KennethCarekinKalunianMD

Rheumatology • San Diego, CA

Rheumatoid Arthritis & Related

Professor, Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine

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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone+1 800-926-8273

Fax+1 888-539-8781

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 1983 - 1985
Olive View/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1983
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1980 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology

Clinical Trials

Lupus Immunosuppressive/Immunomodulatory Therapy or Stem Cell Transplant (LIST) Start of enrollment: 2005 Sep 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Using Ultrasonography to Predict Clinical Response to Intraarticular Corticosteroids in Knee Osteoarthritis Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Using Ultrasound to Predict Response to Intraarticular Corticosteroids in Knee Osteoarthritis Start of enrollment: 2004 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Randomized MMF Withdrawal in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 20
Terminated
Phase 2
Long Term Safety of Anifrolumab in Adult Subjects With Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 30
Completed
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Placebo Effect Sizes are Larger in Clinical Trials of Knee Osteoarthritis using Intra-Articular Injections of Biologic Agents.
Johanna M Borst, Severin Ruoss, Ian Palmer, Trevor Smith, Kenneth Kalunian
Arthritis Care & Research. 2025-03-19
2 citations
Extrarenal symptoms associate with worse quality of life in patients enrolled in the AMP RA/SLE Lupus Nephritis Network.
Philip M Carlucci, Katherine Preisinger, Kristina K Deonaraine, Devyn Zaminski, Maria Dall'Era
Rheumatology. 2025-03-01
Part A of the LILAC study of litifilimab for systemic lupus erythematosus: a plain language summary.
Richard A Furie, Ronald F van Vollenhoven, Kenneth Kalunian, Sandra Navarra, Juanita Romero-Diaz
Immunotherapy. 2025-02-24

Journal Articles

Psychosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Anca Askanase, Kenneth C Kalunian, M A Dooley, Meggan Mackay, Ellen M Ginzler, Daniel J Wallace, Susan Manzi, Cynthia Aranow, Joan T Merrill, Michelle Petri, Diane L K..., Arthritis & Rheumatology

Other

Clinical manifestations of osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-manifestations-of-osteoarthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-06
Diagnosis and classification of osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/diagnosis-and-classification-of-osteoarthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-17
Investigational approaches to the pharmacologic therapy of osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/investigational-approaches-to-the-pharmacologic-therapy-of-osteoart
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-12
Nonpharmacologic therapy of osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/nonpharmacologic-therapy-of-osteoarthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-31
Pathogenesis of osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pathogenesis-of-osteoarthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-26
Patient guidelines for weight-resistance training in osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/patient-guidelines-for-weight-resistance-training-in-osteoarthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-07
Pharmacologic therapy of osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pharmacologic-therapy-of-osteoarthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2011-10-06
Risk factors for and possible causes of osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/risk-factors-for-and-possible-causes-of-osteoarthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-17
Surgical therapy of osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/surgical-therapy-of-osteoarthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-26
Weight-resistance exercises in patients with osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/weight-resistance-exercises-in-patients-with-osteoarthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-24
Weight-resistance training in patients with osteoarthritis
Kalunian KC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/weight-resistance-training-in-patients-with-osteoarthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-25
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Authored Content

Novel Serum and Urinary Biomarkers for Use in Diagnosis and Disease Course Management in Lupus NephritisNovember 2022

Press Mentions

Experts Describe Strides Made in Understudied Lupus ArthritisJanuary 1st, 2025
Two Promising Treatment Options for SLENovember 16th, 2022
Baricitinib Helps Lupus Patients with Arthritis or Rash – Phase 2 StudyJuly 24th, 2018
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