Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Rheumatology fellowship · Los Angeles, CA · Program website
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Roster may be incomplete: only leadership has been collected so far.
Papers
By this program's faculty and trainees since 2022, 36 in all. Updated 2026-11-06.
- Examining the Interchangeability of Two Different Patient‐Reported Global Assessment Measures in an Observational Axial Spondyloarthritis CohortConnor P. Vershel et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2026 · PubMed
- A population-scale transcriptional atlas of blood and tissue in lupus nephritisNicholas W. Sugiarto et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2026 · PubMed · cited 6
- Clinical Images: Skin manifestations and radiographic findings of anti‐ SAE1 positive dermatomyositisAmara Seng et al. · ACR Open Rheumatology · 2026 · PubMed
- Organ injury in systemic autoimmunity is mediated by stem-like CD8+ T cells arising from tissue-draining lymph nodesJafar A Al Souz et al. · Immunity · 2026 · PubMed · cited 8
- Randomized-controlled trial of skills-based vr vs. distraction vr vs. sham VR for chronic low back painBrennan Mason Ross Spiegel et al. · npj Digital Medicine · 2026 · PubMed · cited 7
- A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Incomplete LupusNancy J. Olsen et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatology · 2025 · PubMed · cited 5
- Immunomodulatory Nanoparticles Enable Combination Therapies To Enhance Disease Prevention and Flare Control in Rheumatoid ArthritisWade T. Johnson et al. · ACS Central Science · 2025 · PubMed · cited 3
- Dysregulated soluble immune mediators and lupus-associated autoantibody specificities inform the development of immune indexes that characterise classified SLE transition and SLE disease activityMelissa E. Munroe et al. · Lupus Science & Medicine · 2025 · PubMed · cited 4
- Blood immunophenotyping identifies distinct kidney histopathology and outcomes in patients with lupus nephritisAlice Horisberger et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2025 · PubMed · cited 26
- Loss of Tripartite Motif–Containing Protein 21 and UVB ‐Induced Systemic Inflammation by Regulating DNA ‐Sensing PathwaysGantsetseg Tumurkhuu et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatology · 2025 · PubMed · cited 10
Faculty detailsh-index, papers and author positions per person
Program leadership from the program's own pages, matched to publications. Leadership is mostly clinician-educators, so these numbers describe the teaching team, not the department's research. Works since 2022-01-01.
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faculty matched
29 (29–29)
faculty h-index, median (IQR)
1.96
median FWCI (before 2025)
| Name | Research topics | h (lifetime) | Works | 1st | Last | Median FWCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariko Ishimori, MD | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research; Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments | 29 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1.96 |
About Cedars-Sinai Medical Centerinstitution-wide rheumatology research
Rheumatology publications from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and affiliated institutions, since 2022. Updated 2026-11-06; refreshed daily.
44
works per year
24th of 60 rheumatology fellowship programs
+65.2%
2-year growth
4th of 60 rheumatology fellowship programs
23.1%
in top 10% of field (works before 2025)
14th of 54 rheumatology fellowship programs
52.8%
cited above world average
4th of 54 rheumatology fellowship programs
Works per year · * 2026 so far
Rheumatology · 205
Rheumatology research topics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Papers in the window; each links to the list on OpenAlex.
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research 68
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies 40
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms 16
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments 14
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments 14
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments 14
- Soft tissue tumor case studies 12
- IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases 7
Most cited at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center since 2024
All rheumatology papers there on OpenAlex
- 2024 American College of Rheumatology ( ACR ) Guideline for the Screening, Treatment, and Management of Lupus NephritisLisa R. Sammaritano et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatology · 2025 · PubMed · cited 147
- Knee osteoarthritis: disease burden, available treatments, and emerging optionsMichael J. Langworthy et al. · Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease · 2024 · PubMed · cited 129
- Interferon subverts an AHR–JUN axis to promote CXCL13+ T cells in lupusCalvin Law et al. · Nature · 2024 · PubMed · cited 100
- Clonal associations between lymphocyte subsets and functional states in rheumatoid arthritis synoviumGarrett S. Dunlap et al. · Nature Communications · 2024 · PubMed · cited 91
- Rab4A-directed endosome traffic shapes pro-inflammatory mitochondrial metabolism in T cells via mitophagy, CD98 expression, and kynurenine-sensitive mTOR activationNick Huang et al. · Nature Communications · 2024 · PubMed · cited 84
- 2025 American College of Rheumatology ( ACR ) Guideline for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus ErythematosusLisa R. Sammaritano et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2025 · PubMed · cited 67
- 2024 American College of Rheumatology ( ACR ) Guideline for the Screening, Treatment, and Management of Lupus NephritisLisa R. Sammaritano et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2025 · PubMed · cited 61
- The chromatin landscape of pathogenic transcriptional cell states in rheumatoid arthritisKathryn Weinand et al. · Nature Communications · 2024 · PubMed · cited 50
- A Treatment Algorithm for High-Tone Pelvic Floor DysfunctionMichele Torosis et al. · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2024 · PubMed · cited 48
- Association of Autoantibody Concentrations and Trajectories With Lupus Nephritis Histologic Features and Treatment ResponseAndrea Fava et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatology · 2024 · PubMed · cited 41