Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2011 - Present
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Efficacy and safety of microbiota-targeted therapeutics in autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Journal Article BMJ Open · December 14, 2025 INTRODUCTION: An abnormal composition of gut bacteria along with alterations in microbial metabolites and reduced gut barrier integrity has been associated with the pathogenesis of chronic autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs). The aim of ... Full text Link to item CiteRace, Ethnicity, and Geographic Diversity in Pivotal Psoriatic Arthritis Clinical Trials: Further Progress Needed.
Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · November 2025 OBJECTIVE: We assessed race, ethnicity, and geographic diversity in pivotal trials of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs approved for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in the United States. METHODS: We conducted a descriptive epi ... Full text Link to item CiteThe advocacy effect: a grounded theory study on the inclusion of caregivers or nearest support persons in research to better understand patient outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis.
Journal Article Rheumatol Int · August 8, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To apply grounded theory to generate a substantive theory that explains the roles adopted by caregivers or nearest support persons (CoNSP) and their added value when included as patient advocates in long-term outcomes research in rheumatoid arth ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College ·
1990
M.D.