Dr. Paul A. Monach MD, PHD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
725 Albany Street Shapiro 7, Suite B Boston MA, 02118About
Dr. Paul Monach is a rheumatologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Monach specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Monach treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1999
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1999
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- CD4(+) T cells eliminate MHC class II-negative cancer cells in vivo by indirect effects of IFN-gamma.
- The role of antibodies in mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis, and relevance to human disease.
- Activation of oxidative stress genes by mutations at the soxQ/cfxB/marA locus of Escherichia coli.
- Mast cells contribute to initiation of autoantibody-mediated arthritis via IL-1.
- The K/BxN arthritis model.
- Global versus organ-specific outcome measures in systemic lupus erythematosus: comment on the articles by Furie et al, Nikpour et al, Wallace et al, Burgos et al, and Ramos-Casals et al.
- Meta-analysis of genetic polymorphisms in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) reveals shared susceptibility loci with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Repeating tests: different roles in research studies and clinical medicine.
- IgG4-related Disease: 2013 Update.
- L25. Medical treatment of subglottic stenosis in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's).
- urinary biomarkers in relapsing antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis.
- Biomarkers in vasculitis.
- ANCA-associated vasculitis: a prothrombotic state even in remission?
- The tumor microenvironment shapes lineage, transcriptional, and functional diversity of infiltrating myeloid cells.
- Gene expression during the generation and activation of mouse neutrophils: implication of novel functional and regulatory pathways.
Clinical Trials
- Low Dose Naltrexone for Chronic Pain From Arthritis
- Abatacept for the Treatment of Relapsing, Non-Severe, Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's)
- One-Time DNA Study for Vasculitis
- Use of MRI and PET for Assessing Disease Activity in Takayasu's Arteritis
- Determining Disease Activity Biomarkers in Individuals With Giant Cell Arteritis
- Determining Disease Activity Biomarkers in Individuals With Takayasu's Arteritis
- Determining Disease Activity Biomarkers in Individuals With Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Longitudinal Protocol for Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's) and Microscopic Polyangiitis
- Determining Disease Activity Biomarkers in Individuals With Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss)
Treatments
- Psoriasis
- Arthritis
- Gout
- Osteoarthritis
- Back Pain
- Immunodeficiency
- Lupus
- Pain
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