Leslie R. Morse, DO

Mechanism-based therapies for osteoporosis prevention

Primary Affiliations:

• Medical Director of Research, Craig Hospital and Associate Professor, UC Denver

Interests:

Dr. Leslie Morse, DO, is Medical Director of Research, Craig Hospital and Associate Professor of PMR, Colorado School of Medicine. She is Co-Project Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Injury System. Her research, as well as her clinical focus, is the care of individuals with SCI, with a long-term goal of developing mechanism-based therapies to prevent and treat SCI-induced osteoporosis. To that end, she is studying the impact of exoskeleton-assisted ambulation on bone health after SCI (a clinical trial supported by the Department of Defense); and the mechanisms of rapid-onset, SCI-related osteoporosis. She also studies the neuro-regenerative potential of dental pulp stem cells. Dr. Morse completed her medical training at the University of New England and her residency in PM&R at Boston Medical Center. Author of more than 50 publications, she has received several national best-paper awards and presented her work nationally and internationally. Her research interests include: spinal cord injury and osteoporosis, therapies for bone health in SCI, effect of FES-rowing on bone and cardiac health in SCI, markers of bone health in SCI.

Webpage:

http://www.msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/RockySCI/Leslie-Morse