Osteoporosis Research Team

Grattan Woodson, MD FACP, a nationally recognized expert in the field of osteoporosis, is the Medical Director of the Osteoporosis Center of Atlanta (OCA). He is responsible for reading and interpreting all the bone density tests conducted at the OCA. He also provides osteoporosis consultations and ongoing physician care and follow-up visits to our patients. He has devoted his professional life to the management of patients with osteoporosis, to research into new treatments for this disease, and to the education of physicians on topics associated with osteoporosis. He obtained his MD at the Medical College of Georgia in 1980 and then completed a three year internal medicine residency training at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, New York, an affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, New York. In 1983, Dr. Woodson joined the full-time faculty of Emory University School of Medicine where he began his work in osteoporosis.

In 1986 he left full-time academic life at Emory to form the Osteoporosis Center of Atlanta, where he focused his efforts on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with osteoporosis and osteoporosis research. Over his career, Dr. Woodson has participated in a large number of research studies that include all the agents currently US FDA approved for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. He is the also the author of a number of articles on the diagnosis and treatment if this disease. He participates in physician education activities about one day each workweek and maintains his relationship with Emory University where he serves as a Clinical Instructor of Medicine.

Brenda Travis
Bone Density Technician

Brenda Travis, CDT has been with the Osteoporosis Center of Atlanta, since 1999. She is responsible for conducting all bone density tests at the OCA, analyzing the test results, conducting daily quality assurance procedures, and getting the reports printed and delivered to the patient and their doctors. She was first certified on the Hologic QDR series of DXA bone densitometers by the manufacturer, Hologic in 1999. In 2003 she completed her requirements for the prestigious professional designation Certified DXA Technician awarded by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. The CDT professional designation requires that the radiology technician have at least two years experience as a technician, attend educational programs on the science and application of bone densitometry, and pass both a written and practical examination. We are proud to have a person of Brenda’s skill and training working with us at the OCA. Brenda also works with our sister osteoporosis research center, the Atlanta Research Center, LLC, where she performs all our research DXA bone density examinations.

Quintelle Perry
Medical Assistant

Quintelle Perry, MA serves as a Medical Assistant at the Osteoporosis Center of Atlanta. She is often the first medical person our patients encounter at the center is manages all aspects of patient contact with us.

Quen’s duties include coordinating all aspects of the patient’s visit to the center. These include welcoming the patient, providing the patient with an orientation to the center and giving them an idea of what they can expect at their visit, taking their vital signs, and drawing their blood. Quen is also responsible for helping us obtain other physician or hospital records on our patients as well as assisting patients in scheduling outside procedures like X-rays or other tests.

Quen is also an excellent patient educator and is skilled in explaining how patients are to use their osteoporosis medications. She is also the patient’s principal clinical contact with the OCA and the person to call if our patients have any medical issue that needs attention such as a medication refill or side effect. In addition to all these tasks for our regular patients, Quen serves as a Research Assistant at our sister osteoporosis center, The Atlanta Research Center, LLC where she coordinates the DANCE study, an observational study of the use of FORTEO for the treatment osteoporosis.

Monica Lang
Business Office

Monica Lang is the Business Office Manager for the Osteoporosis Center of Atlanta. She serves as our Patient Representative in the office and is the person to see when our patients have any billing, payment, personnel, or scheduling issue. She is also in charge of our office policies and procedures so when our patients have a complaint about the OCA, they should bring it to Monica’s attention.

When it comes to dealing with insurance companies, Monica is a Tiger. She gets the job done. She knows all the ins and outs of insurance and Medicare and helps our patients get the most out of their policies. Monica has over 10 years of experience with patient billing and dealing with the insurance industry. We consider her our Go To Person for any questions or issues related to our patients bills. She is also the person our patients are directed to if they are having financial trouble and need to work something out on their account with us.

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