Allen Caruthers Steere MD

Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit StYaw 2100 Rheumatology AssociatesBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-1527
Fax+1 617-726-1544

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Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 1969 - 1973
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1969

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1971 - Present
MA State Medical License 1987 - 2027
GA State Medical License 1974 - 1977
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Case 3-2026: A 58-Year-Old Woman with Diplopia and Fever.
Sheila L Arvikar, Pamela W Schaefer, Jacob E Lemieux, Allen C Steere
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2026-01-22
15 citations
The peptidoglycan ofcan persist in discrete tissues and cause systemic responses consistent with chronic illness.
Mecaila E McClune, Osamudiamen Ebohon, Jules M Dressler, Marisela M Davis, Juselyn D Tupik
Science Translational Medicine. 2025-04-23
1 citations
Complex exchanges among plasmids and clonal expansion of lineages shape the population structure and virulence of.
Rachel A Laing, Michael J Foster, M Amine Hassani, Benjamin Kotzen, Weihua Huang
Biorxiv. 2025-01-30

Lectures

Advances in Rheumatology
Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 10/4/2013
Advances in Rheumatology
Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 10/4/2013

Press Mentions

Vaccines, Antibody Shots, and Pills: How Scientists Are Trying to Prevent Tick-Borne DiseasesJune 29th, 2026
Lyme Disease Spike Tied to Climate. Where’s the Vaccine?September 14th, 2022
Doctors Debate, Patients Suffer: The Fight over Chronic Lyme Disease in WisconsinMarch 13th, 2022

Grant Support

Immune Response To B Burgdorferi Proteins In Lyme ArthritisNational Center For Research Resources2007–2011
Identification Of Immunogenic Glycolipids From Borrelia BurgdorferiNational Center For Research Resources2007–2010
Lyme Arthritis: A New Epidemic DiseaseNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2006–2010
Diagnosis And Pathogenesis Of Early Lyme DiseaseNational Center For Infectious Diseases (Ncid)2004–2007
Lyme Arthritis- A New Epidemic DiseaseNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2002–2005