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Office
13400 E Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85259Phone+1 480-301-8318Fax+1 480-301-9066- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Rheumatology, 1984 - 1987
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
- Medical College of WisconsinClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 1982 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 1984 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsRelapse Risk and Safety of Long-Term Tocilizumab Use Among Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis: A Single-Enterprise Cohort Study.Matthew J Samec, Jigisha Rakholiya, Hannah Langenfeld, Cynthia S Crowson, Andy Abril, Benjamin Wang, Lester Mertz, Alicia Rodriguez-Pla, Pankaj Bansal, Michelle Burke,...> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2023 Oct 1
- 1 citationsCoccidioidomycosis in patients with various inflammatory disorders treated with tumor necrosis factor α inhibitors.Nathan L. Delafield, Zhubene Mesbah, Curtis R Lacy, Renni R Panicker, Shabana F. Pasha, Lester E. Mertz, James A. Yiannias, Janis E. Blair> ;Medical Mycology. 2021 Jul 6
- 11 citationsLong-Term Safety of Rituximab in Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis and in Microscopic PolyangiitisPeter A. Merkel, John L. Niles, Lester E. Mertz, P.B. Lehane, Pooneh Pordeli, Felix Erblang> ;Arthritis Care & Research. 2021 Aug 13
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Journal Articles
- The Utility of Screening for Coccidioidomycosis in Recipients of Inhibitors of Tumor Necrosis Factor-ΑLester E Mertz, Shabana F Pasha, James A Yiannias, Janis E Blair, Clinical Infectious Diseases
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, Arizona
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