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David Wofsy, MD

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Professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology; George A. Zimmermann Distinguished Professor; Associate Dean for Admissions, UCSF School of Medicine · University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

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Region🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA · West · United StatesSpecialtyRheumatologyFocusSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research+4
Active KOLfindmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2025Online presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2025NIH funding1985–2019

David Wofsy is Professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology; George A. Zimmermann Distinguished Professor; Associate Dean for Admissions, UCSF School of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). OpenAlex indexes 208 publications with 16,568 citations (h-index 55); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Rheumatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.

Data verified 14 Aug 2026

Overview

Updated 14 Oct 2026

David Wofsy, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The public record shows 208 publications with 16,568 citations (h-index 55), centered on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 7 NIH-funded awards (1985–2019).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · The Journal of experimental medicine
  • Top research focus: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 8 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Lupus (SLE)6 trialsGlomerular Disease5 trialsNephritis5 trialsST Elevation Myocardial Infarction3 trialsErythema3 trialsLupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous1 trialLupus Erythematosus, Discoid1 trialPemphigus1 trialRheumatoid Arthritis

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchImmune Cell Function and InteractionRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Benlystageneric · BelimumabClinical trials—Industry payments2Publications2CenerimodClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—Stelarageneric · UstekinumabClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Amgen Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments14National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)Clinical trials7Industry payments—Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments5GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Eli Lilly and CompanyClinical trials—Industry payments1Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Us IncClinical trials—Industry payments1Janssen Global Services, LLCClinical trials—Industry payments1Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLCClinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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208publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 3 in PubMed.

16,568citations

Total citations across indexed works.

55h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 110.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
7clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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8companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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7NIH grants · 1985–2019

Federally funded research awards.

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Public positions

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  • Member

    Arthritis Advisory Committee, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Contact

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Practice address

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Clinical trials

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 14 Oct 2026

8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 14 Oct 2026

7 NIH research awards on record, funded 1985–2019 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 14 Oct 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    2,543 citations2019
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus
    1,520 citations2019
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Mycophenolate Mofetil versus Cyclophosphamide for Induction Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
    1,115 citations2009
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    The immune cell landscape in kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis
    842 citations2019
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Treatment of Murine Lupus with CTLA4Ig
    668 citations1994
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 14 Oct 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Betty Diamond60Maria Dall’Era40Diane L. Kamen38Deepak A. Rao33Kenneth Kalunian32Peter Izmirly32Anne Davidson32Chaim Putterman32Arnon Arazi31Jill P. Buyon30Andrea Fava29Jennifer H. Anolik28David Daikh28Richard Furie27Céline C. Berthier26Nir Hacohen26David Jayne25Michelle Petri25Soumya Raychaudhuri24Judith A. James23Joel M. Guthridge22Paul Hoover22Fernanda Payan‐Schober19H. Michael Belmont19William Apruzzese19Robert M. Clancy18E. Steve Woodle16William E. Seaman16Thomas Eisenhaure16David Isenberg16David A. Hildeman16Matthias Kretzler16Derek M. Fine14Caroline Gordon14Jennifer L. Barnas14Rosalind Ramsey‐Goldman13Marta Mosca13Dawn E. Smilek13Thomas Dörner13Martin Aringer13

Online presence

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/david-wofsy-md

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  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/David-Wofsy-39765268

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Background & recognition

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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Education

degrees and training on record
  • MD

    University of California, San Diego

    1974
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  • BA

    Mathematics, Harvard University

    1968
    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 →community.the-hospitalist.org ↗
  • Internal Medicine residency

    UCSF

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  • Rheumatology fellowship

    UCSF (under director Bill Seaman)

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Editorial & leadership roles

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Awards & honors

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Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Director

    UCSF Rheumatology Training Program

    2006
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Media & interviews

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