Vivian Patricia (Bykerk Kern) Bykerk MD
Professor, Medicine, Weill Cornell Med College
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Overview of Dr. Bykerk
Dr. Vivian Bykerk is a rheumatologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She received her medical degree from Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and has been in practice 41 years. Dr. Bykerk accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 117 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 117 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Rheumatology. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Michael G. DeGroote School of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1981 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2013
Royal College of Physicians (Canada)Board Certified Internal Medicine- Royal College of Physicians CanadaRheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Rheumatology
Clinical Trials
- A Study of Novel Immune Modulating Biomarkers in Patients with Spondyloarthritis with Axial Involvement
- Consortium of Early Arthritis Cohorts USA Start of enrollment: 2014 Dec 01
- Strategy to Prevent the Onset of Clinically-Apparent Rheumatoid Arthritis Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 27
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Chasing the target: reports from the Advances in Targeted Therapies meeting, 2024.Kevin L Winthrop, Joan Bathon, Andreas Kerschbaumer, John D Isaacs, Philip Mease
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2025-04-15 - Exploring Future Studies and Treatment Implications in Non-Articular Pain in Early RA.Charis F Meng, Yvonne C Lee, Susan J Bartlett, Vivian P Bykerk,
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2025-04-06 - Characterizing Nonarticular Pain at Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis: Evolution Over the First Year of Treatment and Impact on Remission in a Prospective Real-Worl...Charis F Meng, Yvonne C Lee, Orit Schieir, Marie-France Valois, Margaret A Butler
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2025-04-01
Journal Articles
- Methods for High-Dimensonal Analysis of Cells Dissociated from Cyropreserved Synovial TissuePaul J Utz, William H Robinson, Ellen M Gravallese, Soumya Raychaudhuri, Alessandra B Pernis, Susan M Goodman, Michael B Brenner, Lionel B Ivashkiv, Brendan F Boyce, P..., BioMed Central
- Randomized Controlled Trials of Biologic Treatment with Methotrexate in RA May Not Reflect Real World Practice: A Systematic Review and Assessment of PragmaticismVivian (Bykerk Kern) Bykerk, MD, Arthritis Care & Research
Press Mentions
New Research Reveals Alterations in Blood of People at Risk of Developing Rheumatoid ArthritisNovember 16th, 2024- Expert Roundtable: How Clear Is the Concept of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare?July 15th, 2022
- HSS Presents Rheumatoid Arthritis Research at 2022 EULAR Annual CongressJune 6th, 2022
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Grant Support
- A Pragmatic Clinical Trial of Treatment Withdrawal Using Shared Decision MakingCanadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR)2018–2021
- Molecular Pathways in Treatment Response and Flare in RANIH2014–2021
Committees
- Member, ACR Committee of Journals and Publications 2018 - 2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPOGreat West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
UniCare PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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