Julia K. Gittler

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;">Julia K. Gittler, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Gittler&rsquo;s clinical areas of focus include all areas of pediatric dermatology, including eczema, vascular and other birthmarks, acne, genetic skin disorders and other pediatric dermatologic conditions.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Gittler earned her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences in 2008 and graduated summa cum laude. From 2008 to 2013, she attended the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, receiving her Doctor of Medicine and earning distinction in dermatology research through a research fellowship at the Rockefeller University. Her training also includes completion of a yearlong pediatrics internship at Cohen Children&rsquo;s Medical Center in 2014, a three-year dermatology residency at New York University in 2017 and a yearlong pediatric dermatology fellowship at Columbia University in 2018.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;">Following her clinical interests, Dr. Gittler&rsquo;s research focus is on pediatric dermatology. Her work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals. She has also shared her research through poster presentations and lectures at regional and national conferences.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;">Dr. Gittler is certified in pediatric dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. She is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Society of Pediatric Dermatology.</p>

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Benedict C. Wu

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Benedict

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<p>Benedict (Benny) Wu, DO, PhD, is the Director of Inpatient Dermatology and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Wu&rsquo;s clinical interests extend to inpatient and complex medical dermatology areas, including connective tissue disorders, autoimmune bullous disorders, immunodermatology, cutaneous presentation of systemic conditions, and cutaneous lymphomas.</p>
<p>After earning his Bachelor of Science in biological sciences from the University of California, Irvine, Dr. Wu attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, earning his Master of Biomedical Sciences. He later attended Rowan University, earning his Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Molecular Biology in 2014 and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016. His postdoctoral training began with an internship in internal medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine, followed by a clinical research fellowship at Northwestern University. In 2021, he completed his Dermatology residency at Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.</p>

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<span style="color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">&nbsp;Dr. Wu&rsquo;s clinical interests extend to inpatient and complex medical dermatology areas, including connective tissue disorders, autoimmune bullous disorders, immunodermatology, cutaneous presentation of systemic conditions, and cutaneous lymphomas.</span>

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<span style="color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Wu&rsquo;s research investigates several questions. His research focus spans from his work in the clinic to the basic sciences. For example, does physical and/or emotional stress significantly exacerbate complex medical dermatoses? In the future, he hopes to examine neutrophil dysfunction at the cellular and molecular level from tissue and blood samples from neutrophil-predominant dermatoses.</span>

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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: #212121;">Hopkins ZH, Wu BC, Nousari CH. Rituximab versus Mycophenolate Mofetil in Pemphigus Vulgaris.&nbsp;</span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: #212121;">N Engl J Med</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: #212121;">. 2021;385(11):1055-1056. doi:10.1056/NEJMc2111763</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; color: #212121;">Nousari Y, Wu BC, Tausk F. From the Caravels to the Wards: Scurvy and Schizophrenia [published online ahead of print, 2021 Jun 8].&nbsp;<em>J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry</em>. 2021;S2667-2960(21)00097-5. doi:10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.05.006</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">Nousari Y, Wu BC, Valenzuela G. Successful use of baricitinib in the treatment of refractory rheumatoid arthritis-associated Sweet syndrome [published online ahead of print, 2021 Apr 29].&nbsp;<span class="em" style="border: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em><span style="border: none;"><span style="border: none;">Clin Exp Dermatol</span></span></em></span>. 2021;10.1111/ced.14712. doi:10.1111/ced.14712</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">Erickson, T. R., Murphrey, M. B., Abu-Zayed, H., Wu, B., Ibler, E., Rangel, S. M., &amp; Paller, A. S. (2020). Transepidermal water loss in the orphan forms of ichthyosis.&nbsp;<span class="em" style="border: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em><span style="border: none;"><span style="border: none;">Pediatric dermatology</span></span></em></span>,&nbsp;<span class="em" style="border: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><em><span style="border: none;"><span style="border: none;">37</span></span></em></span>(4), 771&ndash;773. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.14221</span></p&gt;

