.; 1986, DrSc.; 1991, Associate Professor; 1996, Full Professor.
• In training: Universities at Prague, Jena, Amsterdam, London, Loma Linda, California (USA)

Employment and academic positions

• Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine, Department of Third Internal Medicine
• Institute of Rheumatology, Prague

Membership and positions in international organizations and societies

• European Calcified Tissues Society (Committee)
• International Osteoporosis Foundation (Scientific Committee)
• International Bone and Mineral Society
• American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Notable awards

• 1990, Award, Ministry of Health
• 1995, Charvát Award
• 2009, Josef Hlávka Award

Publications

• Monographs: 34; papers in peer-reviewed journals: 203
• SCI: 6 038
• H-index: 37

Selected publications

• WHO Study Group: Assessment of fracture risk and its application to screening for postmenopausal osteoporosis. WHO Technical reports Series 843, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1994 (cit. 648x)
• Štěpán, J.: Enzyme tests in bone disease. In: Enzyme Tests In Diagnosis (Moss D. W., Rosalki S. B., Eds.). Oxford University Press, New York 157 (1996)
• Cauley, J. A.; Norton, L.; Lippman, M. E., et al. Continued breast cancer risk reduction in postmenopausal women treated with raloxifene. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2001; 66:125-34 (cit 379x)
• Štěpán, J. J., Lachman, M., Zvěřina, J., et al.: Castrated men exhibit bone loss. Effect of calcitonin treatment on biochemical indices of bone remodeling. J clin Endocr Metab 1989; 69:523-527. (cit. 306x).
• Štěpán, J. J., Pospíchal, J., Presl, J., Pacovský, V.: Bone loss and biochemical indices of bone remodeling in surgically-induced postmenopausal women. Bone 1987;8:279-84. (cit. 222x)
• Delmas, P. D., Eastell, R., Garnero, P., Seibel, M. J., Štěpán, J.: The use of biochemical markers of bone turnover in osteoporosis. Osteoporos Int 2000; 11(Suppl.6):2-17. (cit. 147x)
• Štěpán, J., Šilinková-Málková, E., Havránek, T., et al: Relationship of plasma tartrate resistant acid phosphatase to the bone isoenzyme of serum alkaline phosphatase in hyperparathyroidism. Clin chim Acta 1983;133:189-200. (cit. 100x).
• Štěpán, J. J., Burr, D. B.; Pavo, I.; et al. Low bone mineral density is associated with bone microdamage accumulation in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Bone 2007; 41:378-85 (cit. 75x)