ThomasAMedsgerMD
Rheumatology • Pittsburgh, PAProfessor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Office
3601 5th Ave
Falk Medical Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-647-6700
Education & Training
University of TennesseeFellowship, Rheumatology, 1968 - 1969
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1965 - 1968
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1962 - 1963
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1962
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1966 - 2018
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Multi-center, Web Based Observational Study of Pulmonary Hypertension in Scleroderma Patients Start of enrollment: 2005 Feb 01
- Rituximab for Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (SSc-PAH) Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16216 citationsThe American Rheumatism Association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis.Frank C. Arnett, Steven M. Edworthy, Daniel A. Bloch, Dennis J. McShane, James F. Fries
Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1988-03-01 - 112 citationsA clinical and serologic comparison of African American and Caucasian patients with systemic sclerosis.Virginia D. Steen, Robyn T. Domsic, Mary Lucas, Noreen Fertig, Thomas A. Medsger
Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2012-09-01 - 1578 citations2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis: an American college of rheumatology/European league against rheumatism collaborative initiativeFrank H J van den Hoogen, Dinesh Khanna, Jaap Fransen, Sindhu R Johnson, Murray Baron
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2013-11-01
Journal Articles
- Anti‐RNPC3 (U11/U12) Antibodies in Systemic Sclerosis Are Associated with Moderate to Severe Gastrointestinal DysmotilityRobyn T Domsic, Ami A Shah, Thomas A Medsger, Zsuzsanna H McMahan, Arthritis Care & Research
Press Mentions
My First Question Is — What Is Your Antibody Type? I Can Better Comment on the Issue of “Spontaneous Remission” Once I Know ThatJanuary 9th, 2017
Dr. Wolfe & the National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases (NBD)September 19th, 2023
Grant Support
- Relaxin In Systemic Sclerosis W/ Diffuse SclerodermaNational Center For Research Resources2000–2002
- Double Blind Study With Oral Iloprost And Placebo In Raynaud'S PhenomenonNational Center For Research Resources1997
- Multicenter Evaluation Of Pilocarpine HCL In Sjogrens SyndromeNational Center For Research Resources1996–1997
Professional Memberships
- Master Member
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