Research Faculty

Andras Perl, MD/PhD
Division Chief

315 464-4194
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
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Upstate University Hospital, 2020, Rheumatology
- Residency: Upstate University Hospital, 2018, Internal medicine

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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; moreResearch 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)

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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; moreResearch 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

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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
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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; moreResearch 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)

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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: SUNY Upstate Medical Center, 2017
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Rheumatology
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: University of California at San Francisco, 1981, Rheumatology-Immunology
- Residency: University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1979, Internal Medicine
- MD: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 1976
- BS: Syracuse University, 1972
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Rheumatology; Internal Medicine; Autoimmune Disease; Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM); Nervous System Vascular Lesions; Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR); moreAssociations/Memberships
- American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Fellow

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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
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Internal Medicine; Rheumatology; Arthritis; Dermatomyositis; Nervous System Vascular Lesions; Osteoarthritis; moreAssociations/Memberships
- American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
Emeritus Faculty

315 464-3836
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian, NYC, 1969
- Residency: Bellevue Hospital Center, NYC, 1967
- Additional Training: NIH, Bethesda MD, 1965, Research
- Residency: Roosevelt Hospital, NYC, 1963
- MD: Albany Medical College, NY, 1962
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments
Internal Medicine; Rheumatology; Arthritis; Autoimmune Disease; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Cervical Radiculopathy; moreResearch Interests
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Microbial agents and the pathogenesis of connective tissue diseases
Clinical Interests
- Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, Osteoarthritis.