New Insights on the Role of Janus Kinase (JAK) Inhibition in Rheumatoid Arthritis and “Do You Know JAK?”

 

 

Release Date: August 25, 2017

Last Reviewed: August 17, 2017

Expiration Date: August 25, 2018

               

Clinical Professor of Medicine

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Co-Medical Director

Metroplex Clinical Research Center

Dallas, TX

 

Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, MACR, FACP, FCLM
Professor of Medicine, Healthcare Policy and Research

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Attending Rheumatologist

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, NY

 

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Attending Rheumatologist

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, NY
 

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