
Gary S Firestein MD
Distinguished Professor, Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine
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200 W Arbor DrSan Diego, CA 92103
Phone+1 858-822-0480
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Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 1983 - 1986
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1982 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected member American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2021
- Elected Master American College of Rheumatology, 2021
- Elected member Association of American Physicians, 2002
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Optimization of a synoviocyte-targeted biologic for inflammatory arthritis in combination or bispecific administration with TNF inhibitors.Sterling H Ramsey, Zixuan Zhao, Megan C Lee, Thales Hein da Rosa, Ava C Schneider
JCI Insight. 2025-11-10 - Progression to rheumatoid arthritis in at-risk individuals is defined by systemic inflammation and by T and B cell dysregulation.Ziyuan He, Marla C Glass, Pravina Venkatesan, Marie L Feser, Leander Lazaro
Science Translational Medicine. 2025-09-24 - Regulation of fibroblast-like synoviocyte function by cadherin 6 in rheumatoid arthritis.Camilla R L Machado, Eunice Choi, Narayanan B Perumal, Robert J Benschop, Gregory R Dressler
Arthritis Research & Therapy. 2025-08-29
Journal Articles
- Reply to Letter to the EditorGary L Simon, Gary S Firestein, Aileen Y Chang, Arthritis & Rheumatology
- Reply to Comments on “The Frequency of Chronic Joint Pain Following Chikungunya Virus Infection A Colombian Cohort Study”Gary S Firestein, Gary L Simon, Aileen Y Chang, Arthritis & Rheumatology
- Methods for High-Dimensonal Analysis of Cells Dissociated from Cyropreserved Synovial TissuePaul J Utz, William H Robinson, Ellen M Gravallese, Soumya Raychaudhuri, Alessandra B Pernis, Susan M Goodman, Michael B Brenner, Lionel B Ivashkiv, Brendan F Boyce, P..., BioMed Central
Lectures
- American College of Rheumatology (ACR): Winter Rheumatology SymposiumAmerican College of Rheumatology(ACR), Snowmass, Colorado - 1/26/2013
Other
- Pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritisFirestein GS, Schur PH
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pathogenesis-of-rheumatoid-arthritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-11
Press Mentions
RA Begins Long Before Symptoms Appear – Seven-Year US StudyDecember 3rd, 2025
New Study Shows Rheumatoid Arthritis Begins Long Before SymptomsNovember 26th, 2025
Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Studies Redefine Prevention and Clinical ResearchNovember 19th, 2025
Grant Support
- Rheumatic Diseases Research Training GrantUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2013–2029
- Methotrexate treatment of Arthritis caused by Chikungunya virus (MARCH): A randomized controlled trial of methotrexate versus placebo in the treatment of chronic arthritis after chikungunya infectionGEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Methotrexate treatment of Arthritis caused by Chikungunya virus (MARCH): A randomized controlled trial of methotrexate versus placebo in the treatment of chronic arthritis after chikungunya infectionGEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2015–2025
- UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2015–2025
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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