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<p style="padding-top:0px;color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">Benedict (Benny) Wu, DO, PhD, is the Director of Inpatient Dermatology and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Wu&rsquo;s clinical interests extend to inpatient and complex medical dermatology areas, including connective tissue disorders, autoimmune bullous disorders, immunodermatology, cutaneous presentation of systemic conditions, and cutaneous lymphomas.</p><p style="padding-top:0px;color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">After earning his Bachelor of Science in biological sciences from the University of California, Irvine, in 2006, Dr. Wu attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, earning his Master of Biomedical Sciences in 2007. He later attended Rowan University, earning his Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Molecular Biology in 2014 and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016. His postdoctoral training began with an internship in internal medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in 2017, followed by a clinical research fellowship at Northwestern University in 2018. In 2021, he completed a three-year dermatology residency at Broward Health.</p><p style="padding-top:0px;color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Wu&rsquo;s research investigates several questions. His research focus spans from his work in the clinic to the basic sciences. For example, does physical and/or emotional stress significantly exacerbate complex medical dermatoses? In the future, he hopes to examine neutrophil dysfunction at the cellular and molecular level from tissue and blood samples from neutrophil-predominant dermatoses. He has shared his research in many oral and poster presentations, as well as in peer-reviewed publications.</p><p style="padding-top:0px;color:#525458;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Wu is a member of several professional societies, including the American Academy of Dermatology, the Medical Dermatology Society, the Society for Dermatological Hospitalists, and the Society for Investigative Dermatology.</p>

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Shudan Wang

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Shudan

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Wang

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dr. Wang is an Attending Physician in the Division of Rheumatology at Montefiore Medical Center, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is board certified in both internal medicine and rheumatology and currently sees patients at the Montefiore Westchester Practice at Taxter Road. Dr. Wang has an expertise in lupus and lupus related kidney disease. She is also skilled to see a wide range of other rheumatologic diseases, including but not limited to antiphospholipid syndrome, Sjogren&rsquo;s syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, <span style="color: black;">spondyloarthropathy</span>&nbsp;and psoriatic arthritis, vasculitis, myositis, polymyalgia rheumatica, scleroderma and osteoarthritis.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dr. Wang graduated from McGill University with a major in Physiology and Statistics in 2009. Dr. Wang received her medical degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2013. She subsequently completed her internal medicine residency training at New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell in 2016, followed by a fellowship in Rheumatology at New York University Hospital in 2018. Dr. Wang obtained a MS in clinical research from the Albert Einstein Clinical Research Training Program in 2021. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dr. Wang's research interest is in lupus, focused on the role of the complement system in lupus related kidney disease. Dr. Wang is supported by the NIH KL2 Mentored Clinical Research Scholar Grant and the Rheumatology Research Foundation K-Bridge Grant to investigate complement biomarkers in lupus nephritis using various translational approaches including immunohistochemistry, urine proteomics and single cell RNA sequencing. Dr. Wang has experience working with large cohorts and databases, recruiting patients for the Einstein Rheumatic Disease Registry and serve as sub-investigator for lupus clinical trials. She has published first author papers in prestigious journals, presented her academic work at national meetings and served on NIH and CDC study sections. She was recognized by American College of Rheumatology as a Distinguished Fellow nationally for translational research and clinical excellence in 2018.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-outline-level: 1;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Wang Shudan</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">, Wu M, Chiriboga L, Zeck B, Goilav B, Wang Shuwei, Jimenez-Londono A, </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Putterman C, Schwartz D, Pullman J, Broder A, HM Belmont. Membrane Attack Complex (MAC) Deposition in Renal Tubules is Associated with Interstitial Fibrosis/Tubular Atrophy: A Pilot Study. <em>Lupus Science &amp; Medicine. </em>2022 Jan; 9(1). </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Tagoe, CE, Wang W, <strong>Wang S</strong>, Barbour K. Association of anti-thyroid antibodies with radiographic knee osteoarthritis and chondrocalcinosis: a NHANES III study. <em>Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease. </em>2021 Aug 4; 13. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Guerrero, MS, Londono, A, Dobrowolski C, Mowrey WB, Goilav B, <strong>Wang S</strong>, Broder A. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Activity and Hydroxychloroquine Use Before and After End-Stage Renal Disease. <em>BMC Nephrology</em>. 2020 Oct 28; 21(1): 450.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Wang S, </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Wu M, Pillinger MH, Krasnokutsky, S, and Barbour K. The Association between Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. <a title="Osteoarthritis and cartilage." href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+Association+between+Asymp… class="highlight"><em><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Osteoarthritis</span></em></span><em> Cartilage.</em></a> 2019 Sep;27(9):1301-1308. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Wang S, </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Wu M, Chiriboga L, Zeck B, HM Belmont. Membrane Attack Complex (MAC) Deposition in Lupus Nephritis is Associated with Hypertension and Poor Clinical Response to Treatment. <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2018; 48(2): 256-262.</em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Wang S, </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Broder N, Marchetta P, Nowatzky J. Myelodysplastic syndrome presenting as a Behcet&rsquo;s like syndrome with aortitis. <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">BMJ Case Rep. 2018 March 15. </em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Oshima-Takane Y, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wang S</strong>, Takane M and Takane, Y. T</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">he Acquisition of Personal Pronouns in English: Neural Network Stimulations. S<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tudies in Language Sciences. 2014, Jan: 13 (53-69).</em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 24.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Sleat DE, Ding L, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wang S, </strong>Zhao C, Wang Y, Zheng H, Moore DF, Sims KB, Lobel P<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. </strong>Mass spectrometry-based protein profiling to determine the cause of lysosomal storage disease of unknown etiology. <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mole Cell Proteomics</em>. <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">2009 Jul; 8(7): 1708-18.</em> </span></p>
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Ellen D. Teplitz

