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Education & Training
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 1981 - 1983
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
OH State Medical License 1981 - 1982
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2013
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1993
Clinical Trials
- Shoe Inserts for Treating Osteoarthritis of the Knee Start of enrollment: 2002 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparing Five Major Knee Osteoarthritis Cohort Studies: Similarities, Differences, and Unique Aspects of CHECK, OAI, FNIH, IMI-APPROACH, and MOST.Mariia Oliinyk, Simon C Mastbergen, Anne Karien C A Marijnissen, David T Felson, David J Hunter
Cartilage. 2025-03-19 - Association of Physical Therapy Care With Use of Intra-Articular Injections in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Real-World Cohort Study.Tuhina Neogi, Maureen Dubreuil, Christine Peloquin, Lee Marinko, James Camarinos
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2025-03-16 - 1 citationsStudy protocol for the PICASSO trial: A randomized placebo-controlled trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of intraarticular steroid injections and an occupati...Marthe Gløersen, Ingvild Kjeken, A T Tveter, Amirhossein Kazemi, Joseph Sexton
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. 2025-03-01
Journal Articles
- Effect of Biomechanical Footwear on Knee Pain in People with Knee OsteoarthritisDavid Felson, MD, JAMA
- Association of Diabetes Mellitus and Biomarkers of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism with Incident Radiographic Knee OsteoarthritisNancy E Lane, David T Felson, Neil A Segal, Cora E Lewis, Ann V Schwartz, Arthritis Care & Research
- Association of Back Pain with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Older Women: A Cohort StudyEric J Roseen, David T Felson, Robert B Saper, Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Authored Content
- Biomechanical Footwear for Osteoarthritic Knee Pain—ReplyOctober 2020
Press Mentions
Conflicting Data Leave Some Doubt About OA Role for GLP-1sMarch 17th, 2025- Semaglutide Users See Improvements in Arthritic Knee PainNovember 3rd, 2024
- Obesity Drug Shows Promise in Easing Knee Osteoarthritis PainOctober 30th, 2024
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Grant Support
- Novel Insights into Osteoarthritis, Pain and Function: MOST4BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS2023–2028
- Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST) RenewalNational Institute On Aging2008–2012
- Niams Multidisciplinary Clinical Research CenterNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2006–2011
- Rheumatology Training GrantNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2005–2011
- Relation Of Alignment And Other Risk Factors To Knee OANational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2006–2010
- Structural Correlates Of Knee PainNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2007–2008
- Administrative CoreNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2007
- BU Clinical Research Training (CREST) ProgramNational Center For Research Resources2005–2007
- Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST)National Institute On Aging2001–2007
- Strutural Correlates Of Knee PainNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2006
- A Randomized Trial Of A Wedged Insole For Osteoarthritis Of The KneeNational Center For Research Resources2004–2006
- (BOAMRI) Biomarkers In Osteoarthritis MRI StudiesNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2003–2006
- Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center At Boston UNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2001–2005
- The Framingham Osteoarthritis StudyNational Institute On Aging2000–2005
- Clinical Research Training ProgramNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2004
- Wedged Insole For Treatment Of Osteoarthritis Of The KneNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2001–2002
- Core--MethodologyNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2001–2002
- Articular Cartilage Thickness In Knees Of OsteoarthritisNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2001–2002
- Therapy In Psoriatic Arthritis--An OPEN Trial Of 1,25 DihydroxycholecalciferolNational Center For Research Resources1996–2001
- Effects Of Nutrition, Physical And Structural Factors On Knee OsteoarthritisNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1997–2000
- Osteoarthritis In Chinese VS Caucasian PopulationsNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1996–2000
- Arthritis And Musculoskeletal DiseasesNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1994–2000
- Core--Research And Evaluation Support UnitNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1990–2000
- Heredity In Osteoarthritis--Farmington OffspringNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1992–1996
- Longitudinal Osteoarthritis Study In An Elderly CohortNational Institute On Aging1991–1995
- Arthritis And Musculoskeletal Diseases CenterNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1993
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Therapy In The ElderlyNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1991–1993
- Review--Comparative Efficacy And Toxicity Of Second LINE Drugs For RANational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1992
- Osteoarthritis And Physical Disability In The ElderlyNational Institute On Aging1988–1991
- Rheumatologic Applications Of MetaanalysisNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1987–1991
- Epidemiology Of OsteoporosisNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1987–1991
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