Timothy McAlindon, MD, MPH
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine; Program Director of Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology · UMass Chan Medical School
Timothy McAlindon is Professor of Medicine; Program Director of Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology at UMass Chan Medical School. OpenAlex indexes 352 publications with 27,310 citations (h-index 66); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 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 27 Aug 2026
Timothy McAlindon, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. The public record shows 352 publications with 27,310 citations (h-index 66), centered on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 13 NIH-funded awards (1997–2020).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The Journal of rheumatology
- Top research focus: Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 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; 9 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 199.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Co-author
OARSI (Osteoarthritis Research Society International) guidelines for non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →tuftsmedicine.org ↗
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Efficacy and Safety of Eloralintide (LY3841136) in Participants With Osteoarthritis Knee Pain and Obesity or Overweight
Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
- Radiofrequency Ablation After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Effect of Steroid Injections in a Knee With Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Tufts Medical Center
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20251 payment
- GRT US Holding, Inc.Program year20244 payments
- SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLCProgram year20232 payments$11,754openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
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.
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
49.1%Corticosteroid49.1%Prednisone100%Part D≥15 patientsCancer & immunology
31.6%Folate Analog Metabolic Inhibitor31.6%Methotrexate100%Part D<11 patientsMusculoskeletal
19.3%Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug19.3%Diclofenac Sodium100%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 27 Aug 2026
13 NIH research awards on record, funded 1997–2020 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Longterm Effect Of Genicular Nerve Ablation on Knee Pain, Gait and Joint Structure
Tufts Medical Center
FY2020$324,447R34AR076625 - Constitutional and metabolic factors associated with the development of Hand OA
Tufts Medical Center
FY2018$425,013R01AR066378 - Constitutional and metabolic factors associated with the development of Hand OA
Tufts Medical Center
FY2017$715,139R01AR066378
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Do Not Throw Out the Radiographs! Radiographic Disease Severity as a Prognostic Biomarker for the Onset of Frequent Knee Pain.
The Journal of rheumatology
Article2026 - Metabolomic Signatures of Dietary Patterns and Incident Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Case-Cohort Study From the Osteoarthritis Initiative.
The Journal of rheumatology
Article2026 - Development of a Theory-Based mHealth App for Fatigue Management in Lupus: Human-Centered Design Approach.
JMIR formative research
Article2025 - Strength Training Is Associated With Less Knee Osteoarthritis: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
Article2024 - Embracing Diversity: The Imperative to Represent the LGBTQIA+ Community in Rheumatology Research.
The Journal of rheumatology
Editorial2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03Osteoarthritis: New Insights1,129 citations2002
- 04
- 05Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Treatment of Osteoarthritis848 citations2000
Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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public accounts run by this person- ResearchGate
researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Timothy-E-McAlindon-38772310
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doximity.com/pub/timothy-mcalindon-md
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Mentions by others
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arthrometrics.com/team
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oarsi.org/timothy-mcalindon
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youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
- MPH
Boston University 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 →health.usnews.com ↗ - Board Certified
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editorialist/contributor
Arthritis & Rheumatology (Wiley), authored 'Toward a New Paradigm of Knee Osteoarthritis' editorial
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com ↗ - Investigator/collaborator
Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI), external consultant listing at UMass Chan PHARE
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Former Chief
Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; former Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
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