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Clement E. Tagoe

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<p>Dr. Clement Tagoe obtained his medical degree from the University of Ghana Medical School, Ghana, and a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Leeds, UK. His basic science research interests included the study of the role of annexins in cell function and rheumatic diseases, and subsequently the mechanisms of disease in transthyretin amyloidosis using several animal models of transthyretin amyloidosis. His clinical work in the area of transthyretin amyloidosis has greatly illuminated our understanding of the form of amyloidosis associated with the Transthyretin V122I (pV142I) mutation, which is found in about 3 to 4% of African Americans. His current work focuses on the role of autoimmune diseases in fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain, and in particular the association of these syndromes with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). His work also explores the other musculoskeletal and rheumatic manifestations of autoimmune thyroid disease, including the association with peripheral osteoarthritis and spinal osteoarthritis. These autoimmune syndromes can occur in the absence of thyroid dysfunction and are of particular interest to physicians and patients because AITD is by far the commonest autoimmune disease.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Selected Bibliography</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1. Clement E. Tagoe, Tejas Sheth, Eugeniya Golub, Karen Sorensen (2019) Rheumatic associations of autoimmune thyroid disease: a systematic review Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Jul;38(7):1801-1809., (1-9) DOI:&nbsp; 10.1007/s10067-019-04498-1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2. Kavisha Patel, Clement Tagoe, Phyllis Bieri, Karen Weidenheim &amp; James M. Tauras (2018): A case of transthyretin amyloidosis with myopathy, neuropathy, and cardiomyopathy resulting from an exceedingly rare mutation transthyretin Ala120Ser (c.418G &gt; T, p.Ala140Ser), Amyloid, DOI: 10.1080/13506129.2018.1491398</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3. Daniel R. Jacobson, Alice A. Alexander, Clement Tagoe, W. Timothy Garvey, Scott M.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Williams, Sara Tishkoff, David Modiano, Sodiomon Bienvenu Sirima, Issa Kalidi, Toure A, &amp; Joel N. Buxbaum. The Prevalence and Distribution of the Amyloidogenic Transthyretin (TTR) V122I Allele in Africa&nbsp; Molecular Genetics &amp; Genomic Medicine Epub 14 July, 2016&nbsp; DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.231</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4. Asha Shrestha, Hillel W. Cohen, Clement E. Tagoe. Association of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease With A Higher Frequency Of Spinal Degenerative Disc Disease Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2016 Mar-Apr;34(2):296-302. Epub 2016 Feb 9. PMID: 26885680</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5. Tagoe CE, Zezon A, Khattri S. Rheumatic manifestations of autoimmune thyroid disease: the other autoimmune disease. J Rheumatol. 2012 Jun;39(6):1125-9. Epub 2012 Apr 15.</p>
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Beth N. McLellan

