Roberto Civitelli, MD

Internist

Roberto Civitelli

Appointment Options

Whether you’re seeking a new patient appointment or exploring treatment options and looking for a second opinion, our Siteman care coordinators are ready to assist you.

My Locations

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

On WashU Medicine Campus
4500 Forest Park Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108
Center for Advanced Medicine

Center for Advanced Medicine

On WashU Medicine Campus
4921 Parkview Place, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Parkview Tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Parkview Tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

On WashU Medicine Campus
1 Parkview Place, Saint Louis, MO 63110
S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center

S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center

On WashU Medicine Campus
224 Euclid Ave. , Saint Louis, MO 63110
Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital

On WashU Medicine Campus
1 Children's Place, St. Louis, MO 63110

Expertise & Training

Clinical Expertise

  • Metabolic skeletal disorders

Primary Academic Title

Sydney M. and Stella H. Shoenberg Professor, Medicine Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases Chief, Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases Professor Orthopedic Surgery Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 1980 - 1985: Resident, Internal Medicine, Siena University, Siena, Italy
  • 1985 - 1989: Fellow, Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Education

  • 1980: MD, Siena University, Siena, Italy

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Bone and mineral metabolism in health and disease, bone forming cells, cell signaling and direct cell-to-cell interactions via intercellular junctions

Research Publications

Six Drivers of Aging Identified Among Genes Differentially Expressed With Age
Authors:

Coler-Reilly A, Pincus Z, Scheller EL, Civitelli R

Journal & Year:

Aging Cell | 2025

N-cadherin in osteolineage cells restrains breast cancer cell growth via inhibition of a PI3K-dependent, Tgf-β1-driven feed-forward loop
Authors:

Sugatani T, Yeo K, Campioli M, Fujimoto H, Civitelli R

Journal & Year:

bioRxiv | 2025

Six drivers of aging identified among genes differentially expressed with age
Authors:

Coler-Reilly A, Pincus Z, Scheller EL, Civitelli R

Journal & Year:

bioRxiv | 2024