Alexandra Papaioannou

Overview

Alexandra Papaioannou is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the lead investigator for the Long-term Care Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy. Papaioannou is a leading researcher with expertise in clinical practices that involve osteoporosis and frailty in older adults, as well as long-term care and community dwellings. She is the Executive Director of the Geriatric Education and Research in Aging Sciences (GERAS) Centre and serves as the Co-Director of the Hamilton Canadian Multi-Centre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos) and the Fracture Think Osteoporosis project. Papaioannou has authored over 300 peer-reviewed articles. Her expertise is in clinical practices involving osteoporosis and frailty in older adults.

Affiliations

• Professor; Executive Director, GERAS Centre
• Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
• Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
• Associate Member, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences
• Professor, Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences

Education

• BScN, McMaster University
• MSc, McMaster University
• MD, McMaster University