A clinician’s ability to determine which patients are at greatest risk for hip or other fracture is improving with the use of algorithm-based fracture risk calculators…
Jason Liebowitz, MD, is a rheumatologist with Skylands Medical Group in Rockaway, N.J. He completed his undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where he also served as a chief resident. He completed his rheumatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University and was nominated for the 2019 Distinguished Fellow Award from the American College of Rheumatology. His research has been published in JAMA Internal Medicine, The Journal of Rheumatology, Arthritis Care and Research, The American Journal of Medicine and Medical Humanities. He is a co-editor of the textbook, Clinical Innovation in Rheumatology: Past, Present, and Future, published in 2022. He greatly enjoys teaching trainees and caring for patients, which he considers a tremendous honor and privilege, and he is grateful to be able to cover medical conferences and contribute articles to The Rheumatologist.
Articles by Jason Liebowitz, MD
Catch Your Breath: Insights into ILD in RA Patients
Detecting interstitial lung disease in RA patients can be challenging. But evaluating risk factors and the use of imaging can help clinicians identify and manage this condition in patients…
No Gain with Pain: Exercise & Physical Function in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Pain can deter patients with rheumatic disease from engaging in physical activity. But the latest research shows exercise helps reduce pain, & other influences may also affect patients’ activity levels, particularly after surgery…
Stay the Course: How to Maintain Remission in Vasculitis
MADRID—During the 2019 European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR), held June 12–15, speakers addressed the complexity of vasculitis in a Challenges in Clinical Practice session titled, How to Maintain Remission in Vasculitis. Although vasculitis appears in many varieties, one commonality exists among these related yet distinct conditions: When there is vital organ or systemic involvement, disease…
Lessons from Master Clinicians: An Interview with Dr. Gail Kerr
Many, if not all, rheumatologists seek to grow as clinicians so they can provide consistently exceptional care to patients and serve as role models for colleagues and trainees. In this series, Lessons from a Master Clinician, we compile insights from clinicians who have achieved a level of distinction in the field of rheumatology. Gail Kerr,…
Lessons from a Master Clinician: An Interview with Dr. Calvin Brown
We just learned that Dr. Brown passed away at his home Sunday night, Dec. 1. We are reposting this recent story in his honor. He will be missed.
Lessons from Master Clinicians: Listen to Your Patients
Many, if not all, rheumatologists seek to grow as clinicians so they can provide consistently exceptional care to patients and serve as role models for colleagues and trainees. In The Rheumatologist’s Lessons from Master Clinicians series, we present insights from clinicians who have achieved distinction in the field of rheumatology and who are respected by…
What Makes a Master Clinician? Dr. Sterling West Talks about His Career & Offers Advice for Future Rheumatologists
Many, if not all, rheumatologists seek to grow as clinicians so they can provide consistently exceptional care to patients and serve as role models for colleagues and trainees. In our Lessons from Master Clinicians series for The Rheumatologist, we present insights from clinicians who have achieved distinction in the field of rheumatology and who are…
DADA2: A New Disease for Rheumatologists to Understand
BETHESDA, MD—Rheumatologists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and from Jerusalem, Israel, have identified deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) as an important cause of familial polyarteritis nodosa, which tends to present in childhood and can manifest with hematologic, immunologic and inflammatory signs, says Chip Chambers, MD, founder and president of the DADA2 Foundation….
Complications to Watch for in Pregnant Rheumatology Patients
BALTIMORE—Understanding issues regarding pregnancy in women with rheumatic disease is important to patients and physicians alike, said Bonnie Bermas, MD, the Dr. Morris Ziff Distinguished Professor in Rheumatology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, in her recent lecture at the Maryland Society for the Rheumatic Diseases.The physiologic changes in normal pregnancy, which include increased circulating…