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Stuart S. Kassan, MD, FACP, MACR - American College of Rheumatology Master
Inducted at the American College of Rheumatology Meeting, November 10, 2012
Stuart S. Kassan, MD, FACP, MACR
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine
Practicing Rheumatologist
Colorado Arthritis Associates
Chief Medical Officer
Infusion Center of Denver and RV Infusion Partners Denver, Colorado
Stuart S. Kassan, MD, was born in White Plains, New York. He received a B.A. at Case Western Reserve University and received his medical degree from The George Washington University School of Medicine. He did his internship and residency training at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a Clinical Associate in the Clinical Immunology Section at the National Institutes of Health where he began research in the field of Sjögren's syndrome. He received fellowship training in rheumatology at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell Medical Center, in New York City. He is presently a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado, Denver, School of Medicine. Dr. Kassan is the president of the Medical Alumni Association at The George Washington University School of Medicine and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the George Washington University. He currently serves as president of the Colorado Rheumatology Association. He is an immediate past president of the Arthritis Foundation, Rocky Mountain Chapter, and is a member of the National Board of Directors of the Arthritis Foundation. He is a member of the board of directors of the Lupus Research Institute in New York City and is a co-author of the recently published book on systemic lupus erythematosus entitled Lupus, My Doctor and Me. Dr. Kassan is also chair of the Mental Health America Colorado. Dr. Kassan is presently in the private practice of rheumatology in Denver, Colorado, and is the Chief Medical Officer of the Infusion Center of Denver and RV Infusion Partners.
Dr. Kassan has testified before the U.S. Congress regarding Sjögren's syndrome research and lupus research. He has consulted for numerous medical journals and has been an author or co-author of over 40 articles, chapters, and books concerning Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus and related diseases. In 1978, he published a sentinel paper on the association of Sjögren's syndrome with lymphoma.
Dr. Kassan’s American College of Rheumatology activities have included serving as a network physician and a member of the Regional Advisory Committee of CORC. He has served on the Corporate Relations Committee and has served as an ambassador and chair of the leadership council of the Within Our Reach Campaign of the REF. He now serves on the REF board of directors and is a member of the Affiliated Societies Council representing the State of Colorado.
Dr. Kassan attributes his interest in rheumatology to his father, who practiced rheumatology in White Plains, NY, for 40 years and was awarded an ACR Mastership in 2002. Dr. Kassan resides in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Gail. He and his wife have two adult children and three grandchildren.
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Stuart S. Kassan, M.D., F.A.C.P., M.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 Boulevard, suite 150
Lakewood, Colorado 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 - 1980 Chief of Rheumatology Clinic, Veterans Administration Hospital, Denver, Colorado
1978 - 1984 Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Rheumatic Diseases), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
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
11/1994 - present Clinical Professor of Medicine (Rheumatic Diseases), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
11/2009 Chief Medical Officer, Infusion Centers of America
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
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 Washington University
2007 Deans Council, The George Washington University School of Medicine
2010 Elected to the Board of Trustees of The George Washington University
2011 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, George Washington University School of Medicine.
2012 Awarded Master of the American College of Rheumatology
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 (1996-2005)
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 (2002-2006)
Member, Board of Directors, Mental Health America of Colorado (2003-present)(president-elect)
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, Lupus Research Institute, NYC, 2005- present
Member, Board of Trustees, National Arthritis Foundation (2006-2012)
Member, Board of Trustees, Mental Health AmericaColorado (2006-present)
Member, Committee on Corporate Relations, American College of Rheumatology, (20006-2008)
Member, Board of Directors,Research and Education Fndn of American College of Rheumarology(2008 to 2010) and 2012
Member, Affiliated Societies Council of the American College of Rheumatology (2010-present)
Member, Regional Board of Directors, Great West Region, Arthritis Foundation(2008 to present)
Member of the Board of Trustees, The George Washington University(2010 to 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) (1999-2000)
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 (2007-2009)
Chair, Leadership Council , Within Our Reach Campaign, Research and Education Fndn of American College of Rheumatology (2008 to 2010)
Chair, Mental Health America Colorado, 2010-2012
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)
SOCIETIES:
Fellow of the American College of Physicians, 1978
Master of the American College of Rheumatology, 2012
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 (1990-2005)
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)
ARTICLES, CHAPTERS, AND BOOKS:
Chused TM, Kassan SS, Mosier D: Microphage requirement for response to a thymic independent antigen in vitro
J. Immunol 116: 1579-1581, 1976
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kassan SS, Kagen LJ: Increased cerebrospinal fluid C-GMP in systemic lupus erythematosus
Am J Med 64: 732-741, 1978
Kassan SS, Gardy M: Sjogren’s syndrome, an update and overview
Am J Med 64: 1037-1046, 1978
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
Phillips PE, Kassan SS, Kagen LJ: Increased toxoplasma antibodies in idiopathic inflammatory muscle disease–A case-control study
Arthritis Rheum, 22: 209-214, 1979
Kassan SS, Kagen LJ: Central Nervous System lupus erythematosus
Arthritis Rheum, 22: 449-457, 1979
Brook I, Coutsoni G, Kassan SS, Moutsopoulos HM: Lactic acid levels in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
J. Rheum, 1979
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
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
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
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
+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
Kassan SS: Immunogenetics of Sjogren’s Syndrome,
Ann. Med. Interne, 149:45-58, 1998
Papiris SA, Kassan SS, Moutsopoulos HM: Lung Involvement in Sjogren’s Syndrome Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 1998
Kassan SS: Sjogren’s Syndrome in Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedics, 4th edition, Little Brown Co., Boston, 1998
Kassan SS, Kassan RJ: The Kidney in Sjogren’s Syndrome in the Sjogren’s Syndrome Handbook, 2nd Edition, 1998, Oxford University Press
Skopouli FM, Kassan SS, Moutsopoulous HM: Sjogren’s Syndrome: causes, detection, and management,
J. Musculoskeletal Med, 17:33-42, 2000
Kassan SS: Managing Dry Eyes and Dry Mouth in Sjogren’s Syndrome,
J. Managed Care, 7 (14) (Suppl) 544- 545, 2001
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
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
+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
*41. Kassan, SS, Vierck Jr, CJ, Vierck, E, Chronic Pain for Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc, 2008
*42 Fricklas,A.A, Kassan, S.S.: Lupus, My Doctor, and Me; A Sacred Dialogue, Astutue Press, Denver 2010
+43. Soliotis, FC, Kassan, SS, Moutsopoullos, HM, The Internal Organs in Sjogren’s Syndrome, in The Sjogren’s ; Book, 4th Ed., Oxfund University Press, 2011.
+44. Mavragani, CP, Kasssan, SS, Classic Immuno Suppressive and Immunomodulatory Drugs in Sjogren’s Syndrome, Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Springer-Verlag, 2012
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American College of Rheumatology Activities
-Network Physician, CORC, ACR (1990-1994)
-Member of Regional Advisory Comm., CORC, ACR (2005-2006)
-Member, Committee on Corporate Relations, ACR (2006-2008)
-Ambassador, Within Our Reach Campaign, REF/ACR (2006-2010)
-Member of Development Advisory Council, REF/ACR (2008-2011)
-Chair, Leadership Council, Within Our Reach Campaign, REF (2008-2010)
(American College of Rheumatology Activities, continued)
-Member, Board of Directors, REF/ACR (2008-2010)
-Member, Affiliated Societies Council, ACR (2010-present)
-Member, Board of Directors, REF/ACR (2012-2014)
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