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Matthew Liang, MD

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Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School · Brigham and Women's Hospital

ORCID↗NPI↗
Region🇺🇸 Boston, MA · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyRheumatologyFocusLupus (SLE)+2
Last active 2024findmyKOL typefindmyKOL type: our influence ranking, shown when you reveal the full profileLatest publication2024Online presenceverified 2026PaymentsNone reportedNIH funding1985–2010Why? →

Matthew Liang is Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women's Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 285 publications with 58,530 citations (h-index 77); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 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.

Data verified 14 Aug 2026

Overview

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Matthew H. Liang, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. The public record shows 285 publications with 58,530 citations (h-index 77), centered on Lupus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis / Psoriatic Arthritis. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, 8 NIH-funded awards (1985–2010).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
  • Top research focus: Lupus (SLE)
  • 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Lyme Disease1 trialTick-Borne Diseases1 trialRheumatoid Arthritis1 trialPsoriasis / Psoriatic Arthritis1 trialLupus (SLE)1 trialST Elevation Myocardial Infarction1 trialErythema1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Lupus (SLE)Rheumatoid ArthritisPsoriasis / Psoriatic Arthritis

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Brigham and Women's HospitalClinical trials3Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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285publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 1 in PubMed.

58,530citations

Total citations across indexed works.

77h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
3clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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0companies · 2021 onward

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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8NIH grants · 1985–2010

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Practice address

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Clinical trials

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →

NIH funding

Updated 27 Aug 2026

8 NIH research awards on record, funded 1985–2010 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Publications

Updated 27 Aug 2026

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

Online presence

Updated 27 Aug 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/matthew-liang-md

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Mentions by others

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  • Other

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_H._Liang

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  • Other

    lupus.bwh.harvard.edu/about-us

    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 →lupus.bwh.harvard.edu ↗

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Background & recognition

Updated 27 Aug 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record
  • MPH

    Harvard School of Public Health

    1972
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  • MD

    Harvard Medical School

    1969
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  • Board certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Founding faculty

    Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
  • Founding faculty

    Clinical Effectiveness Program, Harvard School of Public Health

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
  • Study Director

    Veterans Administration Cooperative Studies Program

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗

Secondary affiliations

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Media & interviews

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