LeslieJaneCroffordMD
Rheumatology • Nashville, TNMyositis, Scleroderma & Related, Vasculitis
Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
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Office
1611 21st Ave S
MCN T-3113
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-4746- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 1989 - 1992- Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1989
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 2004 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2024
TN State Medical License 2013 - 2024
MI State Medical License 1993 - 2006- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Nashville Lifestyles Magazine Castle Connolly, 2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology
Clinical Trials
- Scleroderma: Cyclophosphamide or Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
- SCOT Scleroderma Treatment Alternative Registry (STAR Registry) Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
- D-Ribose for Fatigue in Subjects With Fibromyalgia Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Minimal Clinically Important Change of Movement Pain in Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions.Timothy R Fleagle, Andrew A Post, Dana L Dailey, Carol G T Vance, M Bridget Zimmerman, Emine O Bayman, Leslie J Crofford, Kathleen A Sluka, Ruth L Chimenti> ;The Journal of Pain. 2024 Mar 12
- Influence of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Pressure Pain Thresholds and Conditioned Pain Modulation in a Randomized Controlled Trial in Women W...Berardi, G., Dailey, D., Chimenti, R., Merriwether, E., Rakel, B., Sluka, K., Vance, C., Crofford, L.> ;The Journal of Pain. 2023 Dec 26
- Unmet need in rheumatology: reports from the Advances in Targeted Therapies meeting, 2023.Winthrop, K., Mease, P., Kerschbaumer, A., Voll, R., Breedveld, F., Smolen, J., Gottenberg, J., Baraliakos, X., Kiener, H., Aletaha, D., Isaacs, J., Buch, M., Crow, M....> ;Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2024 Mar 12
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Journal Articles
- Physical Activity Is Related to Function and Fatigue but Not Pain in Women with Fibromyalgia: Baseline Analyses from the Fibromyalgia Activity Study with TENS (FAST)Leslie Crofford, MD, BioMed Central
- Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features: An Emerging Challenge at the Intersection of Rheumatology and PulmonologyRobert J Lentz, Peggy L Kendall, Leslie J Crofford, James J Tolle, Adam Guttentag, Timothy S Blackwell, Joyce E Johnson, Erin M Wilfong, Jonathan A Kropski, Arthritis & Rheumatology
Press Mentions
Fall 2021’s Awards, Appointments & Announcements in RheumatologyOctober 13th, 2021- New Clinician Spotlight: Jason SpringerApril 20th, 2021
- An Exciting Pipeline of Neurotech Treatments for FibromyalgiaMarch 3rd, 2021
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Grant Support
- Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase In Rheumatoid ArthritisNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2010–2012
- Contribution Of Altered Muscle Hemodynamics To Fatigability In Older Persons WithNational Institute On Aging2009–2010
- Prostaglandin E Synthase In Rheumatoid ArthritisNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2004–2008
- RIMNational Center For Research Resources2007
- Evaluation Of Sleep Dysfunction In FibromyalgiaNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
- Neuroendocrine Function In FibromyalgiaNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2004
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Neuropeptides In FibromyalgiaNational Center For Research Resources2004
- Neuroendocrine Function In FibromyalgiaNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2000–2004
- Training Of Arthritis Research ScientistsNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2000–2003
- Synoviocyte Rho-Type Gtpases In Cartilage DestructionNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2000–2002
- HPA Axis Dysregulation In FibromyalgiaNational Center For Research Resources1996–2002
- HPA Axis Dysregulation In FibromyalgiaNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1998–2000
- Mechanism Of Immune Modulation By Corticotropin ReleaseNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1994–1998
- Interactions Between The Nervous And Immune Systems In Inflammatory ArthritisNational Center For Research Resources1997
- HPA Axis Dysregulaton In FibromyalgiaNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1995–1996
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee
Nashville General HospitalNashville, Tennessee
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