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beth McLellan graduated with honors from Northwestern University and attended medical school at Wayne State University where she graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. She completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Loyola University Health System and her Dermatology residency at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit where she also served as Chief Resident. She currently is a Professor in the Department of Medicine (Dermatology) and has served as Chief of the Division of Dermatology since 2020.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dr. McLellan specializes in complex medical Dermatology and has a special interest in Supportive Oncodermatology - the treatment of dermatologic diseases in cancer patients. She works closely with oncologists to prevent and treat skin, hair, and nail-related side effects due to cancer therapies and is committed to improving the lives of cancer patients.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dr. McLellan leads research examining radiation dermatitis and was the first to describe baseline bacterial colonization as a risk factor for severe radiation dermatitis as well as successful use of bacterial decolonization for prevention of radiation dermatitis. She has published numerous articles and textbook chapters related to Supportive Oncodermatology and is regularly invited to speak at Dermatology and Oncology conferences for physicians and patients including the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, ASCO, and Gilda's Club.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Playing an active role in the Dermatology Residency, Dr. McLellan is the director of resident research and regularly lectures residents and medical students. She has served as a mentor to many residents and students and directs a year-long Oncodermatology research fellowship for medical students taking a year off for research.&nbsp; Interested medical students can learn more about the fellowship here: https://www.einsteinmed.edu/departments/medicine/divisions/dermatology/…;
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Dr. McLellan specializes in complex medical dermatology and has a special interest in supportive oncodermatology - the treatment of dermatologic diseases in cancer patients. She works closely with oncologists to prevent and treat skin, hair and nail-related side effects due to cancer therapies and is committed to improving the lives of cancer patients.

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<p>Beth N. McLellan, MD, is Chief, Dermatology, Director, Supportive Oncodermatology and Professor, Dermatology at Montefiore Einstein. She specializes in complex medical dermatology and has a special interest in supportive oncodermatology - the treatment of dermatologic diseases in cancer patients. She works closely with oncologists to prevent and treat skin, hair and nail-related side effects due to cancer therapies and is committed to improving the lives of cancer patients.</p><p>After earning her Doctor of Medicine at Wayne State University, Dr. McLellan completed an internship in internal medicine at Loyola University Health System and her dermatology residency at Henry Ford Health System where she also served as chief resident and initiated a supportive oncodermatology clinic. Dr. McLellan received additional oncodermatology training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and at the Institut Gustave Roussy in Paris, France.</p><p>Dr. McLellan leads research examining radiation dermatitis and was the first to describe baseline bacterial colonization as a risk factor for severe radiation dermatitis. Playing an active role in the Montefiore Einstein Dermatology Residency, Dr. McLellan is the Director of Resident Research and regularly lectures residents and medical students at both dermatology and oncology meetings. She has served as a mentor to many residents and students and directs a year long oncodermatology research fellowship for medical students taking a year off for research. Dr. McLellan has published numerous articles and textbook chapters related to supportive oncodermatology and is regularly invited to speak at dermatology and oncology conferences for physicians and patients, including the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Clinical Oncology and Gilda's Club.</p><p>As part of her commitment to treating the whole patient, Dr. McLellan founded the New York Vitiligo Support Group. She has received awards from the Dermatology Foundation.</p>

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Ranon E. Mann

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As Program Director my clinical focus is patient care and resident education. My interests surround<br />complex medical dermatology.

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Research focus on skin disorders affecting patients who are HIV positive.

