Katherine P Liao MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

60 Fenwood RdBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5325
Fax+1 617-732-5505

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Education & Training

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMPH, 2008 - 2010
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Rheumatology, 2007 - 2010
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 2004
Williams CollegeBA, 1995 - 1999

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2006 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Partners Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2012, 2014-2017

Clinical Trials

Lipids, Inflammation, and CV Risk in RA Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 17
COMPLETED

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Toward Artificial Intelligence-driven Clinical Decision Support Tools in Rheumatology.
Ilana M Usiskin, Maria I Danila, Tianxi Cai, Katherine P Liao
Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America. 2026-08-01
Plasma metabolomics and incident major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Christos P Kotanidis, Priyam Choksi, Pradeep Natarajan, Jessica Lasky-Su, Anand Rohatgi
Rheumatology. 2026-08-01
Rheumatology at the Threshold of Artificial Intelligence.
Katherine P Liao, Jinoos Yazdany
Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America. 2026-08-01

Journal Articles

Association Between Inflammation and Systolic Blood Pressure in RA Compared to Patients Without RA
Daniel H Solomon, Katherine P Liao, Seoyoung C Kim, BioMed Central

Other

Heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis
Liao KP, Connolly HM, Schur PH
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/heart-failure-and-left-ventricular-dysfunction-in-rheumatoid-arthri
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-04

Press Mentions

Rheumatoid Arthritis Boosts Risk for Heart Failure, but Not Every KindDecember 9th, 2024
DNA Analysis Provides Insight into Associations Between Worse COVID and Other ConditionsApril 28th, 2022
Combo Biologic Therapy Makes Good in SLEOctober 26th, 2021

Grant Support

Mentoring Patient-Oriented Research Leveraging Bioinformatics to Study CV Risk in Rheumatic DiseaseBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2025–2029
Bridging clinical trial and real-world data via machine learning to advance rheumatoid arthritis treatment strategiesBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2022–2026