Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Kenneth G. Saag received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his medical degree from Northwestern University in Chicago. He later earned a Master of Science degree in epidemiology from the University of Iowa.

Dr. Saag is a member of the UAB Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Center as well as scientist and group leader at the UAB Center for Metabolic Bone Disease. Dr. Saag is director of the AHRQ-funded Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics of Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Dr. Saag’s current research focuses on the epidemiology of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis as well as methods to translate evidence into practice for both arthritis and osteoporosis.