Alexandra Papaioannou

Health Sciences
  • 905-521-2100 ext. 77715
  • papaioa@mcmaster.ca

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

Related Projects

All Faculty

The researchers in our interdisciplinary network work together to improve the lives of older adults and create new understanding about aging.

back to all faculty
Woman reading a MIRA annual report