Kassim Javaid
Professor of Osteoporosis and Adult Rare Bone Diseases
- University Lecturer in Metabolic Bone Disease
Kassim Javaid studied medicine at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, and did his house jobs in London. He then finished a three year SHO rotation in medicine at Southampton General Hospital followed by 8 months as a registrar before starting at the MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit in October 2000.
His research areas are in epidemiology and adult metabolic bone disease focusing vitamin D, osteoporosis, secondary fracture prevention and rare bone diseases.
Recent publications
Time to reframe osteoporosis: a position statement to characterize the osteoporosis care gap.
Journal article
Paskins Z. et al, (2026), JBMR Plus, 10
ddressing the unmet challenge of pain in rare bone diseases: new insights from the RUDY UK registry.
Journal article
Legrand MA. et al, (2026), Orphanet J Rare Dis, 21
Lessons learned from a multi-centre implementation of an artificial intelligence algorithm to detect vertebral fractures for radiology, information technology, information governance and clinical leads
Journal article
Vijjhalwar R. et al, (2025), BJR Artificial Intelligence, 2
Muscle impairments in osteogenesis imperfecta: a narrative review.
Journal article
Ireland A. et al, (2025), JBMR Plus, 9
X-Linked Hypophosphatemia Management in Adults: An International Working Group Clinical Practice Guideline.
Journal article
Khan AA. et al, (2025), J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 110, 2353 - 2370