Apinya Lertratanakul MD MS

Associate Medical Director Physician Development Program

1 North Waukegan RoadLibertyville, IL 60064

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Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Rheumatology, 2011 - 2013
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2011
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2008
University of UtahM.Sc., Bioengineering, 1998 - 2001
Boston UniversityB.S., Biomedical Engineering, 1993 - 1997

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2010 - 2029

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion EHR, Practice Fusion, 2014, 2016
Excellence in Teaching Award Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Medicine, 2012-2013
Fellowship Award in Rheumatology/Immunology Pfizer/REF, 2011-2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Disease Control with Upadacitinib in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Randomized, Placebo-Controlled SELECT-PsA 1 and 2 Phase 3 Trials.
Philip Mease, Arthur Kavanaugh, Dafna Gladman, Oliver FitzGerald, Enrique R Soriano
Rheumatology and Therapy. 2022-08-01
37 citations
Safety Profile of Upadacitinib up to 3 Years in Psoriatic Arthritis: An Integrated Analysis of Two Pivotal Phase 3 Trials.
Gerd R Burmester, Kevin Winthrop, Ricardo Blanco, Peter Nash, Philippe Goupille
Rheumatology and Therapy. 2022-04-01
9 citations
Risk factors for changes in carotid intima media thickness and plaque over 5 years in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Apinya Lertratanakul, Julia Sun, Peggy W Wu, Jungwha Lee, Alan Dyer
Lupus Science & Medicine. 2021-12-01

Journal Articles

Dynamic Markers of Altered Gait Rhythm in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Hausdorff JM, Lertratanakul A, Cudkowicz ME, Peterson AL, Kaliton D, and Goldberger AL, J Appl Physiol, 1/1/2000
25-Hydroxyvitamin D and cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: data from a large international inception cohort.
Lertratanakul A, Wu P, Dyer A, Urowitz M, Gladman D, Fortin P, Bae SC, Gordon C, Clarke A, Bernatsky S, Hanly JG, Isenberg D, Rahman A, Merrill J, Wallace D, Ginzler E..., Arthritis Care and Research
Risk Factors in the Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lertratanakul, A; Wu, P; Dyer, A; Kondos, G; Edmundowicz, D; Carr, J; Ramsey-Goldman, R, Arthritis Care and Research

Abstracts/Posters

Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may have different predictors of risk for progression of aorta calcium (AS) than women without SLE. [poster]
Lertratanakul A, Wu P, Dyer A, Pearce W, Kondos G, Edmundowicz D ,Carr J, Ramsey-Goldman R, 76th Annual American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting., Chicago, IL, 11/1/2012
Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may have different predictors of risk for progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) than women without SLE. [poster]
Lertratanakul A, Wu P, Dyer A, Pearce W, Kondos G, Edmundowicz D ,Carr J, Ramsey-Goldman R, 76th Annual American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting., Chicago, IL, 11/1/2012
Soluble E-Selectin May Predict Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis, as Measured by Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CAC) and Aorta Calcium Score (AS), in Women wi...
Lertratanakul A, Wu P, Dyer A, Pearce W, Kondos G, Edmundowicz D ,Carr J, Ramsey-Goldman R, Arthritis Res Ther, 1/1/2012

Lectures

Predictors of Risk for Progression of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
75th Annual American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting. Chicago, IL - 11/1/2011
C4d on Circulating Cells and Renal Tissues in Lupus Nephritis as Novel Biomarkers
74th Annual American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting. Atlanta, GA - 11/1/2010
Platelet C4d is Associated with All-cause Mortality in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
74th Annual American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting. Atlanta, GA - 11/1/2010