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CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Stuart S. Kassan, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.R.
DATE OF BIRTH: 19 November 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH: White Plains, New York
MARITAL STATUS: Married, two children
OFFICE ADDRESS: 198 Union Blvd.
Suite 150
Lakewood, CO 80228
Telephone: (303)-892-6033
MEDICAL LICENSE: Colorado (#21547)
EDUCATION:
1964 Horace Mann School, Riverdale, New York
1968 B.A., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
1972 M.D., George Washington University School of Medicine,
Washington, D.C.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
1972 - 1973 Intern in Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital (Emory University), Atlanta, Georgia
1973 - 1974 Assistant Resident in Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital (Emory University), Atlanta, Georgia
1974 - 1976 Clinical Associate, Clinical Immunology Section, Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, NIDR, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
1976 - 1978 Fellow in Rheumatic Diseases, Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York
1978 – present Private rheumatology practice, Denver, CO
1978 - 1984 Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Rheumatic Diseases), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
1978 - 1980 Chief of Rheumatology Clinic, Veterans Administration Hospital, Denver, Colorado
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1984 - 1987 Medical Director, Rehabilitation Center, Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
1984 - 1994 Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Rheumatic Diseases), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
1987 - 1993 Medical Director, Rehabilitation Center, Saint Anthony Hospital, Saint Anthony Pavilion, Denver, Colorado
1988 - 1993 Medical Director, Physical Medicine Department, Saint Anthony Hospital, Saint Anthony Pavilion, Denver, Colorado
1994 - present Clinical Professor of Medicine (Rheumatic Diseases), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
2006 – present Chief Medical Officer, Aspire Behavioral Health
HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
1972 The William G. Schafhirt Prize for best original essay on a medical subject, 1972, at the George Washington University School of Medicine
1977 - 1978 The Polachek Fellowship awarded by the Arthritis Foundation, New York Chapter
1982 Elizabeth Webb Wilson Visiting Alumni Scholar at George Washington University School of Medicine
1999 - Present Namesake for the Stuart S. Kassan, M.D. Humanitarian Award, Lupus Foundation of Colorado
2001 Invited to testify before the U.S. Congress House Appropriations Committee on Sjogren’s Syndrome Research
2002 NIH Expert Panel for Review of Autoimmune Coordinating Committee’s Research Plan for 2002 - 2007 (NIAID sponsored)
2002 Dr. Charley Smyth Award, Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter
2004 “Evening of Stars,” Annual Physicians Award, Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter
2004 Elected President, George Washington University School Of Medicine Alumni Association
2005 Biography in Who’s Who in America
2005 Honoree, Lupus Foundation of Colorado, Annual Event
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2005 Invited to present Congressional Briefing on Lupus research to members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Congressional Staff hosted by Congressman Sherwood Bohlert, (R-N.Y.) Chairman of the House Science Committee
2006 Elected to the Board of Trustees, National Arthritis Foundation
2006 Awarded The Distinguished Alumni Service Award, The George Washungton University
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
1975 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
1978 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (Subspecialty:
Rheumatology)
1988 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (Added credentials in
Geriatrics)
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND DIRECTORSHIPS:
Member, Board of Directors and Member, Executive Committee, Rocky Mountain Arthritis Foundation (1978-86), (2002-present)
Member, Institutional Review Board, St. Anthony Hospital, Denver, Colorado (1990-97)
Member, Board of Directors, West Care IPA, Wheat Ridge, Colorado (1986-88)
Rheumatology Representative to Criteria Review Committee, Colorado Foundation for
Medical Care (1988-2002)
Member, Board of Directors, Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation (1996-2003)
Member, Medical Advisory Board, Lupus Foundation of Colorado (1993-present)
Member, Board of Directors, Lupus Foundation of Colorado (1993-2005)
Network Physician, Council on Rheumatologic Care, American College of Rheumatology (1990-1994)
Member, Medicare Advisory Committee(Consultant Advisory Committee) for the State of Colorado (1992-present)
Member, Admissions Committee, University of Colorado School of Medicine (2002-present)
