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Andrew J. Gross, M.D.

Rheumatology clinic chief

Dr. Andrew Gross is an expert in the treatment of lupus and director of clinical programs in Rheumatology. He also is rheumatology clinic chief at UCSF Medical Center. Rheumatology at UCSF — which treats conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), spondyloarthritis, scleroderma and vasculitides — is among the top 10 in the nation, according to a ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

In addition to treating patients, Gross conducts research on the deregulation of immune function in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Gross earned a medical degree at Tufts University in Boston. He then trained in internal medicine and rheumatology at Tufts-New England Medical Center, and remained there for another year as a faculty member in Rheumatology. He joined the UCSF faculty in 2003 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UCSF in Microbiology and Immunology.

Clinics

Interstitial Lung Disease Program
400 Parnassus Ave., Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2577
Fax: (415) 353-2568

Hours: Friday
8 a.m. – noon

Lupus Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Floor B1
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353–2497
Fax: (415) 353–2530

Hours: Monday to Friday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Floor B-1
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2497
Fax: (415) 353-2530

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Rheumatology Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Floor B1
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353–2497
Fax: (415) 353–2530

Hours: Monday to Friday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Scleroderma Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Floor B1
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353–2497
Fax: (415) 353–2530

Hours: Monday to Friday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

More about Andrew J. Gross

Education

Tufts University School of Medicine 1996

Residencies

New England Medical Center, Internal Medicine 1999

Fellowships

New England Medical Center, Rheumatology 2002

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Shahaf G, Gross AJ, Sternberg-Simon M, Kaplan D, DeFranco AL, Mehr R. Lyn deficiency affects B-cell maturation as well as survival. Eur J Immunol. 2012 Feb; 42(2):511-21.
  2. Prasad AP, George V, Porzig A, Horvai AE, Gross A, Shoback D, Link TM. Progressive craniofacial bone loss after cosmetic surgery at the forehead. Skeletal Radiol. 2012 Apr; 41(4):477-81.
  3. Gross AJ, Proekt I, DeFranco AL. Elevated BCR signaling and decreased survival of Lyn-deficient transitional and follicular B cells. Eur J Immunol. 2011 Dec; 41(12):3645-55.
  4. Gross AJ, Downard AJ. Regeneration of pyrolyzed photoresist film by heat treatment. Anal Chem. 2011 Mar 15; 83(6):2397-402.
  5. Gross AJ, Lyandres JR, Panigrahi AK, Prak ET, DeFranco AL. Developmental acquisition of the Lyn-CD22-SHP-1 inhibitory pathway promotes B cell tolerance. J Immunol. 2009 May 1; 182(9):5382-92.
  6. Gillis JZ, Dall'era M, Gross A, Yazdany J, Davis J. Six refractory lupus patients treated with rituximab: a case series. Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Apr 15; 57(3):538-42.
  7. Gross AJ, Hochberg D, Rand WM, Thorley-Lawson DA. EBV and systemic lupus erythematosus: a new perspective. J Immunol. 2005 Jun 1; 174(11):6599-607.
  8. Thorley-Lawson DA, Gross A. Persistence of the Epstein-Barr virus and the origins of associated lymphomas. N Engl J Med. 2004 Mar 25; 350(13):1328-37.

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