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BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Jul 22

Dr. Cara Lewis, an adjunct faculty member, discusses her research developing innovative approaches to hip care for young female athletes, with the potential for earlier diagnosis and intervention to improve outcomes. Read more: www.bu.edu/articles/202... #ResearchHighlight #BU #JointHealth

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Jul 15

Spotted at Ink Block! 🌆 Our rheumatology team is making a big impression across Boston. We're honored to be recognized for the compassionate, expert care we bring to patients every day. If you're nearby, keep an eye out for our billboard! #TopDocs #BMCHealth #Boston

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Jun 10

As we wrap up another academic year, we are excited to announce the final session of our MCRC Monthly Methodology Journal Club. Join us on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 12.15 pm ET. Presenter: Dr. Hung Vo, MD Topic: Federated Learning: Bridging Data for Precision Medicine

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Jun 2

We're walking for a cure! Join Team BMC at the Arthritis Foundation Walk to Cure Arthritis this Sunday, June 7 at Herter Park in Boston! Activities start at 9 AM, the walk begins at 10:30 AM🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ #WalkToCureArthritis #TeamBMC #ArthritisFoundation #CureArthritis #ArthritisAwareness

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· May 14

Link to paper: lnkd.in/e7QPdVW6 Great discussion and thoughtful perspectives all around. Looking forward to the next session next month! Stay tuned.

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Apr 24

A great chance to discuss new methods, share perspectives and stay current with emerging research. Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Register here: bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Mar 24

Looking forward to an engaging discussion—hope to see you there! Register here👉https://lnkd.in/eQVsrR42 Paper: lnkd.in/e-tDgTG2

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Feb 25

The next session in the MCRC Methodology Journal Club Series is coming up soon! Presenter: Dr. Michael P. LaValley, PhD @mikelvy.bsky.social 📅 Date: March 4th, 2026 |12.15 pm ET 📄 Topic: Predicting TKR in the OAI Using Machine Learning Approaches Looking forward to another thoughtful discussion.

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Feb 11

From last week's Methodology Journal club on "Identifying Confounders for RCT Long-Term Follow-Up" presented by Jean Liew @rheumcat.bsky.social Link to paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37939895/

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Jan 28

📢 Next in our MCRC Methodology Journal Club Series Join us for the next session where we will be discussing "Identifying Confounders for RCT Long Term Follow-Up". 🗓Date: February 4, 2026 ⏰ Time: 12.15 pm EST 🎤 Presenter: Jean Liew, MD, MS @rheumcat.bsky.social

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Jan 5

📢 Kick off the New Year with our next Boston MCRC Monthly Methodology Journal Club on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 from 12:15 – 1:00 PM (ET). Dr. Roberta L. Irvin, PhD will present followed by insights from our guest discussant Dr. Deepak Kumar, PT, PHD.

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Sep 30

We were proud to support Dr. Ayesha Abdeen, Chief of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at @bostonmedical.bsky.social, being awarded the Dr. Marian Ropes Award by the Arthritis Foundation

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Sep 17

Join us for the second session in our Boston MCRC Monthly Methodology Journal Club series on October 1, 2025 at 12.15 pm ET. Dr. David Felson will present, followed by insights from our invited Guest Discussant, Dr. Trevor Birmingham. Register here: bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Sep 11

New publication led by BMC Brighton Internal Medicine residency Dr. Angela Achkar with @spondymd.bsky.social @rheumcat.bsky.social trebuchet.public.springernature.app/get_content/...

Targeted and biologic therapies and risk of total knee or hip
replacement in axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis

Angela Achkar
Christine Peloquin
Jean W. Liew
Maureen Dubreuil

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Sep 6

New publication led by BMC Internal Medicine graduate Dr. Navya George with @rheumcat.bsky.social @tuhinaneogi.bsky.social Does hsCRP provide insights into an inflammatory phenotype of knee osteoarthritis? authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Does hsCRP provide insights into an inflammatory
phenotype of knee osteoarthritis?

Navya George, Jean W. Liew, Na Wang, Sarah
Tilley, Ali Guermazi, John Lynch, Cora Lewis,
James Torner, Tuhina Neogi

Published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Aug 20

Our #Methodology #JournalClub returns on September 3, 2025 at 12:15pm ET with Dr. Vijaya Kolachalama leading a discussion on his work with PodGPT Register here: bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Article here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40636401/

Boston MCRC Monthly Methodology Journal Club
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 12:15am
PodGPT: an audio augmented large language model for research and education
Presenter Vijaya Kolachalama, PhD FAHA

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Aug 7

New publication from @rheumcat.bsky.social @tuhinaneogi.bsky.social in collaboration with @curlygeneticist.bsky.social ard.eular.org/action/showP...

Chondrocalcinosis and incident knee osteoarthritis:
findings from 2 large prospective cohorts with
20 years of follow-up

Yahong Wu, Jean W. Liew, Justin D. Boer, Maggie Westerland, Michael LaValley, Trudy Voortman, Sita Bierma-Zeinstra, Edwin H.G. Oei, Joyce B.J. van Meurs, Tuhina Neogi, Cindy G. Boer

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Jun 12

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BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Jun 12

Thanks to coming to our last #methodology Journal Club for the academic year. We will resume in September. Here were the takeaway points from our last one, led by Dr. David Felson. Article here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39833406/

a graphic advertising the Boston MCRC methodology journal club that occurred June 4, 2025

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Jun 3

This month we celebrate World Scleroderma Day. We’ll highlight the work BUMC does as a leader in Scleroderma care.

National Scleroderma Awareness Month
June

with teal ribbon

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· May 12

Can disease liabilities based on deep learning enhance the power of GWAS and genetic predictions?

UK Biobank phenotyping: Yang et al computed disease lability scores for 261,759 UKBB participants by training a deep learning framework in UKBB data

The slide shows unaffected controls and diseased controls sampled and plotted for disease liability and how the deep learning framework incorporated labs, meds, questionnaires, physical exam, family history

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· May 12

Thank you for attending this #methodology journal club. Here are the highlights from Dr. Yau:

article slide - Genetic association studies using disease liabilities from deep neural networks

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· May 6

On Tuesday, April 15th, Dr. Sarah Bagley and Dr. Vanessa Xanthakis delivered a BU-BMC Rheumatology T32 Lecture titled “Managing Your Time: Life Hacks for Busy Researchers with Personal Lives.”

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· May 3

Our next #methodology journal club is Wednesday, May 7th at 12:15pm ET 📷Michelle Yau will be presenting Register here: bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Paper link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· May 3

On this World Spondyloarthritis Day we would like to acknowledge our BMC patients who are living with spondyloarthritis, including ankylosing spondylitis

World Spondyloarthritis Day
May 3, 2025

with a blue awareness ribbon

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· May 2

May is Lupus Awareness Month. This month we will highlight members of our team caring for people with lupus. Today we introduce you to our Clinical Pharmacist: Douglas Schneidmuller

Boston Medical Center
Rheumatology

Meet our team

A photo of Douglas Schneidmuller, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

May is Lupus Awareness Month with a purple ribbon

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Apr 24

Monthly Methodology Journal Club
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 12:15pm

Michelle S. Yau, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Hebrew SeniorLife and Harvard Medical School

Leveraging Disease Liabilities in Genome-Wide Association Studies

BU/BMC Rheumatology@bu-bmc-rheum· Apr 23

Happy Administrative Professionals Day! We are so grateful for the skill and dedication that administrative colleagues bring to our group. We couldn't do what we do without you!!