Fotios Koumpouras MD

Director Yale Lupus Program

300 Cedar StreetTAC 525New Haven, CT 06520
Phone+1 203-680-7050

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Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 2004 - 2007
Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2000

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2003 - 2028
CT State Medical License 2004 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2012, 2014, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

A Study of the Effect of XmAb®5871 in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 16
COMPLETED
PHASE2
JBT-101 in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 21
COMPLETED
PHASE2
A Crossover Study to Compare RAYOS to IR Prednisone to Improve Fatigue and Morning Symptoms for SLE Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 12
COMPLETED
PHASE4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lupus Nexus: developing a prospective registry, biorepository and data exchange platform to foster global collaborations, accelerate research innovation and advance pr...
Teodora P Staeva, Arezou Khosroshahi, Alfred Hyoungju Kim, Devon D Kelly, Mary Jo Fekete
Lupus Science & Medicine. 2026-07-28
Persistent thrombotic events in a seronegative patient with antiphospholipid syndrome.
Sabrina M Saeed, Rebecca Fine, Hailey Baker, Fotios Koumpouras, Sarika Ramachandran
JAAD Case Reports. 2026-05-01
Cellular therapies for rheumatic disease.
Fotios Koumpouras, Roberto Caricchio
Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 2026-05-01

Journal Articles

Chimeric antigen receptors: “CARs” in the fast lane for rheumatology
Nathan Johnson and Fotios Koumpouras, Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 5/2024

Press Mentions

'The future is bright.' Yale doctor helps to advance the fight against lupusMarch 7th, 2024
New Cell Therapy Program to Offer Hope for Patients with Severe LupusJune 14th, 2023
‘Symptom Invalidation’ in Clinically Uncertain Diagnoses Can Leave Lasting Mental Health HarmsJune 3rd, 2025