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Konstantinos Loupasakis

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<p>Konstantinos Loupasakis, MD, is an attending rheumatologist at Montefiore Einstein and Rheumatology Fellowship Program Director and Associate Professor, Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Loupasakis sees patients with a wide range of rheumatologic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus and multisystem sarcoidosis.</p><p>In 2007, Dr. Loupasakis earned his medical doctorate at University of Crete in Greece. He later came to the United States to further his medical training, completing his medical residency at Steward St. Elizabeth&rsquo;s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine in 2012, followed by his rheumatology fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in 2015 and a yearlong research fellowship at the same institution in 2016.</p><p>Dr. Loupasakis' research focus includes multisystem sarcoidosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and medical education. He is a certified facilitator, teaching relationship-centered communication in healthcare, and is particularly interested in optimization of the patient-physician relationship. Dr. Loupasakis has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, poster presentations and invited national and regional presentations. He is also a reviewer for scientific rheumatology journals.</p><p>Dr. Loupasakis is board certified in Rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Rheumatology. Dr. Loupasakis has been twice recognized at Montefiore Einstein for his outstanding service and teaching, receiving an award in 2022 for his inpatient consult service and in 2024 for his outpatient service.</p>

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<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Dr. Kumthekar is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. He received his medical degree from Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, India and trained in Internal Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He further completed his sub-specialty training in Rheumatology at Oregon Health and Science University.</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Dr. Kumthekar is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an attending physician at Montefiore Medical Center. He is skilled in the treatment of general rheumatic illness and h</span>is clinical areas of focus include Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, &nbsp;Vasculitis, Lupus and Myositis. He runs the Spondyloarthritis clinic at Montefiore and is profecient in musculoskeletal ultrasound. He has published multiple research articles and is a reviewer/editorial board member prominent medical journals.He has completed advanced MSK ultrasound training and is certified by the American College of Rheumatology (RhMSUS). He is a member of American College of Rheumatology, Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN), Group for Research and Assessment of. Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) and Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists (USSONAR).</p>
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<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>*&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Stienstra N, Horton J, Lane M, <strong>Kumthekar A,</strong> Sathe N, Sunny C, Yadav V, Deodhar A. Demyelinating Disease After Exposure to Tumor Necrosis Factor &alpha; Inhibitors: A Case Series in a Tertiary Care Center. JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2022 Mar 1;28(2):e638-41.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>*&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Patel S,&nbsp;<strong>Kumthekar A</strong>. Psoriatic Arthritis: The Influence of Co-morbidities on Drug Choice. Rheumatology and Therapy. 2021 Nov 19:1-23.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>*&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Bittar M, Dubreuil M. Educational needs and challenges in axial spondyloarthritis. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 2021 Jul 1;33(4):313-8.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kaur N, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Ayesha B. When sarcoidosis mimics immunodeficiency. BMJ Case Reports CP. 2021 Jul 1;14(7):e243557.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Patel S, Bibi A, Eisenberg R, Gendlina I, Murakhovskaya I, Ramesh M, Balagula Y, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>. The Role of Early Subspeciality Consultation in the Timing of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Diagnosis and Management. Journal of clinical rheumatology: practical reports on rheumatic &amp; musculoskeletal diseases. 2021 Jun 18.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>*&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Cui Z, Merritt Z, Assa A, Mustehsan H, Chung E, Liu S, <strong>Kumthekar A,</strong> Ayesha B, McCort M, Palaiodimos L, Baron S. Early and Significant Reduction in C-Reactive Protein Levels After Corticosteroid Therapy Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in Patients With COVID-19. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2021 Feb 17.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">*&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Ayesha B,<strong> Kumthekar A</strong>, Jain R, Patel S, Ramesh M, Ferastraoaru DE, Hudes G, Karagic M, Zafar S, Bartash R, Vasquez‐Canizares N. Rapid Implementation of a Multidisciplinary COVID‐19 Cytokine Storm Syndrome Task Force. ACR Open Rheumatology. 2021 Feb 6.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>*&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Deodhar A. Axial Spondyloarthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis. Physician Assistant Clinics.;6(1):135-47.