Jonathan (rick) Adachi MD, FRCPC

Dr. Adachi is a Professor of Medicine at McMaster University at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the inaugural holder of the Alliance for Better Bone Health Chair in Rheumatology. He is a graduate of McMaster University and has received his fellowship in Internal Medicine and in Rheumatology. Dr. Adachi is a past president and member of the Scientific Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada. He is also a member of the Council of Scientific Advisors of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). Recently he was re-elected to the IOF Board of Directors. Dr. Adachi has conducted many clinical trials and has published on a wide variety of therapies for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. He has participated in epidemiologic research assisting in the development of large databases looking at a wide variety of risk factors and therapies in osteoporosis. Dr. Adachi has participated in the development of guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in Canada.
Dr. Adachi was awarded the First Annual Phillip Rosen Award in Rheumatology when he completed his training in Rheumatology. Dr. Adachi was awarded the Lindy Fraser Award by Osteoporosis Canada. In 2006, he was awarded the Alliance for Better Bone Health Chair in Rheumatology at McMaster University and received the North American Menopause Society award for Innovation in Osteoporosis Research. In 2012, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work in osteoporosis.