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George Tsokos

George C. Tsokos is a Greek-American rheumatologist who serves as a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.[1] He is recognized as one of the foremost leaders of modern lupus research with landmark discoveries that have brought understanding of lupus to new levels, shedding light on how the disease develops and progresses over time.[2]

George C. Tsokos
Tsokos, March 2018
Born
Evia, Greece
Alma materUniversity of Athens, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital
SpouseMaria Tsokos
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsLupus, Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Tsokos' Laboratory has opened and led the field of molecular abnormalities in Immune cells in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. The Tsokos Lab has identified previously unknown pathways that have served as the basis for novel treatments that are currently in various phases of development.[3][2] More recently, he has launched studies to decipher the interaction between immune and kidney resident cells and to identify local processes that enable renal injury.[3]

Early life and education

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George Tsokos was born on the Mediterranean island of Evia, Greece.[4] He completed medical school at the University of Athens School of Health Sciences in 1975.[4][5] He then finished his medical internship at Laiko General Hospital in Athens, Greece.[5] Tsokos first trained as a resident in Internal Medicine at the University of Athens. Then, he completed his Residency in the same at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in 1982.[5][6]

George then completed fellowships in both Rheumatology and Allergy and Immunology from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda. He was a Fogarty International Center Fellow with the Arthritis and Rheumatism Branch National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.[6][5][7]

George Tsokos also holds an honorary Masters of Arts from Harvard University, alongside honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Athens, University of Thessaly, and University of Thessaloniki.[8]

Career

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George Tsokos is a Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School, Boston and the Chief of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.[1][2][3] He also serves as Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Center Director of the FOCIS Center of Excellence that aims to promote interdisciplinary clinical immunologyC.[9] Tsokos is also a member of the Board of Directors of the American College of Rheumatology.[10][3]

Previously, Tsokos served as Chair of Rheumatology, Vice Chair of Research, and Director of the Medical Research Department at the Walter Reed Army Hospital and Research Institute, MD, between 1987 and 2007, before joining Beth Israel Deaconness as Chief of Rheumatology in 2007.[9][8]

Tsokos has also served as president of the Clinical Immunology Society. He has been chair of several NIH Study Sections. He has also served in editorial capacities for several scientific journals, including Clinical Immunology, PLOS One, and The Journal of Immunology. He is an elected member of the Association of American Physicians as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Master of the American College of Physicists.[9][11]

He also recently served as a member and president of the Council of the University of Athens.[8][12] He also was an Honorary Professor of Immunology at the Universidad Comlutense de Madrid in 2020.

Honors and awards

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References

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  2. ^ a b c "George C. Tsokos, MD". www.lupus.org. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  3. ^ a b c d "George C. Tsokos". Expert Perspectives. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  4. ^ a b "The famous doctor of Clinical Rheumatology". ellines.com. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  5. ^ a b c d "George C. Tsokos, MD - Beth Israel Deaconess". findadoc.bidmc.org. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  6. ^ a b "Dr. George Tsokos, MD – Boston, MA | Rheumatology on Doximity". Doximity. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  7. ^ "George C Tsokos | Hilaris SRL". www.hilarispublisher.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  8. ^ a b c d "Rheum After 5: Dr. George Tsokos Shares His Love & Friendship with a Cat". The Rheumatologist. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  9. ^ a b c d "George Tsokos, M.D., honored by Lupus Foundation and American College of Rheumatology". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  10. ^ ACR (2017-11-07). "ACR leadership to be confirmed by the membership today". ACR Convergence Today. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  11. ^ "BIDMC's George Tsokos, MD, Honored by Lupus Founda". www.newswise.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  12. ^ "Editorial introductions". Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 36 (2): v. March 2024. doi:10.1097/BOR.0000000000000998. ISSN 1040-8711.
  13. ^ a b Santos, Isaura (2015-01-13). "Lupus Foundation And American College of Rheumatology Honors George Tsokos". lupusnewstoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  14. ^ "Past Howley Prize Recipients". www.arthritis.org. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

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  6. ^ "Clinical Immunology" – via www.journals.elsevier.com.
  7. ^ "BIDMC's George Tsokos, M.D., receives NIH MERIT award". EurekAlert!.
  8. ^ "Collaborating at the Leadership Level: Q&A with Lisa Fitzgerald, MD, & George Tsokos, MD".
  9. ^ "George Tsokos Receives Awards from American College of Rheumatology, Lupus Foundation" (PDF). AAI Newsletter.
  10. ^ "National Experts in Autoimmunity Tapped to Serve on Exagen's Scientific Advisory Board". GlobeNewswire News Room. December 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "The Father of Autoimmunity: A Profile of Noel Rose". The Scientist Magazine®.
  12. ^ "New data from Janssen presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2019) shows sustained clinical benefit and reduction in severe flares with Stelara® (ustekinumab) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)". www.businesswire.com. June 13, 2019.
  13. ^ "A new generation of pain medications: Laying the groundwork for drugs with fewer side effects". ScienceDaily.
  14. ^ "George C. Tsokos, MD, selected to receive 2015 Lupus Insight Prize". www.healio.com.
  15. ^ "A2 Biotherapeutics Raises $57M in Series A Funding". FinSMEs. November 5, 2019.
  16. ^ "Researchers identify enzyme that contributes to development of lupus". ScienceDaily.
  17. ^ "Researchers prevent, reverse renal injury by inhibiting immune-regulating molecule: Findings overturn conventional wisdom about kidney disease". ScienceDaily.
  18. ^ Dengler, Roni (16 April 2018). "How the virus behind 'kissing disease' may increase your risk for autoimmune diseases like lupus". Science. doi:10.1126/science.aat8988.
  19. ^ MS, Marisa Wexler. "Ustekinumab Reduces Severe Flares in Active SLE, Trial Shows".
  20. ^ PhD, Ines Martins. "New Enzyme Involved in Lupus Development Identified by Scientists - Lupus News Today".
  21. ^ "George C. Tsokos MD - 2015 Lupus Insight Prize Recipient". YouTube.
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