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Jinoos Yazdany, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate clinical director, Lupus Clinic

Dr. Jinoos Yazdany is a rheumatologist specializing in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She currently serves as the associate director of the Lupus Clinic. Her research focuses on developing clinical quality measures in SLE, which aim to improve and standardize care for this condition.

Yazdany received a medical degree from UCLA and completed her M.P.H. at Harvard University. Yazdany has a co-chair appointment to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Quality Measures Subcommittee and she serves on the National Quality Forums Health Professional's Council. She was awarded a Physician Scientist Development Award from the ACR in 2005 and an Arthritis Investigator Award from the Arthritis Foundation in 2007 for her work examining quality of care in SLE.

Clinics

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.

Conditions & Treatments

More about Jinoos Yazdany

Additional Languages

Farsi

Education

UCLA School of Medicine 2000

Residencies

UCSF Medical Center, Internal Medicine 2003

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Schmajuk G, Yazdany J. Underestimation of the reliability of codes for rheumatoid arthritis within administrative data: comment on the article by ng et Al. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2013 May; 65(5):835-6.
  2. Tarter L, Yazdany J, Moyers B, Barnett C, Dhaliwal G. Clinical problem-solving. The heart of the matter. N Engl J Med. 2013 Mar 7; 368(10):944-50.
  3. Yazdany J, Schmajuk G, Robbins M, Daikh D, Beall A, Yelin E, Barton J, Carlson A, Margaretten M, Zell J, Gensler LS, Kelly V, Saag K, King C. Choosing wisely: The American College of Rheumatology's top 5 list of things physicians and patients should question. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2013 Mar; 65(3):329-39.
  4. Richman NC, Yazdany J, Graf J, Chernitskiy V, Imboden JB. Extraarticular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis in a multiethnic cohort of predominantly Hispanic and asian patients. Medicine (Baltimore). 2013 Mar; 92(2):92-7.
  5. Katz PP, Yazdany J, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Margaretten M, Barton J, Criswell LA, Yelin EH. Sex differences in assessment of obesity in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2013 Jan; 65(1):62-70.
  6. Turchetti G, Yazdany J, Palla I, Yelin E, Mosca M. Systemic lupus erythematosus and the economic perspective: a systematic literature review and points to consider. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 Jul-Aug; 30(4 Suppl 73):116-22.
  7. Murray SG, Yazdany J, Kaiser R, Criswell LA, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Julian LJ. Cardiovascular disease and cognitive dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Sep; 64(9):1328-33.
  8. Hahn BH, McMahon MA, Wilkinson A, Wallace WD, Daikh DI, Fitzgerald JD, Karpouzas GA, Merrill JT, Wallace DJ, Yazdany J, Ramsey-Goldman R, Singh K, Khalighi M, Choi SI, Gogia M, Kafaja S, Kamgar M, Lau C, Martin WJ, Parikh S, Peng J, Rastogi A, Chen W, Grossman JM. American College of Rheumatology guidelines for screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Jun; 64(6):797-808.
  9. Yazdany J, Trupin L, Tonner C, Dudley RA, Zell J, Panopalis P, Schmajuk G, Julian L, Katz P, Criswell LA, Yelin E. Quality of care in systemic lupus erythematosus: application of quality measures to understand gaps in care. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Oct; 27(10):1326-33.
  10. Katz P, Julian L, Tonner MC, Yazdany J, Trupin L, Yelin E, Criswell LA. Physical activity, obesity, and cognitive impairment among women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Apr; 64(4):502-10.
  11. Julian LJ, Yazdany J, Trupin L, Criswell LA, Yelin E, Katz PP. Validity of brief screening tools for cognitive impairment in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Mar; 64(3):448-54.
  12. Yelin E, Tonner C, Trupin L, Gansky SA, Julian L, Katz P, Yazdany J, Kaiser R, Criswell LA. Longitudinal study of the impact of incident organ manifestations and increased disease activity on work loss among persons with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Feb; 64(2):169-75.
  13. Desai SP, Yazdany J. Quality measurement and improvement in rheumatology: rheumatoid arthritis as a case study. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Dec; 63(12):3649-60.
  14. Barton JL, Pincus L, Yazdany J, Richman N, McCalmont TH, Gensler L, Dall'era M, Fye KH. Association of Sweet's Syndrome and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Case Rep Rheumatol. 2011; 2011:242681.
  15. Yazdany J. Health-related quality of life measurement in adult systemic lupus erythematosus: Lupus Quality of Life (LupusQoL), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (SLEQOL), and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Quality of Life Questionnaire (L-QoL). Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Nov; 63 Suppl 11:S413-9.
  16. Katz P, Yazdany J, Julian L, Trupin L, Margaretten M, Yelin E, Criswell LA. Impact of obesity on functioning among women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Oct; 63(10):1357-64.
  17. Yazdany J, Trupin L, Gansky SA, Dall'era M, Yelin EH, Criswell LA, Katz PP. Brief index of lupus damage: a patient-reported measure of damage in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Aug; 63(8):1170-7.
  18. Julian LJ, Gregorich SE, Tonner C, Yazdany J, Trupin L, Criswell LA, Yelin E, Katz PP. Using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale to screen for depression in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Jun; 63(6):884-90.
  19. Julian LJ, Tonner C, Yelin E, Yazdany J, Trupin L, Criswell LA, Katz PP. Cardiovascular and disease-related predictors of depression in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Apr; 63(4):542-9.
  20. Schmajuk G, Trivedi AN, Solomon DH, Yelin E, Trupin L, Chakravarty EF, Yazdany J. Receipt of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Medicare managed care plans. JAMA. 2011 Feb 2; 305(5):480-6.

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