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59 Ornac
Suite 2
Concord, MA 01742Phone+1 978-287-0700Fax+1 978-369-0250- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I'm a Clinical Rheumatologist on Faculty at Harvard Medical School specializing in Lupus, Lyme Arthritis, Scleroderma, Giant Cell Arteritis, Autoimmunity, and Polymyositis.
Education & Training
- YaleFellow American College Rheumatology, Rheumatology & Immunology, 1985 - 1987
- New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New YorkResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1985
- SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Clinician of the year. Massachusetts Medical Society., 2022
- 35 year Alumni Achievement Award in Immunology. Downstate/ Kings County Hospital, 2017
- Fellow American College of Rheumatology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 29 citationsSelf reactive repertoire of tight skin mouse : immunochemical and molecular characterization of anti-topoisomerase I autoantibodiesTai Muryoi, Kuppuswamy N. Kasturi, Martin J. Kafina, Yukiko Saitoh, Osamu Usuba, Jerome S. Perlish, Raul Fleischmajer, Constantin A. Bona> ;Autoimmunity. 1991 Jan 1
- 3 citationsResonance Raman investigation of β-(2-furyl)-acryloyl-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenaseJack Schmidt, Michael Benecky, Martin Kafina, Kenneth L. Watters, James T. McFarland> ;FEBS Letters. 1978 Dec 15
- Antitopoisomerase I monoclonal autoantibodies from scleroderma patients and tight skin mouse interact with similar epitopes.Muryoi, T., Kasturi, K. N., Kafina, M. J., Cram, D. S., Harrison, L. C., Sasaki, T., Bona, C. A.> ;J Exp Med. 1992 Apr 1
Committees
- Trustees, Boston Medical Library 2001 - 2010
Research History
- Research Associate; Mt Sinai School of MedicineDept of Immunology & Microbiology. Constantin Bona Lab. Topoisomerase & Scleroderma.1987 - 1991
- University of Wisconsin; Biochemistry & EnzymologyResonance Raman Spectra, Active Site of Glyceraldehyde Dehydrogenase1975 - 1977
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- New England Baptist HospitalRoxbury Crossing, Massachusetts
- Emerson HospitalConcord, Massachusetts
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