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photo Rohit Aggarwal, MD, MS

Rheumatology

Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center

Sub-Specialty Education Coordinator

Division of Rheumatology

Department of Medicine

Email: aggarwalr@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-383-8734
Contact
Office: 3500 Terrace Street – BST S705A
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
 
Phone: 412-383-8734
Fax: 412-383-8864
E-mail: aggarwalr@upmc.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Linda Sadej
Address: 3500 Terrace Street – BST S711A
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Email: sadej@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-383-8734
Fax: 412-383-8753
Education and Training
Education
MD, University College of Medical Science, 2003
CRTP (clinical research), University of Pittsburgh, 2007
MS - clinical research, Rush University, 2009
Training
Residency - Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007
Fellowship - Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2009
Research Interest
Dr. Aggarwal’s research interests in myopathies including polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and inclusion body myositis. He is also interested in autoimmune or connective tissue disease related interstitial lung disease or pulmonary fibrosis.
Clinical Interest
General rheumatology, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Sjogren syndrome, vasculitis, psoriatic arthritis, sarcoidosis, Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Inclusion body myositis, systemic sclerosis, mixed connective tissue disease. Also autoimmune or connective tissue disease related interstitial lung disease or pulmonary fibrosis.
Educational Interest
Myopathies including Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Inclusion body myositis and overlap syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease. Also autoimmune or connective tissue disease related interstitial lung disease or pulmonary fibrosis.
Publications
For my complete bibliography, Click Here.
Selected Publications:
Kocoloski, A., Aggarwal, R., Lienesch, D. Successful management of secondary cryofibrinogenaemia using bosentan therapy. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018.
Schiffenbauer, A., Faghihi-Kashani, S., O'Hanlon, T. P., Flegel, W. A., Adams, S. D., Targoff, I. N., Oddis, C. V., Ytterberg, S. R., Aggarwal, R., Christopher-Stine, L., Shamim, E. A., Dellaripa, P. F., Danoff, S. K., Mammen, A. L., Miller, F. W. The effect of cigarette smoking on the clinical and serological phenotypes of polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2018; pii: S0049-0172(17): 30630-30633.
Aggarwal, R., Indiran, V., Maduraimuthu, P. Different etiologies of an unusual disease: Colouterine fistula - Report of two cases. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2018; 28(1): 37-40.
Rider, L. G., Aggarwal, R., Machado, P. M., Hogrel, J. Y., Reed, A. M., Christopher-Stine, L., Ruperto, N. Update on outcome assessment in myositis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2018; 14(5): 303-318.
Doyle, T. J., Dhillon, N., Madan, R., Cabral, .F, Fletcher, E. A., Koontz, D. C., Aggarwal, R., Osorio, J. C., Rosas, I. O., Oddis, C. V., Dellaripa, P. F. Rituximab in the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Antisynthetase Syndrome: A Multicenter Retrospective Case Review. J Rheumatol. 2018; 45(6): 841-850.
Oddis, C. V., Aggarwal, R. Treatment in myositis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2018; 14(5): 279-289.
Aggarwal R, Marder G, Koontz DC, Nandkumar P, Qi Z, Oddis CV. Efficacy and safety of adrenocorticotropic hormone gel in refractory dermatomyositis and polymyositis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018; 77(5): 720-727.
Tjärnlund, A., Tang, Q., Wick, C., Dastmalchi, M., Mann, H., Tomasová Studýnková, J., Chura, R., Gullick, N. J., Salerno, R., Rönnelid, J., Alexanderson, H., Lindroos, E., Aggarwal, R., Gordon, P., Vencovsky, J., Lundberg, I. E. Abatacept in the treatment of adult dermatomyositis and polymyositis: a randomised, phase IIb treatment delayed-start trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018; 77(1): 55-62.
Schneider, F., Yousem, S. A., Oddis, C. V., Aggarwal, R. Pulmonary Pathologic Manifestations of Anti-Alanyl-tRNA Synthetase (Anti-PL-12)-Related Inflammatory Myopathy. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2018; 142(2): 191-197.
Aggarwal, R., Gautam, R., Jhamb, D., Sivasankar, R. Diagnosing thoracic venous aneurysm: A contemporary imaging perspective. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2017; 27(3): 350-353.
Sponsored Research/Activities
Title: Myositis Patient Centered Tele-Research (My PACER)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Arthristis, Muscoskel, & Skin Disease
Grant Number: R01 AR071659
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2021
Title: Development and Validation of Antisynthetase Syndrome Classification Criteria
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: American College of Rheumatology Research
Grant Number: RES
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2019
Title: Abatacept for the Treatment of Myositis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease (Attack My-ILD)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Bristol Meyers-Squibb
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2020
Title: Open Label Proof of Concept Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Gel in Refractory Dermatomyositis or Polymyositis (Admin Core)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Grant Number: RES
Start Year: 2013
End Year: 2019
Title: Type II: University of Pittsburgh I-Corps Site: Advancing Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Opportunity Commercialization
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Grant Number: RES IIP-1734751
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2019
Notable Achievements
Distinguished Fellow Award, 2009

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Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

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