Eric Matteson, MD
Enriched profileEmeritus John F. Finn Professor of Medicine and Emeritus Chair, Division of Rheumatology · Mayo Clinic
Eric Matteson is Emeritus John F. Finn Professor of Medicine and Emeritus Chair, Division of Rheumatology at Mayo Clinic. OpenAlex indexes 692 publications with 55,198 citations (h-index 109); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Rheumatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
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Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Eric L. Matteson, MD, is Emeritus John F. Finn Professor of Medicine and Emeritus Chair, Division of Rheumatology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. The public record shows 692 publications with 55,198 citations (h-index 109), centered on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Vasculitis and related conditions, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (1999–2004).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
- Top research focus: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 5 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 18 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 400.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Chair of ACR's Committee on Government Affairs
which liaises with Congressional members/staff and government research-support agencies on health policy and health-care financing (no direct testimony record found after …
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Optimizing the Management of Flares in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHProgram year20234 payments
- Horizon Therapeutics plcProgram year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 1999–2004 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Genetic Polymorphisms in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mayo Clinic Coll of Medicine, Rochester
FY2003$103,410K24AR047578 - Genetic Polymorphisms in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mayo Clinic Coll of Medicine, Rochester
FY2002$103,410K24AR047578
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Symptom Severity and Glucocorticoid Dosing in Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Obesity.
The Journal of rheumatology
Article2025 - Clinical Course of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.
ACR open rheumatology
Review2024 - Decline in Incidence of Extra-Articular Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Arthritis care & research
Article2024
Most-cited works
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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researchgate.net/profile/Eric-Matteson
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Michigan State University; Rheumatology fellowships, University of Michigan and Mayo Clinic
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Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Past President
Rheumatology Research Foundation
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ACR Committee on Government Affairs
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ACR Global Engagement Committee
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ACR Abstract Selection Committee and Winter Rheumatology Symposium
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Awards & honors
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- 2025 ACR Presidential Gold Medal Award
American College of Rheumatology (highest honor awarded by the College)
2025verifiedCorroborated 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 ↗ - Hero Award
Arthritis Foundation
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rheumatology societies of Chile, Uruguay, New Zealand, PANLAR, and EULAR
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Joint appointment
Division of Epidemiology, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- "The ACR Interviews: Eric L. Matteson, MD"
podcast interview on medical history and the history of vasculitis, Healio Rheuminations series
2018verifiedCorroborated 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 ↗ - "Rheum After 5: Dr. Eric Matteson Writes Rheumatic Disease History"
feature interview, The Rheumatologist
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feature interview, The Rheumatologist
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