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Walter P. Maksymowych

Walter P. Maksymowych

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D-Index
108
Citations
45797
World Ranking
5975
National Ranking
233

Overview

Walter P. Maksymowych is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has established a significant body of research within the field of medicine, with a focus on rheumatology. Their work spans various subfields, including immunology, orthopedics and sports medicine, hematology, and surgery. Maksymowych's research topics predominantly cover spondyloarthritis studies and treatments, rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies, psoriasis treatment and pathogenesis, bone and joint diseases, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders research, spine and intervertebral disc pathology, and fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research.

Their recent scholarly publications include:

  • Points to consider for the treatment of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases with Janus kinase inhibitors: a consensus statement, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Prevalence and distribution of peripheral musculoskeletal manifestations in spondyloarthritis including psoriatic arthritis: results of the worldwide, cross-sectional ASAS-PerSpA study, 2021, RMD Open
  • Upadacitinib for the treatment of active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (SELECT-AXIS 2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • Efficacy and safety of bimekizumab in axial spondyloarthritis: results of two parallel phase 3 randomised controlled trials, 2023, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • The ASAS-OMERACT core domain set for axial spondyloarthritis, 2021, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Maksymowych frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, including R. Lambert, Mikkel Østergaard, Xenofon Baraliakos, Désirée van der Heijde, and Denis Poddubnyy. These collaborators have contributed extensively to shared research outputs, reflecting ongoing partnerships in the study of rheumatological conditions and therapies.

Their research is published predominantly in well-established venues with a strong presence in rheumatology and related disciplines. Key publication venues include:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • The Journal of Rheumatology
  • Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
  • Revue du Rhumatisme

Best Publications

  • The development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part II): validation and final selection

    M Rudwaleit;D van der Heijde;R Landewé;J Listing

  • The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) handbook: a guide to assess spondyloarthritis

    J. Sieper;M. Rudwaleit;X. Baraliakos;J. Brandt

  • 2010 update of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis

    J Braun;R van den Berg;X Baraliakos;H Boehm

  • The development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part I): classification of paper patients by expert opinion including uncertainty appraisal

    M Rudwaleit;R Landewé;D van der Heijde;J Listing

  • Interaction between ERAP1 and HLA-B27 in ankylosing spondylitis implicates peptide handling in the mechanism for HLA-B27 in disease susceptibility

    D M Evans;Spencer Cca.;J J Pointon;Z Su

  • Identification of multiple risk variants for ankylosing spondylitis through high-density genotyping of immune-related loci.

    A Cortes;J Hadler;J P Pointon

  • New criteria for inflammatory back pain in patients with chronic back pain: a real patient exercise by experts from the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS)

    J. Sieper;D.M. Van der Heijde;RB Landewe;J. Brandt

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

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

  • 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

  • Efficacy and safety of adalimumab in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis : results of a randomised placebo-controlled trial (ABILITY-1)

    Joachim Sieper;Désirée van der Heijde;Maxime Dougados;Philip J Mease

  • Efficacy of certolizumab pegol on signs and symptoms of axial spondyloarthritis including ankylosing spondylitis: 24-week results of a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled Phase 3 study

    R. Landewé;J. Braun;A. Deodhar;M. Dougados

  • 2010 Update of the international ASAS recommendations for the use of anti-TNF agents in patients with axial spondyloarthritis

    Désirée van der Heijde;Joachim Sieper;Walter P Maksymowych;Maxime Dougados

  • 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

  • Spondyloarthritis research consortium of Canada magnetic resonance imaging index for assessment of sacroiliac joint inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis

    Walter P. Maksymowych;Robert D. Inman;David Salonen;Suhkvinder S. Dhillon

  • Defining active sacroiliitis on MRI for classification of axial spondyloarthritis: update by the ASAS MRI working group

    Robert G W Lambert;Pauline A C Bakker;Désirée van der Heijde;Ulrich Weber

  • 2010 Update of the ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis

    J. Braun;R. Van Den Berg;X. Baraliakos;H. Boehm

  • Interaction between ERAP1 and HLA-B27 in ankylosing spondylitis implicates peptide handling in the mechanism for HLA-B27 in disease susceptibility

    D.M. Evans;C.C.A. Spencer;J.J. Pointon;Z. Su

  • Identification of multiple risk variants for ankylosing spondylitis through high-density genotyping of immune-related loci

    A. Cortes;J. Hadler;J.P. Pointon;P.C. Robinson

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

    J. D. Reveille;A. M. Sims;P. Danoy;D. M. Evans

  • Efficacy and safety of adalimumab in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: Results of a randomised placebo-controlled trial (ABILITY-1)

    J. Sieper;D. Van Der Heijde;M. Dougados;P. Mease

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Landewé
Robert Landewé University of Amsterdam
Mikkel Østergaard
Mikkel Østergaard University of Copenhagen
Désirée van der Heijde
Désirée van der Heijde Leiden University Medical Center
Robert D. Inman
Robert D. Inman University of Toronto
Maxime Dougados
Maxime Dougados Hôpital Cochin
Anthony S. Russell
Anthony S. Russell University of Alberta
Joachim Sieper
Joachim Sieper Charité - University Medicine Berlin
John D. Reveille
John D. Reveille The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Dafna D. Gladman
Dafna D. Gladman Toronto Western Hospital
Matthew A. Brown
Matthew A. Brown Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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