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David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD
David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD
    David Pisetsky, MD, PhD is Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center and Chief of Rheumatology, Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center. He received his BA from Harvard College magna cum laude in 1967 and his PhD and MD degrees from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1972 and 1973. He was then an intern and resident in Internal Medicine at the Yale-New Haven Hospital from 1973-1975. From 1975-1978, he was a clinical associate at the National Cancer Institute. He joined the faculty of the Duke University Medical Center in 1978 as Chief of Rheumatology at the Durham VA Hospital where he has remained since. He served as Chief of Rheumatology and Immunology at Duke from 1996-2007. Dr. Pisetsky has conducted basic and translational research in the field of autoimmunity, focusing on the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the immunological properties of nuclear macromolecules, including DNA. More recently, he has investigated the immune activities of HMGB1, a nuclear protein with alarmin activity, as well as microparticles. These studies have provided new insights into the translocation of nuclear molecules during cell activation and cell death and the mechanisms by which cell death can influence innate immunity. In 2001, he was awarded the Howley Prize from the Arthritis Foundation for his work on the immune properties of DNA. Dr. Pisetsky has had grant funding from the NIH, Veterans Administration and foundations. He has published over 375 articles, reviews and chapters and has edited several textbooks and volumes. His essays and narratives have appeared in JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine. From 2000-2005, he served as Editor of Arthritis and Rheumatism and, from 2006-2011, he was the first Physician Editor of The Rheumatologist. In 2016, he was awarded the ACR Presidential Gold Medal - the highest award the ACR can bestow in recognition of outstanding achievements over an entire career. He has received a number of awards for his writing. He is currently the President of the United States Bone and Joint Initiative.
    Schedule29 Mar 2024