Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae
Education
Undergraduate
1988-1992 B.M. Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester), Music Performance, High Honors
1993-1994 M.M. Cleveland Institute of Music (Case-Western Reserve University), Music Performance
1995-1997 B.Sc. University of Toronto, Human Biology, High Distinction
Medical and Graduate School
1997-2001 M.D. University of Iowa College of Medicine, Medicine
2005-2013 Ph.D. Boston University School of Public Health, Epidemiology
Postdoctoral Training
2001-2004 Intern & Resident, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
2004-2008 Fellow (Rheumatology), Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
2005-2007 Fellow, Clinical Research Training Program, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
2010 Fellow, Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators In Health Professions, Cambridge, MA
Appointments
Academic
2008-2009 Instructor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
2009-2012 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
2012-present Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Hospital
2007-2012 Attending Physician (Rheumatology), Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
2008-2012 Attending Physician (Rheumatology), Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
2012-present Attending Physician (Rheumatology), Tufts Medical Center
Committee Assignments
2016-2023 Committee Member, Project Grant Competitions, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
2015-2019 Committee Member, American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria Subcommittee of the ACR Quality of Care Committee
2017-present Member, Canadian Institutes of Health Research College of Reviewers
2022-present Committee Member, American College of Rheumatology, Committee on Corporate Relations
Bibliography
Vlad SC. Short periods of glucocorticoid use and the risks of adverse events [dissertation]. Boston, MA: Boston University; 2013.
Vlad SC, LaValley MP, McAlindon TE, Felson DT. Glucosamine for pain in osteoarthritis: why do trial results differ? Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jul;56(7):2267-77. Review. PubMed PMID: 17599746.
Johnson SR, Goek ON, Singh-Grewal D, Vlad SC, Feldman BM, Felson DT, Hawker GA, Singh JA, Solomon DH. Classification criteria in rheumatic diseases: a review of methodologic properties. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Oct 15;57(7):1119-33. Review. Erratum in: Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Dec 15;57(8):1574. PubMed PMID: 17907227.
Vlad SC, Miller DR, Kowall NW, Felson DT. Protective effects of NSAIDs on the development of Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2008 May 6;70(19):1672-7. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000311269.57716.63. PubMed PMID: 18458226; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2758242.
Aletaha D, Landewe R, Karonitsch T, Bathon J, Boers M, Bombardier C, Bombardieri S, Choi H, Combe B, Dougados M, Emery P, Gomez-Reino J, Keystone E, Koch G, Kvien TK, Martin-Mola E, Matucci-Cerinic M, Michaud K, O’Dell J, Paulus H, Pincus T, Richards P, Simon L, Siegel J, Smolen JS, Sokka T, Strand V, Tugwell P, van der Heijde D, van Riel P, Vlad S, van Vollenhoven R, Ward M, Weinblatt M, Wells G, White B, Wolfe F, Zhang B, Zink A, Felson D. Reporting disease activity in clinical trials of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: EULAR/ACR collaborative recommendations. Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Oct;67(10):1360-4. doi: 10.1136/ard.2008.091454. PubMed PMID: 18791055.
Vlad SC, Felson DT, Miller DR. Can health care databases be used to identify incident cases of osteonecrosis? Arthritis Res Ther. 2009;11(3):R89. doi: 10.1186/ar2731. Epub 2009 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 19534782; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2714145.
van Tuyl LH, Vlad SC, Felson DT, Wells G, Boers M. Defining remission in rheumatoid arthritis: results of an initial American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism consensus conference. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 May 15;61(5):704-10. doi: 10.1002/art.24392. Review. PubMed PMID: 19405006; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2681785.
Vlad SC, Neogi T, Aliabadi P, Fontes JD, Felson DT. No association between markers of inflammation and osteoarthritis of the hands and knees. J Rheumatol. 2011 Aug;38(8):1665-70. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.100971. Epub 2011 May 15. PubMed PMID: 21572158; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3193179.
Axe JM, Osbourne Paull J, Vlad S, Richmond J. Does insurance type, private versus public, have a vorrelation with MRSA carrier status in a population undergoing orthopedic surgery? J Infect Dis Ther 2014:2(5);164. doi: 10.4172/2332-0877.1000164
Kim C, Linsenmeyer KD, Vlad SC, Guermazi A, Clancy MM, Niu J, Felson DT. Prevalence of radiographic and symptomatic hip osteoarthritis in an urban US community: the Framingham Osteoarthritis Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2014 Nov;66(11):3013-7. doi: 10.1002/art.38795. PubMed PMID: 25103598.
Kim C, Nevitt MC, Niu J, Clancy MM, Lane NE, Link TM, Vlad S, Tolstykh I, Jungmann PM, Felson DT, et al. Association of hip pain with radiographic evidence of hip osteoarthritis: diagnostic test study. BMJ. 2015 Dec 2;351:h5983. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h5983. PubMed PMID: 25103598, PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4211973
Tenover FC, Eloi K, Tickler IA, Cohen S, Schneider GB, Vlad SC. Strain types of Staphylococcus aureus nasal isolates from persons undergoing joint replacement surgery. Journal of Hospital Infection. 2018 Feb;98(2):168-170. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.09.008. Epub 2017 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 28917569
Stone JA, Perrone GS, Nezwek TA, Cui Q, Vlad SC, Richmond JC, Salzler MJ. Delayed ACL reconstruction in patients ≥40 years of age is associated with increased risk of medial meniscal injury at 1 year. Am J Sports Med. 2019 Mar; 47(3):584-589. doi: 10.1177/0363546518817749. Epub 2019 Jan 9. PubMed PMID:30624961
Kent SE, Schneider GB, Hollenbeck BL, Vlad SC. Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus colonization in a presurgical orthopedic population. Am J Infect Control. 2019 Aug; 47(8):902-905. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.02.008. Epub 2019 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 30926216
Cole MM, Smith I, Vlad SC, Golenbach SW, Sorrentino K. The effect of a skin barrier film product on incidence of postoperative skin blister development in spine surgery. AORN Journal. 2020 Jul;112(1):39-48. doi: 10.1002/aorn.13074. cPMID: 32598060
Best JH, Vlad SC, Pei J. Comparative cost per response for 4 clinical endpoints with tocilizumab monotherapy vs adalimumab monotherapy in a head-to-head randomized double-blind superiority trial (ADACTA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Ther. 2020 Mar; 7(1). doi: 10.1007/s40744-019-00191-6. Epub 2020 Jan 6. PubMed PMID: 31907758
Best, JH, Vlad SC, Tominna L, Abbass I. Real-world persistence with tocilizumab compared to other subcutaneous biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs among patients with rheumatoid arhritis switching from another bibologic. Rheumatology and Therapy. 2020 Jun;7(2):345-355. doi: 10.1007/s40744-020-00201-y.Epub 2020 Mar 29. PMID: 32227
Nicolas AJ, Vlad SC. Erdheim-Chester disease presenting as acute ischaemic cardiomyopathy and aortitis in a BRAF V600E-negative patient. Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2021 Jul 26;5(2):rkab047. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkab047. PMID: 34386692; PMCID: PMC8355474.
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