BethLJonasMD

Reeves Foundation Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

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Office
3300 Thurston Building
CB # 7280
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone+1 919-966-0552

Fax+1 919-966-1739

Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Rheumatology, 1993 - 1995
George Washington UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1998 - 2025
GA State Medical License 1994 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Associations of Socioeconomic Status With Disease Progression in African Americans With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Emma M Astrike-Davis, Rebecca J Cleveland, S Louis Bridges Jr, Beth L Jonas, Leigh F Callahan
Arthritis Care & Research. 2023-01-01
204 citations
Systematic review: comparative effectiveness and harms of disease-modifying medications for rheumatoid arthritis.
Katrina E Donahue, Gerald Gartlehner, Daniel E Jonas, Linda J Lux, Patricia Thieda
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2008-01-15
175 citations
The comparative efficacy and safety of biologics for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and metaanalysis.
Gerald Gartlehner, Richard A. Hansen, Beth Jonas, Patricia Thieda, Kathleen N. Lohr
The Journal of Rheumatology. 2006-12-01

Press Mentions

Can Primary Care Physicians Help Rheumatology’s Workforce Shortages?November 11th, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of July 22 – July 28July 27th, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of September 17 – 22September 22nd, 2021
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Grant Support

Clinical Trial: Treatment To Early Aggressive Rheumatoid Arthritis (TEAR)National Center For Research Resources2008
Clear RegistryNational Center For Research Resources2004–2008
Treatment To Early Aggressive Rheumatoid Arthritis (TEAR)National Center For Research Resources2005–2007
(ABCON) Longitudinal Evaluation Of African-Americans With Early Rheumatoid ArthNational Center For Research Resources2004–2006
Development Of The North Carolina RA CohortNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2000–2001