Dr. Krishnan Eswar Krishnan, M.D. M Phil

Titles:
·Assistant Professor of Medicine,
 Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

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     University of Pittsburgh
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Degrees:
·MD, University of Kerala, India - 1994
·M Phil, University of Cambridge, UK - 1995

Postgraduate Training:
·Internship, Trivandrum Medical College Hospitals, India - 1994
·Residency, The Chicage Medical School - 2000
·Fellowship, Stanford University - 2002

Research Interests:
Frailty and comorbity in musculosketal diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and gout
Preventive rheumatology
Utilization of large administratvie data bases for epidiomological research

Dr. Krishnan's mandate in the Division of Rheumatology is to develop a research program in musculoskeletal diseases. He has research interests in epidemiology, health services research and clinical ethics. Dr. Krishnan has been working on osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, systemic sclerosis, and gout. He has extensively published in the use of self-reported functional disability and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and gout.

Publications:
Dr. Krishnan's publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database by clicking here.

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