Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Arthur Kavanaugh, MD, is Professor of Medicine (Professor of Clinical Medicine) at University of California, San Diego. The public record shows 456 publications with 33,789 citations (h-index 73), centered on Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 25 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2000–2008).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The Journal of rheumatology
- Top research focus: Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 25 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 27 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 199.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study of CH-4051 in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Sponsor: Chelsea Therapeutics
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT01116141 - Treatment of Arthritis With Syk Kinase Inhibition (TASKI-1)
Sponsor: Rigel Pharmaceuticals
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT00326339 - Assessment of Rituximab's Immunomodulatory Synovial Effects (The ARISE Study)
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT00147966
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
25 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- UCB SAProgram year20252 payments$27,367openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20252 payments$25,750openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLCProgram year202549 payments$24,892openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2000–2008 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- FCR POLYMORPHISMS IN PATIENTS WITH ARTHRITIS
University of California, San Diego
FY2008$916M01RR000827 - FCR POLYMORPHISMS IN PATIENTS WITH ARTHRITIS
University of California, San Diego
FY2007$387M01RR000827 - Anti-TNF Chimeric Monoclonal Antibody in Psoriatic Arthritis
University of California San Diego
FY2004$17,703M01RR000827
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- GRAPPA Debate: Is Plain Radiography in Psoriatic Disease Still Necessary?
The Journal of rheumatology
2026 - Exploring 5-year changes in general and skin health-related quality of life in psoriatic arthritis patients.
Rheumatology international
2024 - Psoriatic arthritis: improvement in outcomes but persistent sex difference - 5-year follow-up study of a Norwegian outpatient clinic population.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology
2024
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
9500 Gilman Drive # 0943, La Jolla, CA 92093-0943
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- AB/BS in Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.ucsd.edu ↗ - MD
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
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Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →providers.ucsd.edu ↗ - Allergy/Immunology fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →providers.ucsd.edu ↗ - Rheumatology fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →providers.ucsd.edu ↗ - Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →providers.ucsd.edu ↗ - Fellow
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (FAAAAI)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mauiderm.com ↗ - Fellow
American College of Rheumatology (FACR)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mauiderm.com ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Editorial Board Member
Advances in Rheumatology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →link.springer.com ↗ - verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →grappanetwork.org ↗
Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →rheumatology.org ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Board Member
CORRONA (Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America) registry, since inception
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →mauiderm.com ↗ - Founding member and Co-President
Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- "Precision Medicine and the Pursuit of Remission in RA and PsA"
video interview, Rheumatology Live, 2026 Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium (Maui)
2026verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →rheum-live.com ↗ - verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →healio.com ↗
- "New Developments in Rheumatoid Arthritis"
video interview, Rheumatology Live
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Owned accountspublic accounts run by this person
- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/arthur-kavanaugh-md
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rheumnow.com/user/21218
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Arthur-Kavanaugh-38444032
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
psoriasiscouncil.org/people/arthur-kavanaugh
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rheumnow.com/video/dr-arthur-kavanaugh-ra-and-treatment-strategies
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healio.com/news/rheumatology/20220609/hooked-on-rheum-with-arthur-kavanaugh-md
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