Prof. Didier Hans, Ph.D., MBA. is in one hand the Head of Research and Development in the Bone and Joint Department at the Center of Bone Disease at Lausanne University Hospital and in another hand the Founder, Chairman and CEO of medimaps group. Pr. Hans has extensive experience in DXA, microarchitecture and ultrasound imaging techniques. Pr. Hans teaches courses in DXA, bone microarchitecture techniques, ultrasound, body composition and osteoporosis and lectures around the world. In addition, he is a certified full clinician faculty and full technologist faculty for the International Society of Clinical Densitometry Bone Densitometry course. Pr. Hans served as the 1st non North American International Society of Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) President and remained an active member of the ISCD Board of Directors as well as a member of the scientific advisory committee of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). He has authored more than 200 articles, over 20 book chapters and serves as a reviewer and/or member of the editorial board for 10 international scientific journals including Osteoporosis International, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Journal of Clinical Densitometry, Osteoporosis International and Bone. As a musculoskeletal expert, Pr. Hans has been invited to present at over 350 conferences and events on topics including osteoporosis, bone quality and bone fractures, among other subjects.
Pr. Hans was the recipient of the Dr. John P. Bilezikian ISCD Global Leadership Award (2013) as well as the ISCD clinician of the year award (2006) for distinguished services to the field of bone densitometry.