Carolyn Jachna, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Phone: 314-454-7775
Fax: 314-996-3087
Email: cmjachna@nospam.wustl.edu

Dr. Carolyn Jachna obtained her MD degree at Northwestern University, in Chicago, IL, in 1998; and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in 2001. Afterwards she was appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Kansas, where she also practiced at the Hiatt Osteoporosis Center. She in an expert in osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases and joined the Bone Health Program in 2010. She also maintains an active practice in primary care in the BJC network. Dr. Jachna sees patients in the Bone Health Program at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.

Professional Societies and Organizations

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Recognition

National Health Services Corps Scholar, Northwestern University Medical School, 1995
J. William Fulbright Scholarship, Washington University, 1994

Clinical Interests

Osteoporosis
Paget’s Disease of Bone
Metabolic Bone Diseases

Research Interests

Her research interests include evaluation of the patterns of osteoporosis medication use across varying patient populations and identification of barriers to treatment of osteoporosis from the patient and physician perspectives. She has reported significant underutilization of anti-resorptive medications for osteoporosis in nursing facility residents as compared to people living in the community. She has developed a qualitative framework for understanding barriers to treatment of osteoporosis in the elderly in assisted living facilities. Using this information, she is interested in developing clinical protocols to more effectively bridge gaps in treatment of osteoporosis in high risk populations, such as the elderly in facilities and in hospitalized patients with osteoporotic fractures.

Publications