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Ronenn Roubenoff, MD, Rheumatology, Brookline, MA

RonennRoubenoffMDMHS(He/Him)

Rheumatology • Brookline, MA

Myositis, Osteoarthritis, Clinical Pharmacology

Owner, Roubenoff Consulting, LLC Retired from Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA and Basel, Switzerland Adjunct Professor, Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA

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Summary

  • Ronenn Roubenoff, a consultant in clinical development strategy to biotechnology companies, retired as Global Head of Translational Medicine Discovery & Profiling at Novartis, Basel, CH, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Nutrition at Tufts University. An international authority on sarcopenia, translational medicine, and the use of biomarkers in drug development, he has published >280 papers (h-index 104). Awards include AOA and Delta Omega honor societies; Fellow of the American Colleges of Physicians and of Rheumatology; and the Robert H. Herman Award, American Society for Nutrition.

Clinical Expertise

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Drug development, Muscle weakness, Sarcopenia

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Rheumatology, 1987 - 1990
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
    Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1984 - 1993
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American College of Physicians
  • Fellow American College of Rheumatology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Longitudinal changes in MRI muscle morphometry and composition in people with inclusion body myositis  
    Laurent D, Riek J, Sinclair C, Houston P, Roubenoff R, Papanicolaou D, Nagy A, Pieper S, Yousry T, Hanna M, Thornton J, Machado, P., Neurology, 2022
  • Emerging Interventions for the Elderly ‐ the Promise of Regenerative Medicine  
    Ronenn Roubenoff, MD, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Press Mentions

  • 4 Foods Making Your Lupus Worse (You Won’t Believe #2)
    4 Foods Making Your Lupus Worse (You Won’t Believe #2)March 15th, 2016

Grant Support

  • Exercise Interventions In HIV Infected AdultsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1999–2002
  • Natural Vitamin E In Controlling Symptoms Of Rheumatoid ArthritisNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
  • Musculoskeletal Physiology In HIV InfectionNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
  • Effect Of Methotrexate On Vitamin B6 Deficiency In Rheumatoid ArthritisNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
  • Muscle Quality In SarcopeniaNational Institute On Aging1998–1999
  • Cancer CachexiaNational Center For Research Resources1996–1999
  • Musculoskeletal Physiology In HIV Infection (Project 3)National Center For Research Resources1996–1998
  • Musculoskeletal Physiology In HIV InfectionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1994–1998
  • Abnormal Vitamin B6 Status In Systemic Lupus ErythematosusNational Center For Research Resources1996–1997
  • Abnormal Vitamin B6 Status In Rheumatoid ArthritisNational Center For Research Resources1995
  • Catabolic Consequences Of Chronic InflammationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1993–1995
  • Effect Of Chronic Disease &Tnf On Body CompositionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1990–1992

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Hebrew

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