Prof. Outi Mäkitie received her MD and PhD degrees at the University of Helsinki, Finland. After specialty training in Pediatrics and Pediatric endocrinology in Finland, she had a three-year clinical and research fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, focusing on rare skeletal disorders.

 

Prof. Mäkitie has been Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of Helsinki since 2015. She has extensive clinical experience on diagnostics and management of metabolic bone diseases in children. During the past 10 years her research has focused on clinical and translational aspects of various genetic and acquired skeletal disorders and disorders of mineral homeostasis. She has published more than 380 scientific papers in these research areas. Prof. Mäkitie currently manages active research groups in Helsinki, Finland and in Stockholm, Sweden.

Prof. Outi Mäkitie has received financial support/sponsorship for research support, consultation, or speaker fees from the following companies: