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Office
60 Fenwood Road
Brigham and Women's Hospital Rheumatology
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-732-5155
Summary
- Dr. Karen Costenbader is a rheumatologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 22 years. She specializes in lupus & related.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Rheumatology, 1999 - 2002
- Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, 2002
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2021 - 2024
- CT State Medical License 2022 - 2023
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Vitamin D and Fish Oil for Autoimmune Disease, Inflammation and Knee Pain Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Environmental Risk Factors for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Through the Lens of Social Determinants of Health.Youngmin Kim, Jacob J E Koopman, May Choi, Candace H Feldman, Karen H Costenbader
Arthritis Care & Research. 2025-01-12 - 1 citationsUltraprocessed Food Intake and Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Among Women Observed in the Nurses' Health Study Cohorts.Sinara Rossato, Emily G Oakes, Medha Barbhaiya, Jeffrey A Sparks, Susan Malspeis
Arthritis Care & Research. 2025-01-01 - Real-world treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilisation and costs in patients with SLE in the USA.Prajakta P Masurkar, Jennifer Reckleff, Nicole Princic, Brendan Limone, Hana Schwartz
Lupus Science & Medicine. 2024-12-23
Journal Articles
- Association of Depression with Risk of Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Women Assessed Across 2 DecadesCandace H Feldman, Karen H Costenbader, JAMA
- Hydroxychloroquine Prescription Trends and Predictors for Excess Dosing Per Recent Ophthalmology GuidelinesS Sam Lim, Anca Askanase, Michelle Petri, Karen H Costenbader, Ronald B Melles, Cynthia Aranow, April M Jorge, BioMed Central
Other
- Non-coronary cardiac manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus in adultsCostenbader KH, Schur PH
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/non-coronary-cardiac-manifestations-of-systemic-lupus-erythematosus
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-13 - Coronary heart disease in systemic lupus erythematosusCostenbader KH, Schur PH
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/coronary-heart-disease-in-systemic-lupus-erythematosus
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-31
Authored Content
- Dynamic Patterns and Predictors of Hydroxychloroquine Nonadherence Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Systemic Lupus ErythematosusJanuary 2018
- Dynamic Patterns and Predictors of Hydroxychloroquine Nonadherence Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Systemic Lupus ErythematosusJanuary 2018
Press Mentions
- Fun in the Sun: The Benefits of Vitamin DNovember 23rd, 2024
- Lupus Research Highlights from American College of Rheumatology’s 2024 Scientific MeetingNovember 19th, 2024
- Trial Looks at Early Use of Mycophenolate to Reduce Flares, NephritisSeptember 23rd, 2024
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Grant Support
- Vitamin D And Fish Oil For Autoimmune Disease, Inflammation And Joint PainNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2010–2012
- Novel Biomarkers And Causal Pathways In RA SusceptbilityNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2010–2012
- Sociodemographic Disparities In Lupus Nephritis: Healthcare Access And OutcomesNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2009–2011
- Pravastatin For Lipid Management To SLENational Center For Research Resources2006–2008
- Pravastatin For Lipid ManagementNational Center For Research Resources2005
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- Clinical Member
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