Hypercalcemia, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Claudio Marcocci, MD, is Professor of Endocrinology at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Director of the Postgraduate School in Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa and Director of the Endocrine Unit 2, University Hospital of Pisa. Over the years he has combined its clinical appointments with basic, translational and clinical research in the fields of parathyroid and thyroid diseases and vitamin D. Over the last 10 years he has contributed original work on the management of Graves' orbitopathy, the calcium sensing receptor, clinical aspects of primary hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism and the molecular mechanisms of parathyroid tumorigenesis. Member of several Scientific Associations: Italian Society of Endocrinology, Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism and Skeletal Diseases, European Thyroid Association, American Thyroid Association, Endocrine Society, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

• Physiology of Calcium Homeostasis: An OverviewPathophysiology of HypercalcemiaSporadic Primary HyperparathyroidismNontraditional Aspects of Sporadic Primary HyperparathyroidismTertiary and Postrenal Transplantation HyperparathyroidismHereditary Primary HyperparathyroidismParathyroid Carcinoma and Ectopic Secretion of Parathyroid hormoneEndocrine Disorders with Parathyroid Hormone-Independent HypercalcemiaHypercalcemia of MalignancyVitamin D-dependent HypercalcemiaDrug-Related HypercalcemiaHypercalcemia in PregnancyRare Causes of HypercalcemiaTreatment of Hypercalcemia of Malignancy