Member, Board of Directors, Mental Healthf America of Colorado (2003-present)
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Member, Board of Directors, George Washington University Alumni Association(2004 – present)
Member, Regional Advisory Committee, American College of Rheumatology (2005- 06)
Member, Board of Trustees, National Arthritis Foundation (2006-present) Member, Committee on Corporate Relations, American College of Rheumatology, (20006-present)
PRESIDENCIES AND CHAIRMANSHIPS:
Chairman, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Committee, Saint Anthony Hospital, Denver, Colorado (1988-93)
Chairman, Medical Advisory Board, Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation, (1997-2003)
President, Metro West IPA, Denver, Colorado (1997-2002)
President, Board of Directors, Lupus Foundation of Colorado (1996-2005)
President, Rocky Mountain Rheumatism Society (1998-present)
Chairman, American - European Consensus Group for Criteria Development for Sjogren’s Syndrome (Sponsored by The Sjogren’s Foundation) (1999-2003f)
President, Colorado Rheumatology Association (2004-present)
President, George Washington University School of Medicine Alumni Association (2004- present)
Chairman, Medical Advisory Board, Lupus Foundation of Colorado (2005-present)
Chair, Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter (2007-present)
JOURNAL CONSULTANTSHIPS:
Consultant, Annals of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia (1986-present)
Consultant, Arthritis and Rheumatism, Atlanta (1995-present)
Consultant, Journal of Rheumatology (1995-present)
Consultant, American College of Rheumatology, Sjogren’s Syndrome Guidelines for Diagnosis (1996-present)
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SOCIETIES:
Fellow of the American College of Physicians
Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology
The William Beaumont Honorary Research Society at the George Washington University School of Medicine (1972)
The Harvey Society, New York City
New York Academy of Sciences
American Federation for Clinical Research
Rocky Mountain Rheumatism Society (President 1998-present)
Rocky Mountain Arthritis Foundation (Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee; Chairman, Public Relations Committee; Member, Medical and Scientific Committee; Member, Government Relations Committee) (1978-1986), Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee (2002-present)
Clear Creek Valley Medical Society (Member, Legislative Committee, 1990-92)
Colorado Medical Society
Medical Advisor, Sjogren’s Syndrome Support Group, Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter (1990-present)
Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C.
Cactus Club, Denver, Colorado
MEDICAL CONFERENCE CHAIRMANSHIPS:
Co-Chairman, Vail Internal Medicine Conferences (1979-83, 1986)
Chairman, Hilton Head General Medicine Conference (1981, 1983, 1984)
Co-Chairman, Vail Rheumatology Conference (1984, 1985)
Chairman, Mile High Sjogren’s Syndrome Conference, Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation,
Lupus Foundation of Colorado, Arthritis Foundation (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998)
Coordinator, Sjogren’s Syndrome Study Group, American College of Rheumatology (1997-2000)
Co-Coordinator, Lupus Foundation of Colorado Annual Symposium (1995-2002)
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ARTICLES, CHAPTERS, AND BOOKS:
1. Chused TM, Kassan SS, Mosier D: Microphage requirement for response to a thymic independent antigen in vitro
J. Immunol 116: 1579-1581, 1976
2. Kassan SS, Moss ML, Reddick RL: Progressive hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus on corticosteroid therapy
N. Engl J Med 294: 1382-1383, 1976
3. Opelz G, Terasaki P, Vogten A, Schalm S, Summerskill W, Kassan S, Chused T, and Fye K: Association of HLA-DW3 with chronic active liver disease and Sjogren’s disease
HLA and Disease, Editions Inserm, P. 209. Paris: Inserm, 1976
4. Kassan SS, Akizuki M, Steinberg AD, Reddick RL, Chused TM: Antibody to a soluble acidic nuclear antigen in Sjogren’s syndrome
Am J Med, 63: 328-335, 1977
5. Kassan SS, Chused TM: Impairment of primary in vitro response of New Zealand mouse spleen cells to a thymic-dependent antigen
Cellular Immunology 30: 135-146, 1977
6. Chused TM, Kassan SS, Opelz G, Moutsopoulos HM, Terasaki P: Increased association of HLA-DW3 with Sjogren’s Syndrome
N Engl J Med 296: 895-897, 1977
7. Moutsopoulos HM, Boehm-Truitt MJ, Kassan SS, Chused TM: Early activation of B lymphocytes in New Zealand mice: Immunoradiometric assay for murine IgM
J Immunol, 119: 1539-1644, 1977
8. Akizuki M, Boehm-Truitt MJ, Kassan SS, Steinberg AD, Chused TM: Purification of acidic nuclear protein and demonstration of its antibodies in subsets of patients with sicca syndrome
J. Immunol, 119: 932-938, 1977
9. Kassan SS, Kagen LJ: Increased cerebrospinal fluid C-GMP in systemic lupus erythematosus
Am J Med 64: 732-741, 1978
