Richard Mark Kirkner

March 15, 2017 | Oncology Practice Refining prognosis with careful pathological examination FROM THE JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY

When managing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), initiating treatment of the infection promptly is more important than determining the severity

NEW YORK — The idea of having dermatologists and rheumatologists under one roof to see patients with psoriasis prone to psoriatic arthritis (PsA) — a

Experts propose potential workarounds for obstacles to wider use of combined clinics and personalized medicine for dermatology and rheumatology patients.

June 10, 2020 | Oncology Practice Individuals at high risk for pancreatic cancer should at least be considered for screening

NEW YORK CITY — The idea of having dermatologists and rheumatologists under one roof to see patients with psoriasis prone to psoriatic arthritis (PsA) — a concept known as combined clinics — has been around for more than a decade, and the idea of personalized medicine for these patients even longer than that, yet both approaches to care have encountered a host of obstacles, a longtime research rheumatologist said.

July 18, 2017 | Oncology Practice An aid in better patient selection FROM THE JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

NEW YORK CITY — Rheumatologists, dermatologists, drug manufacturers, and researchers do not pay enough attention to the role sex and gender play in the pathogenesis and presentation of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), Lihi Eder, MD, PhD, said at the Tenth Annual NYU Langone Advanced Seminar in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. Being mindful that the disease and treatments affect men and women differently makes patient management more personalized and effective, she noted.

May 14, 2019 | Oncology Practice REPORTING FROM SAGES 2019

Emerging evidence supports the argument that psoriatic arthritis arises from two pathways and that affected immune cells may become altered, leading to a worsening of symptoms.