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Office
3601 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-647-0943Fax+1 412-647-4050
Education & Training
- National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 1986 - 1989
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1986
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
- University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
- MA State Medical License 1994 - 2017
- NC State Medical License 1985 - 1999
- MD State Medical License 1986 - 1992
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology
Clinical Trials
- Mycophenolate Mofetil in Systemic Sclerosis Start of enrollment: 2006 Mar 01
- Fresolimumab In Systemic Sclerosis Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
- IL1-TRAP, Rilonacept, in Systemic Sclerosis Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 22 citationsModulation of tissue resident memory T cells by glucocorticoids after acute cellular rejection in lung transplantation.Mark E Snyder, Kaveh Moghbeli, Anna Bondonese, Andrew Craig, Iulia Popescu
The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2022-04-04 - 1652 citationsSARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues.Carly G. K. Ziegler, Samuel J. Allon, Sarah K. Nyquist, Ian M. Mbano, Vincent N. Miao
Cell. 2020-05-28 - 167 citationsSingle-cell Analysis Reveals Fibroblast Heterogeneity and Myofibroblasts in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung DiseaseEleanor Valenzi, Melissa Bulik, Tracy Tabib, Christina Morse, John Sembrat
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2019-10-01
Journal Articles
- Skin Gene Expression Is Prognostic for the Trajectory of Skin Disease in Patients with Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic SclerosisRobert Lafyatis, Yuqing Zhang, Arthritis & Rheumatology
Press Mentions
- Forbius Announces the First Patient Dosed in a Phase 1b Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis Trial of AVID200, a Novel TGF-Beta 1 & 3 InhibitorMarch 4th, 2019
- Rapid Skin Improvement Seen After Treating Systemic Sclerosis Patients with FresolimumabJune 22nd, 2015
Grant Support
- International Workshop On Scleroderma ResearchNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2012
- Rheumatic Diseases Research Core CentersNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2011
- Project 1 Biomarkers Of Disease Activity And Progression In Systemic SclerosisNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2011
- Niams: CortNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2011
- Innate Immunity In Dermal Fibrosis And Systemic SclerosisNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2011
- Tenth International Workshop On Scleroderma Research - August 2-6,2008, CambridgeNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2008–2009
- Microarray Biomarkers Of Disease Activity And Progression In Systemic SclerosisNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2007–2009
- Altered Elastogenesis By TSK Fibrillin-1 And In SSCNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2005–2009
- Rituximab Treatment Of SclerodermaNational Center For Research Resources2007
- International Workshop For Scleroderma ResearchNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2006
- Immune Mediated Alterations In Connective TissueNational Center For Research Resources2006
- Rituximab Treatment Of Scleroderma - An OPEN Label, Phase I StudyNational Center For Research Resources2005–2006
- SWAP And SR Protein Regulation Of Alternaive SplicingNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1997
- Autoimmunity To And MRNA Splicing Regulation By SWAPNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1995–1996
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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