Research Faculty

Andras Perl

Andras Perl, MD/PhD
Division Chief

Fatme A Allam, MD
315 464-3836

Education & Fellowships

Residency: University Hospital, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse
MD: St Joseph's University Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon, 1991

Diseases/Specialties/Treatments

Rheumatology; Internal Medicine; Arthritis; Autoimmune Disease; Bone Infection; Bursitis; more

Jihad Ben Gabr, MD
315 464-4506

Eduardo Bonilla, MD
315 464-3836

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2008, Advanced Rheumatology
Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2007, Rheumatology
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2005, Internal Medicine
MD: Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1999

Diseases/Specialties/Treatments

Internal Medicine; Rheumatology; Arthritis; Fibromyalgia; Gout; Rheumatoid Arthritis; more

Christian Geier, MD
315 464-8668

Education & Fellowships

Additional Training: Columbia University, 2020
Fellowship: Columbia University, 2019
Residency: George Washington University, 2017

Diseases/Specialties/Treatments

Rheumatology; Autoimmune Disease; Immune Abnormalities; Interstitial Lung Disease; Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR); Rheumatic Fever; more

Research Interests

Antigen-presenting cell / CD4 T cell interactions as potential drivers of autoimmune diseases

Dendritic cells

Extraarticular manifestations of inflammatory arthritides

Clinical Interests

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis (e.g. Psoriatic Arthritis)

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Associations/Memberships

American College of Physicians (ACP)
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

Hiroshi Kato, MD
315 464-3836

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2011, Rheumatology
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, 2008, Internal Medicine
Residency: Kasumigaura Medical Center, Tsuchiura, 2005, Internal Medicine
Residency: Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, 2004, Internal Medicine
MD: Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, 2002

Diseases/Specialties/Treatments

Internal Medicine; Rheumatology; Arthritis; Autoimmune Disease; Dermatomyositis; Dry Eye Syndrome; more

Research Interests

Cytokine-signaling pathways that regulate Treg development and function in SLE

Education Interests

Clinical reasoning

Cognitive biases

Clinical Interests

Application of cytokine-blocking therapy to systemic rheumatic diseases

Associations/Memberships

American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Member

Hom P Neupane, MD
315 464-3836

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 2002, Allergy and Immunology
Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2000, Rheumatology
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 1998, Internal Medicine
MD: Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh, 1988

Diseases/Specialties/Treatments

Internal Medicine; Rheumatology; Allergy; Arthritis; Bursitis; Dermatomyositis; more

Andras Perl, MD, PhD
315 464-3836

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship: University of Rochester Medical Center, 1988, Rheumatology/Immunology
PhD: Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary, 1984
Residency: Semmelweis Medical School, Budapest, 1982
MD: Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary, 1979

Diseases/Specialties/Treatments

Rheumatology; Internal Medicine; Arthritis; Autoimmune Disease; Immune Abnormalities; Nervous System Vascular Lesions; more

Research Interests

Genes and Viruses Predisposing to Autoimmunity, Genetics, Apoptosis, Endogenous Retroviruses, Transaldolase

Education Interests

Rheumatology, Immunology, Physician-Scientist Training

Clinical Interests

Arthritis, Rheumatic Diseases, Autoimmune Diseases, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Transaldolase Deficiency

Associations/Memberships

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Henry Kunkel Society
Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies Center of Excellence, Director
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Fellow
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

Sheetal Rayancha, MD
315 464-4194

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical Center, 2017

Diseases/Specialties/Treatments

Rheumatology

Zainab Shahnawaz, MBBS
315 464-8668

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2018, Rheumatology
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2016

Jianghong Yu, MD
315 464-4194

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2012, Rheumatology
Residency: New York Downtown Hospital, 2010, Internal Medicine
Additional Training: Harvard Medical School, 2005, research fellow
Fellowship: Peking University People's Hospital, China, 1999, Cardiology
MA: Beijing Medical University, 1996
Residency: Peking University People's Hospital, China, 1996, Internal Medicine
BA: Weifang Medical College, China, 1993