Susan Yehle Ritter MD

Rheumatoid Arthritis & Related

Instructor in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

75 Francis StBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5345
Fax+1 617-732-5505

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Summary

Dr. Susan Ritter is a rheumatologist based in Boston, MA, specializing in general rheumatology, rheumatoid arthritis and Raynaud's. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Rheumatology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She earned her MD and PhD from the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in 2005. Dr. Ritter is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an Associate Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital since 2011 and serves as the Director of Clinical Rheumatology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Her research and publications focus on systemic rheumatic diseases, with several cited works, including studies on osteoarthritis, methotrexate toxicity and COVID-19 infections in autoimmune patients. She is a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology.

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Rheumatology, 2008 - 2011
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 2005, MD, PhD

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Certifications & Licensure

ME State Medical License Current
MA State Medical License 2007 - 2027
NH State Medical License 2022 - 2024
RI State Medical License 2022 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Partners Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Implementation of a heat alert system for clinical staff in an ambulatory setting: A pilot project.
Paul F Dellaripa, Candace Feldman, Lydia Gedmintas, Susan Ritter, Caleb Dresser
The Journal of Climate Change and Health. 2025-07-22
8 citations
Pregnancy Intention Screening in Patients With Systemic Rheumatic Diseases: Pilot Testing a Standardized Assessment Tool.
Katherine P Pryor, Bill Albert, Sonali Desai, Susan Y Ritter, Laura Tarter
ACR Open Rheumatology. 2022-08-01
17 citations
Tocilizumab for treatment of cutaneous and systemic manifestations of vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome without myelodysplastic...
Amrita Goyal, Damodaran Narayanan, Waihay Wong, Alvaro C Laga, Nathan T Connell
JAAD Case Reports. 2022-05-01