10. Kassan SS, Gardy M: Sjogren’s syndrome, an update and overview
Am J Med 64: 1037-1046, 1978
11. Kassan SS, Thomas T, Moutsopoulos HM, Hoover R, Kimberly RP, Budman DR, Costa J, Decker, JL, Chused TM: Increased risk of lymphoma in sicca syndrome
Ann Int Med, 89: 888-892, 1978
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12. Phillips PE, Kassan SS, Kagen LJ: Increased toxoplasma antibodies in idiopathic inflammatory muscle disease–A case-control study
Arthritis Rheum, 22: 209-214, 1979
13. Kassan SS, Kagen LJ: Central Nervous System lupus erythematosus
Arthritis Rheum, 22: 449-457, 1979
14. Brook I, Coutsoni G, Kassan SS, Moutsopoulos HM: Lactic acid levels in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
J. Rheum, 1979
15. Kassan SS, Lockshin MD: Central nervous system lupus erythematosus, the need for classification
Arthritis Rheum, 22: 1382-1385, 1979
+16. Kassan SS: Sicca Syndrome in Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedics, Little Brown Co., Boston, 1981
+17. Kassan SS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy in Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedics, Little Brown Co., Boston, 1981
18. Shasby DM, Schwarz MI, Forstot JZ, Theophilopoulos AN, Kassan SS: Pulmonary Immune Complex Deposition in Wegener’s Granulomatosis Chest 81(3): 338-340, 1982
+19. Kassan SS, Moutsopoulos HM: Sjogren’s Syndrome in Current Diagnosis (7th Edition), Saunders & Co., 1983
20. Grau RG, Kassan SS, Franks JJ, Kaplan H, Walker SH, Tan EM: Fibrin(ogen)olysis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis: Association with Disease Activity, Ann Rheum Dis, 1983
20. Kassan SS, Rankow RM, Talal N, Wescott W: Xerostomia (Ed. S. Hines)
Patient care, Feb, 1984
+22. Kassan SS: Sicca Syndrome in Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedics, 2nd Edition, Little Brown Co., Boston, 1986
*23. Talal N, Moutsopoulos HM, Kassan SS: Sjogren’s syndrome–clinical and immunological aspects. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987
+24. Kassan SS, Talal N: Renal Disease in Sjogren’s Syndrome–clinical and immunological aspects. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987
+25. Kassan SS, Talal N: Sjogren’s Syndrome with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus/Mixed Connective Tissue Disease in Sjogren’s Syndrome–clinical and immunological aspects. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1987
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+26. Kassan SS, Moutsopoulos HM: Sjogren’s Syndrome in Rheumatic Disorders in Clinical Practice, Summaries in Clinical Practice Series. deCarvile Associates, Pennsylvania, 1992
+27. Kassan SS, Moutsopoulos HM: Sjogren’s Syndrome in Current Diagnosis (8th edition), 1992, Saunders & Co.
+28. Kassan SS: Sicca Syndrome in Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedics, 3rd edition, Little Brown Co., Boston, 1992
29. Kassan SS: Immunogenetics of Sjogren’s Syndrome,
Ann. Med. Interne, 149:45-58, 1998
29. Papiris SA, Kassan SS, Moutsopoulos HM: Lung Involvement in Sjogren’s Syndrome Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 1998
29. Kassan SS: Sjogren’s Syndrome in Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedics, 4th edition, Little Brown Co., Boston, 1998
29. Kassan SS, Kassan RJ: The Kidney in Sjogren’s Syndrome in the Sjogren’s Syndrome Handbook, 2nd Edition, 1998, Oxford University Press
29. Skopouli FM, Kassan SS, Moutsopoulous HM: Sjogren’s Syndrome: causes, detection, and management,
J. Musculoskeletal Med, 17:33-42, 2000
29. Kassan SS: Managing Dry Eyes and Dry Mouth in Sjogren’s Syndrome,
J. Managed Care, 7 (14) (Suppl) 544- 545, 2001
29. Vitali, C, Bombardieri, S, Jonsson, R, Moutsopolulos, HM, Alexander, EL, Carsones, SE, Daniels, T.E., Fox, P.C., Fox, R.I., Kassan, SS, Pillemer, SR Talol, N, Weisman, MH: The European Study Group on Classification Criteria for Sjogren’s Syndrome: Classification Criteria for Sjogren’s Syndrome: a revised version of The European Criteria proposed by The American-European Consensus Group,
Ann. Rheu. Disease 61: 554-558, 2002
29. Kassan, SS, Moutsopoulos, HM: Clinical Manifestations and Early Diagnosis of Sjogren’s Syndrome,
Arch. Intern. Med. 164: 1275 - 1284, 2004
+ 37. Solitis, FC, Kassan, SS, Moutsopoulos, HM: The Internal Organs in Sjogren’s Syndrome in The New Sjogren’s Syndrome Handbook, Oxford University Press, 2005, p. 68-80
+38. Aikaterini, DC, Soliotis, FC, Kassan, SS, Moutsopoulos, HM: Systemic Therapies in Sjogren’s Syndrome in the New Sjogren’s Syndrome Handbook, Oxford University Press, 2005, p. 130-144
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+39. Tsoufas AF, Kassan SS, Moutsopoulous HM: Sjogren’s Syndrome an Expert Guide to Rheumatology, American College of Physicians, 2005 p. 109-122
+40. Kassan, SS: Sjogren’s Syndrome in Hospital For Special Surgery Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapy, 5th Edition, Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkens, 2005
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