GeorgeCTsokosMD
Rheumatology • Boston, MALupus & Related
Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Office
330 Brookline Ave # Cls-937
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Boston, MA 02215Phone+1 617-735-4161Fax+1 617-735-4170- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1983 - 1984
MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982- National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 1979 - 1981
University of AthensClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1980 - 2025
VA State Medical License 1983 - 2008- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Rheumatology
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The thymocyte-specific RNA-binding protein Arpp21 provides TCR repertoire diversity by binding to the 3'-UTR and promoting Rag1 mRNA expression.Meng Xu, Taku Ito-Kureha, Hyun-Seo Kang, Aleksandar Chernev, Timsse Raj, Kai P Hoefig, Christine Hohn, Florian Giesert, Yinhu Wang, Wenliang Pan, Natalia Ziętara, Tobi...> ;Nature Communications. 2024 Mar 11
- 1 citationsIL-23 induces CLEC5AIL-17Aneutrophils and elicit skin inflammation associated with psoriatic arthritis.Hiroki Furuya, Cuong Thach Nguyen, Trevor Chan, Alina I Marusina, Alexander A Merleev, Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez, Shie-Liang Hsieh, George C Tsokos, Christopher...> ;Journal of Autoimmunity. 2024 Feb 1
- 1 citationsCaMK4 controls follicular helper T cell expansion and function during normal and autoimmune T-dependent B cell responses.Scherlinger, M., Li, H., Pan, W., Li, W., Karino, K., Vichos, T., Yoshida, N., Boulougoura, A., Tsokos, M., Tsokos, G.> ;Nature Communications. 2024 Jan 29
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Journal Articles
- Regulatory T Cells in the Treatment of DiseaseGeorge Tsokos, MD, Nature
- Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphatase Catalytic Subunit 2 Limits Th17 DifferentiationVasileios C Kyttaris, George C Tsokos, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- SLAMF1 Engagement Inhibits T Cell‐B Cell Interaction and Diminishes IL‐6 Production and Plasmablast Differentiation in Systemic Lupus ErythematosusGeorge C Tsokos, Vasileios C Kyttaris, Arthritis & Rheumatology
Press Mentions
AMPEL BioSolutions' Breakthrough Predicts Drug Options to Slow End Stage Renal DiseaseMarch 1st, 2023- Lupus Foundation of America Celebrates FDA Approval of Saphnelo™ (Anifrolumab-Fnia) as a New Treatment for LupusAugust 2nd, 2021
Arachidonic Acid-Regulated Calcium Signaling in T Cells from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Promotes Synovial InflammationFebruary 10th, 2021- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Expanded Double Negative T Cells In SLENational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010–2012
- Phosphatases In Human LupusNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007–2012
- Gene Transcription In SLENational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2012
- CIS School In Systemic Autoimmune DiseasesNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2009–2011
- Training Program In Systemic AutoimmunityNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2011
- Lymphocyte Signaling Defects In Patients With LupusNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2011
- CIS School In Systemic Autoimmune DiseasesNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2008
- CIS School On Systemic Autoimmune DiseasesNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2007
- CIS School On Systemic Autoimmune DiseasesNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2005–2006
- Gene Transcription In SLENational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2002–2006
- Lymphocyte Signaling Defects In Patients With LupusNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1998–2006
- T Cell Help In The B Cell Response To Malaria CS ProteinNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2003–2004
- Systemic Autoimmune Diseases;2003 Summer SchoolNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2003
- Regulation Of Complement Receptor Gene ExpressionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1999–2002
Hospital Affiliations
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts
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