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Michael M. Ward is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration in Rheumatology. Other subfields include Surgery, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist has published extensively on several topics related to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including:

  • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research

Michael M. Ward's recent publications demonstrate engagement with current research discussions in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Notable papers include:

  • "EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome" (2022) published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "2021 DORIS definition of remission in SLE: final recommendations from an international task force" (2021) published in Lupus Science & Medicine
  • "Polygenic Risk Scores have high diagnostic capacity in ankylosing spondylitis" (2021) published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "Genomewide Association Study of Acute Anterior Uveitis Identifies New Susceptibility Loci" (2020) published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • "Physician Global Assessment International Standardisation COnsensus in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: the PISCOS study" (2022) published in The Lancet Rheumatology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael M. Ward include:

  • Michael H. Weisman
  • Lianne S. Gensler
  • John D. Reveille
  • Mohammad H. Rahbar
  • Mariko Ishimori

The scientist's work has appeared regularly in several key journals related to rheumatology and clinical research. These publication venues include:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • The Journal of Rheumatology
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Best Publications

  • Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variants

    Paul R Burton;David G Clayton;Lon R Cardon;Nick Craddock

  • The shortened disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire (QuickDASH): validity and reliability based on responses within the full-length DASH

    Christina Gummesson;Christina Gummesson;Michael M Ward;Isam Atroshi

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of antiphospholipid syndrome in adults

    Maria G Tektonidou;Laura Andreoli;Marteen Limper;Zahir Amoura

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus with neuropsychiatric manifestations: report of a task force of the EULAR standing committee for clinical affairs

    G K Bertsias;J P A Ioannidis;M Aringer;E Bollen

  • Patient participation in medical consultations: why some patients are more involved than others.

    Richard L. Street;Howard S. Gordon;Michael M. Ward;Michael M. Ward;Edward Krupat

  • Genome-wide association study of ankylosing spondylitis identifies non-MHC susceptibility loci

    John D. Reveille;Anne Marie Sims;Patrick Danoy;David M. Evans

  • Reporting disease activity in clinical trials of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: EULAR/ACR collaborative recommendations.

    D. Aletaha;R.B. Landewe;T. Karonitsch;J. Bathon

  • Remission and active disease in rheumatoid arthritis: defining criteria for disease activity states.

    Daniel Aletaha;Daniel Aletaha;Daniel Aletaha;Michael M. Ward;Klaus P. Machold;Valerie P. K. Nell

  • American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network 2015 Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis.

    Michael M. Ward;Atul Deodhar;Elie A. Akl;Andrew Lui

  • The impact of tumor necrosis factor α inhibitors on radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis.

    Nigil Haroon;Robert D. Inman;Thomas J. Learch;Michael H. Weisman

  • 2019 Update of the American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network Recommendations for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis.

    Michael M. Ward;Atul Deodhar;Lianne S. Gensler;Maureen Dubreuil

  • European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for monitoring patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in clinical practice and in observational studies

    Marta Mosca;C. Tani;M. Aringer;S. Bombardieri

  • Risk of End‐Stage Renal Disease in Patients With Lupus Nephritis, 1971–2015: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta‐Analysis

    Maria G. Tektonidou;Abhijit Dasgupta;Michael M. Ward

  • A framework for remission in SLE: consensus findings from a large international task force on definitions of remission in SLE (DORIS)

    Ronald van Vollenhoven;Alexandre Voskuyl;George Bertsias;Cynthia Aranow

  • Measuring function in rheumatoid arthritis: Identifying reversible and irreversible components

    Daniel Aletaha;Josef Smolen;Michael M. Ward

  • Hydroxychloroquine and Risk of Diabetes in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Mary Chester M. Wasko;Helen B. Hubert;Vijaya Bharathi Lingala;Jennifer R. Elliott

  • Prevalence of adult systemic lupus erythematosus in California and Pennsylvania in 2000: estimates obtained using hospitalization data.

    Eliza F. Chakravarty;Thomas M. Bush;Susan Manzi;Ann E. Clarke

  • Mortality and causes of death in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Jacqueline Trager;Michael M. Ward

  • Are there gender differences in severity of ankylosing spondylitis? Results from the PSOAS cohort

    Wonuk Lee;John D Reveille;John C Davis;Thomas J Learch

  • Patient education interventions in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: A meta-analytic comparison with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug treatment

    Edith Superio-Cabuslay;Michael M. Ward;Kate R. Lorig

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Reveille
John D. Reveille The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Michael H. Weisman
Michael H. Weisman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Jianhua Yao
Jianhua Yao Tencent (China)
Matthew A. Brown
Matthew A. Brown Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Robert D. Inman
Robert D. Inman University of Toronto
Robert A. Colbert
Robert A. Colbert National Institutes of Health
Ronald M. Summers
Ronald M. Summers National Institutes of Health
David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
Daniel Aletaha
Daniel Aletaha Medical University of Vienna
Maxime Breban
Maxime Breban University of Paris-Saclay

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