Scholars@Duke
Jonathan Velez-Rivera

Jonathan Velez-Rivera

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition

Selected Publications

Review article: the impact of liver-directed therapies on the atherogenic risk profile in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

Journal Article Aliment Pharmacol Ther · August 2020 BACKGROUND: Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common cause of chronic liver disease, are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated mortality. Therefore, it is important to understand how new therapies for ... Full text Link to item Cite

SAT-414 A Single Center Retrospective Analysis and Review of Endocrinopathies from Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Between 2007 and 2017

Journal Article Journal of the Endocrine Society · May 8, 2020 AbstractImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) specifically target and dysregulate immune tolerance. As a result of this immune activation, immune related adverse events (irAEs) are common. These can include end ... Full text Cite

Severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome immediately after spinal surgery in a patient with axial gout.

Journal Article BMJ Case Rep · January 24, 2018 We report a 55-year-old man with gouty arthritis who developed a 3-month history of low back pain, gradual lower extremities weakness and urinary incontinence. Lumbar MRI showed an exophytic lesion at L3-L4. Immediately after spinal decompression surgery, ... Full text Link to item Cite