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Robert Spiera, MD, Rheumatology, New York, NY, Hospital for Special Surgery

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Rheumatology New York, NY

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cornell University-Weill Medical College

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Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Rheumatology, 1992 - 1995
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1989
  • Columbia College
    Columbia CollegeB.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1981 - 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1991 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2014
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • Rheumatology Teacher of the Year 2006
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort: Baseline Clinical Features and Comparison with Other Large Scleroderma Cohorts  
    Daniel E Furst, Robert Spiera, Maureen D Mayes, Lorinda Chung, Suzanne Kafaja, Virginia Steen, Shervin Assassi, Monique Hinchcliff, Rheumatology
  • Myeloablative Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation for Severe Scleroderma  
    Sullivan KM, Goldmuntz EA, Keyes-Elstein L, McSweeney PA, Pinckney A, Welch B, Mayes MD, Nash RA, Crofford LJ, Eggleston B, Castina S, Griffith LM, Goldstein JS, Walla..., N Engl J Med, 1/4/2018
  • A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Abatacept (CTLA-4Ig) for the Treatment of Takayasu Arteritis  
    Langford CA, Cuthbertson D, Ytterberg SR, Khalidi N, Monach PA, Carette S, Seo P, Moreland LW, Weisman M, Koening CL, Sreih AG, Spiera R, McAlear CA, Warrington KJ, Pa..., Arthritis Rheumatol, 1/30/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Outcome Measures in Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica
    Spiera RF, Fourth International Symposium on Giant Cell Arteritis & Polymyalgia Rheumatica, 1/1/2008
  • Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Spiera RF, American College of Gastroenterology, 1/1/2001
  • Ticlopidine Induced SLE: A Report of Four Cases
    Spiera RF, ACR National Meeting, 1/1/2000
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Lectures

  • Vasculitis 
    Multiple locations, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016 - 1/1/2016
  • Scleroderma: Approach to Treatment 
    1/1/2014
  • Updates in Scleroderma 
    1/1/2014
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Authored Content

  • Arterial Lesions in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Longitudinal StudyMay 2018
  • Arterial Lesions in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Longitudinal StudyMay 2018
  • Arterial Lesions in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Longitudinal StudyMay 2018

Press Mentions

  • Lenabasum Improved Skin Symptoms in Dermatomyositis, but Future Is Uncertain
    Lenabasum Improved Skin Symptoms in Dermatomyositis, but Future Is UncertainMay 17th, 2022
  • Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Hunting for a Game-Changer in Scleroderma
    Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Hunting for a Game-Changer in SclerodermaMarch 22nd, 2022
  • Rituximab Improves Systemic Sclerosis Skin, Lung Symptoms
    Rituximab Improves Systemic Sclerosis Skin, Lung SymptomsNovember 8th, 2021
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations