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Joel M. Gelfand is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant contributions in related subfields including Immunology, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Economics and Econometrics, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The main topics of their work involve Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Vitamin D Research Studies, and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization.

Gelfand's publication record features articles predominantly in well-known journals such as Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, JAMA Dermatology, Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis, and Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Gelfand are:

  • "Joint American Academy of Dermatology-National Psoriasis Foundation guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis with systemic nonbiologic therapies" (2020, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)
  • "Joint AAD-NPF Guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with topical therapy and alternative medicine modalities for psoriasis severity measures" (2020, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)
  • "Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation: Possible method for respirator disinfection to facilitate reuse during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)
  • "Association Between Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors and the Risk of Hospitalization or Death Among Patients With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease and COVID-19" (2021, JAMA Network Open)
  • "National Psoriasis Foundation COVID-19 Task Force guidance for management of psoriatic disease during the pandemic: Version 2-Advances in psoriatic disease management, COVID-19 vaccines, and COVID-19 treatments" (2021, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Daniel B. Shin
  • Nehal N. Mehta
  • Maha N. Syed
  • Joy Wan
  • April W. Armstrong

Gelfand's work has been published most often in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology with 49 publications, followed by 25 publications in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 15 in JAMA Dermatology, and 6 each in the Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis and the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

Best Publications

  • Risk of myocardial infarction in patients with psoriasis.

    Joel M. Gelfand;Andrea L. Neimann;Daniel B. Shin;Xingmei Wang

  • Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriasis

    Andrea L. Neimann;Daniel B. Shin;Xingmei Wang;David J. Margolis

  • Psoriasis and comorbid diseases: Epidemiology.

    Junko Takeshita;Sungat Grewal;Sinéad M. Langan;Nehal N. Mehta

  • Joint AAD-NPF guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with biologics.

    Alan Menter;Bruce E. Strober;Daniel H. Kaplan;Dario Kivelevitch

  • The Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Patients With Psoriasis: A Population-Based Cohort Study

    Shanu Kohli Kurd;Andrea B Troxel;Paul Crits-Christoph;Joel M Gelfand

  • Prevalence and treatment of psoriasis in the United Kingdom: a population-based study.

    Joel M. Gelfand;Rachel Weinstein;Steven B. Porter;Andrea L. Neimann

  • Patients with severe psoriasis are at increased risk of cardiovascular mortality: cohort study using the General Practice Research Database

    Nehal N. Mehta;Rahat S. Azfar;Daniel B. Shin;Andrea L. Neimann

  • Guidelines of Care for the Management of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. Section 3. Guidelines of Care for the Management and Treatment of Psoriasis With Topical Therapies

    Alan Menter;Neil J. Korman;Craig A. Elmets;Steven R. Feldman

  • The Risk of Mortality in Patients With Psoriasis: Results From a Population-Based Study

    Joel M. Gelfand;Andrea B. Troxel;James D. Lewis;Shanu Kohli Kurd

  • Epidemiology of psoriatic arthritis in the population of the United States.

    Joel M. Gelfand;Dafna D. Gladman;Philip J. Mease;Nana Smith

  • Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: section 4. Guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with traditional systemic agents.

    Alan Menter;Neil J. Korman;Craig A. Elmets;Steven R. Feldman

  • The prevalence of previously diagnosed and undiagnosed psoriasis in US adults: Results from NHANES 2003–2004

    Shanu Kohli Kurd;Joel M. Gelfand

  • Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with psoriasis: a population-based study in the United Kingdom.

    Sinéad M. Langan;Sinéad M. Langan;Nicole M. Seminara;Daniel B. Shin;Andrea B. Troxel

  • National Psoriasis Foundation clinical consensus on psoriasis comorbidities and recommendations for screening

    Alexa B. Kimball;Dafna Gladman;Joel M. Gelfand;Kenneth Gordon

  • Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: section 6. Guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: case-based presentations and evidence-based conclusions.

    Alan Menter;Neil J. Korman;Craig A. Elmets;Steven R. Feldman

  • Psoriasis Severity and the Prevalence of Major Medical Comorbidity: A Population-Based Study

    Howa Yeung;Junko Takeshita;Nehal N. Mehta;Stephen E. Kimmel

  • Cause-specific mortality in patients with severe psoriasis: a population-based cohort study in the U.K.

    K Abuabara;R.S Azfar;D.B Shin;A.L Neimann

  • Risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study

    Alexis Ogdie;YiDing Yu;Kevin Haynes;Thorvardur Jon Love

  • Determinants of quality of life in patients with psoriasis: A study from the US population

    Joel M. Gelfand;Steven R. Feldman;Robert S. Stern;John Thomas

  • Adalimumab for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Parallel Randomized Trial

    Alexa B. Kimball;Francisco Kerdel;David Adams;Ulrich Mrowietz

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Margolis
David J. Margolis University of Pennsylvania
Andrea B. Troxel
Andrea B. Troxel New York University
Mark Lebwohl
Mark Lebwohl Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
David A. Bluemke
David A. Bluemke University of Wisconsin–Madison
Eric L. Simpson
Eric L. Simpson Oregon Health & Science University
Jonathan I. Silverberg
Jonathan I. Silverberg George Washington University Hospital
Mark Boguniewicz
Mark Boguniewicz National Jewish Health
Hyon K. Choi
Hyon K. Choi Harvard Medical School
Alice B. Gottlieb
Alice B. Gottlieb Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abass Alavi
Abass Alavi University of Pennsylvania

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