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Ara Dickran Metjian

Instructor in the Department 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


Instructor in the Department of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Hematology, Medicine

Recent Publications


Proteomics of arterial thrombi in acute limb ischemia.

Journal Article J Thromb Thrombolysis · June 22, 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

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: 100 years of research on Moschcowitz syndrome.

Journal Article Blood · September 12, 2024 In the 100 years since Eli Moschcowitz reported the first case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), there has been remarkable awareness and progress in the diagnosis and management of this rare blood disorder. This progress initially was the resul ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


TAK-079-3002

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

Hematology & Transfusion Medicine (T32)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1975 - 2026

Prospective Randomized open blinded end-point (PROBE) study

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Baim Institute for Clinical Research · 2018 - 2021

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Education, Training & Certifications


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