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Ara Dickran Metjian

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Hematology
Duke Box 3422, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
0547 Stead Building, 100 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, Hematology, Medicine

Recent Publications


FAST4TMA: A national rapid ADAMTS13 testing initiative for TMA patients — 2025 update

Conference Blood · November 3, 2025 AbstractBackground: Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) driven by ADAM ... Full text Cite

Proteomics of arterial thrombi in acute limb ischemia.

Journal Article J Thromb Thrombolysis · October 2025 Acute limb ischemia (ALI) is characterized by a sudden decrease in limb perfusion due to arterial occlusion. Without urgent revascularization, patients are at risk of ischemic damage and amputation. This study uses novel proteomic techniques to investigate ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relapse-free survival is progressively shortened in a subset of Black patients with immune-mediated TTP treated in the rituximab era.

Journal Article Blood Adv · January 28, 2025 Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a chronically relapsing disorder caused by autoantibody-mediated deficiency of ADAMTS13. Rituximab is frequently administered to prevent relapses, but whether the durability of rituximab effect is mainta ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


A study to assess the tolerability of ianalumab (VAY736)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 2026 - 2032

TAK-079-3002

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc · 2025 - 2027

ARGX-113-2402

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Argenx BV · 2025 - 2027

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Education


Drexel University, College of Medicine · 2001 M.D.
Hahnemann Medical College · 2001 M.D.