David Felson, MD
Enriched profileProfessor in the Department of Medicine, Rheumatology at BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and the Department of Epidemiology at BU School of Public Health · Boston University
David Felson is Professor in the Department of Medicine, Rheumatology at BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and the Department of Epidemiology at BU School of Public Health at Boston University. OpenAlex indexes 1,316 publications with 167,733 citations (h-index 165); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Rheumatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 18 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
David Felson, MD, is Professor in the Department of Medicine, Rheumatology at BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and the Department of Epidemiology at BU School of Public Health at Boston University. The public record shows 1,316 publications with 167,733 citations (h-index 165), centered on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 21 NIH-funded awards (1987–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Arthritis care & research
- Top research focus: Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 62 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 692.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Shoe Inserts for Treating Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Sponsor: Boston University
Industry payments
Updated 18 Oct 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2025–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year202510 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cancer & immunology
24.1%Folate Analog Metabolic Inhibitor10.6%Methotrexate100%Part D≥12 patientsTNF inhibitor5%Humira Pen100%Part D<11 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
23.1%Corticosteroid15%Prednisone100%Part D<11 patientsProton pump inhibitor8.1%Omeprazole100%Part D<11 patientsMusculoskeletal
22.5%Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug18.1%Diclofenac Sodium50%Nabumetone50%Part D<11 patientsXanthine oxidase inhibitor4.4%Allopurinol100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 18 Oct 2026
21 NIH research awards on record, funded 1987–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Association of Wearable Sensor-Derived Gait Measures With Cartilage Damage Over Two Years Among Adults With or at Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis.
Arthritis care & research
Article2026 - Genetic and Population Analyses Implicate Thyroid-Related Regulation of RNF144B in Chondrocalcinosis.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
Article2026 - Large-scale molecular endotype discovery in synovial fluid reveals osteoarthritis as a single biological continuum.
Nature communications
Article2026
Most-cited works
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Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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doximity.com/pub/david-felson-md
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- Other
bmc.org/womenshealth/medicalprofessionals/researchscholars-DavidFelson-MDPhD.htm
- Other
bumc.bu.edu/clinepi/faculty-their-research/david-felson
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Background & recognition
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on recordEditorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Principal Investigator
Framingham Osteoarthritis Study
Awards & honors
honors 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 →bumc.bu.edu ↗
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- Lee C. Howley
Sr. Prize for Arthritis Science Service
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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →bumc.bu.edu ↗
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