Daniel Bikle, MD, PhD

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I am Professor of Medicine and Dermatology emeritus on call back at UCSF and staff Endocrinologist at SFVAMC. I continue both my clinical activities and direct a well funded laboratory investigating hormonal regulation of fracture healing and vitamin D and calcium regulation of both skin cancer and wound response.

Education and Training

University of Pennsylvania

PhD

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

1974

University of Pennsylvania

School of Medicine

1969

Harvard

1965

Associated Programs

Program in Craniofacial Biology

Publications

Title

Author (s)

Journal

Date Published

Vitamin D in Gut and Systemic Immune Tolerance and in Infections' Risk: An International Evidence-Based Consensus Statement.

Bilezikian JP, di Filippo L, Bianchi A, Bikle DD, Binkley N, Bouillon R, Fassio A, Frara S, Jones G, Latella G, Laterza L, Graniel IP, Taccari F, Trasciatti S, White JH, Giustina A

Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders

2026-03-26

Deletion of vitamin D receptor with calcium sensing receptor in keratinocytes promotes epidermal tumorigenesis by limiting dna repair and oxidative stress response genes.

Oda Y, Meyer MB, Yeh I, Lin Z, Wong CT, Oh D, Bikle DD

The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology

2026-03-11

Use of Vitamin D Binding Protein and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Clinical Practice for Endocrinologists.

Meng L, Shapses SA, Bikle DD, Wang X

Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

2025-12-18

Fracture healing: cellular mechanisms and impact of parathyroid hormone and its analogs.

Bikle D

Frontiers in endocrinology

2025-11-17