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>* Kumthekar A,</strong> Ogdie A. Obesity and Psoriatic Arthritis: A Narrative Review. Rheumatology and Therapy. 2020 Jun 3.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* Abbi B, Patel S, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Schwartz D, Blanco I. A Case of Cardiomyopathy With Long-term Hydroxychloroquine Use. JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2020 May 9.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Park SS, Akella S, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Barmettler A. Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis in the Orbit, Brain, and Heart. The American journal of medicine. 2019 Dec 17.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Shull S, Lovejoy TI, Morasco BJ, Chang M, Barton J. Impact of hepatitis C treatment on pain intensity, prescription opioid use and arthritis. International journal of rheumatic diseases. 2019 Apr;22(4):592-8.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Raess PW, Ghetie D. A Missing Link: Sarcoid-Lymphoma Syndrome. The American Journal of Medicine. 2019 Jan 1;132(1):48-51.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Horton J, <strong>Kumthekar A.</strong> A Vanishing Entity: Rheumatoid Vasculitis. The American Journal of Medicine. 2018 Nov 1;131(11):1310-3.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Wolf B, Woltjer R, Schwab P. More than meets the eye: a case of HCV-induced PAN. Modern Rheumatology Case Reports. 2018 Jul 3;2(2):199-203.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Danve A, Deodhar A. Use of belimumab throughout 2 consecutive pregnancies in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. The Journal of Rheumatology. 2017 Sep 1;44(9):1416-7.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Deodhar A, <strong>Kumthekar A,</strong> Dubreuil M. Minimal disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis: the need of the hour and a proposal for development. Current opinion in rheumatology. 2017 Jul;29(4):293.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Akenroye AT, <strong>Kumthekar AA</strong>, Alevizos MK, Mowrey WB, Broder A. Implementing an electronic medical record&ndash;based reminder for cardiovascular risk screening in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care &amp; Research. 2017 May;69(5):625-32.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Palkar P, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>. Comment on: Dance-like movements in obsessive compulsive disorder. Indian journal of psychological medicine. 2017 May 1;39(3).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">*&nbsp; </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Johnson B. Polyarticular severe tophaceous gout secondary to limited medication access. The Journal of rheumatology. 2015 Aug 1;42(8):1528-9.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Palkar PY, <strong>Kumthekar AA.</strong> Roar of meow-meow (mephedrone) in India. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour. 2015 Jul 1;20(2):55.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Cossarini F, Shih JC, Taub CC, Massera D. Ranolazine-induced repolarization changes: a case report. The American Journal of Medicine. 2015 Jul 1;128(7):e3-5.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar AA</strong>, Gidwani HV, Kumthekar AB. Metformin associated B12 deficiency. J Assoc Physicians India. 2012 Mar 1;60(3):58-9.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">*&nbsp; </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hitesh Vinod C, Misra BN, <strong>Kumthekar AA</strong>, Kawatra A. CALIBRATION AND CUFFING ISSUES CONCERNING SPHYGMOMANOMETER&rsquo;S IN A TERTIARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE. Indian J. Prev. Soc. Med. 2013 Jul;44(3-4):166.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">Dr. Klar&rsquo;s clinical expertise includes general dermatological procedures, as well as more complex procedures such as the treatment of psoriasis and inflammatory dermatoses with phototherapy, topical therapy and biologic therapy.</span>

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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">Dr. Klar&rsquo;s research interests are in treatment options for acne, psoriasis and eczema.</span>

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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">Tobi Klar, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Klar&rsquo;s clinical expertise includes general dermatological procedures, as well as more complex procedures such as the treatment of psoriasis and inflammatory dermatoses with phototherapy, topical therapy and biologic therapy. Dr. Klar also treats cancers of the skin including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.<span>&nbsp; </span>She has advanced training and extensive experience treating adults and children for general dermatological conditions, including rashes, acne, rosacea and eczema. She also performs skin cancer screenings and treats premalignant and malignant conditions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">After earning her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate in 1981, Dr. Klar continued at the institution for her postdoctoral training, completing her Internal Medicine Internship in 1982, her Internal Medicine Residency in 1983 and her Dermatology Residency in 1986.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">Dr. Klar&rsquo;s research interests are in treatment options for acne, psoriasis and eczema. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">Dr. Klar is board certified and is a member of several professional associations including the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, the Society of Vascular Ultrasound and the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society.</span></p>

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