Jeffrey Sparks MD MMSc

Rheumatologist | Associate Professor of Medicine | @BrighamWomens | @harvardmed | Investigating rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility, RA-ILD, and outcomes

[Practicon @moy_qmac]

Me acabo de enterar que ya no se llamaran anti Ro 60 ni anti Ro 52

Ahora seran anti TROVE2 y anti TRIM21

Un dia triste para la reumatología sin duda.

[Pitchfork @pitchfork]

Radiohead will play a total of 21 dates across Australia and Japan next year

https://t.co/UqJ09XOo6A

[Rheumatology Research Foundation @RheumResearch]

The future of rheumatology research starts with supporting the next generation of investigators.

Join us in celebrating the newest recipients of the Rheumatology Research Foundation’s Investigator Award! These early-career researchers are pursuing innovative studies that can potentially deepen our understanding of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases and shape the future of patient care.

Through the Investigator Award, the Foundation helps promising junior investigators take an important step toward establishing themselves as independent researchers and building a foundation for future discovery.

Get to know this year’s recipients and learn more about the research they’re leading in the latest issue of the Foundation Voice: https://t.co/o4ZWsSxmZb

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

30 years ago today, L Goldman & I coined the term "hospitalist" in @NEJM. I suspected the field would matter; I didn't guess it would be the fastest-growing specialty in US history. To the docs who turned an idea into something real–& now essential–thanks!
https://t.co/c5G1NLbSLN

[MedPage Today @medpagetoday]

Koreans with rheumatoid arthritis showed increased disease activity and higher flare rates when exposed to relatively high levels of small atmospheric particulate matter, researchers reported. @jeffsparks
https://t.co/PGEcOSZrKE

[Roon Doctors @roondoctors]

One of the best parts of medicine is that no matter how long you've been practicing, there's always something new to learn.

Sometimes it's a new paper. Sometimes it's a case that changes your perspective. More often than not, it's another physician sharing how they approached a complicated situation.

That's the kind of learning we're building on Roon.

We're excited to welcome our newest founding physicians to the community:
• Richard Wardrop, MD, PhD - @Mud_Fud
• Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MMSc- @jeffsparks
• Aisha Shaikh, MD - @aishaikh
• Mithu Maheswaranathan, MD - @MithuRheum
• Saira Sheikh, MD - @SairaSheikhMD
• Julia Iafrate, DO - @thenewDrJ

They're joining a growing physician-only community where doctors share cases, exchange ideas, and learn from one another every day.

Join them on Roon: https://t.co/Yt8mj99gC7

[Soumya Raychaudhuri সৌম্য রায়চৌধুরী @soumya_boston]

So excited to share this work with @YoshiTomofuji! It represents a rare and complete functional dissection of an important autoimmune locus: CD40. @broadinstitute @MGBResearchNews #genetics #rheumatoidarthritis

[YoshihikoTomofuji @YoshiTomofuji]

We are excited to share our latest preprint on surface protein QTL mapping & experimental fine-mapping of the CD40 autoimmune locus in B cells w/ @soumya_boston @broadinstitute @MGBResearchNews! 🧬🧵👇
🔗 https://t.co/HwjpAOlJUs

[Healio Rheumatology @HealioRheum]

📢 “Both #GLP1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors were associated with a lower risk of bullous pemphigoid compared with DPP-4 inhibitors,” said @jeffsparks.

Read the full story here👇

https://t.co/nTsHAVJ0P2

[Healio Rheumatology @HealioRheum]

📢 “Our findings suggest that #antidiabetic drug classes may be differentially associated with incident #autoimmune disease risk,” said @jeffsparks. #GLP1

Read the full story here👇

https://t.co/uYzbCA8yu6

[Rheumatology Advisor @RheumAdvisor]

From @ACR_Journals:
Patients with systemic #autoimmune #RheumaticDiseases are more likely to exhibit prolonged #SARSCoV2 antigen positivity months after #COVID19 infection compared with the general population.
@jeffsparks
@BrighamWomens
@MassGenBrigham
https://t.co/G0Itj0Osx0

[The Lancet Rheumatology @TheLancetRheum]

NEW RESEARCH—Trends in autoimmune rheumatic disease diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a population-based cohort study using @OpenSAFELY https://t.co/HNcP8TtpIB

Plus linked Comment by @jeffsparks https://t.co/9OAwGysV0C

[Latika @LatikaGupta_]

The @eular_org #SocialMedia in #Rheumatology Study Group is conducting a Delphi round to identify key research priorities among rheumatology #healthcare professionals globally.  
Please spare two minutes of your time to share your views!
https://t.co/0Fd6sM5zTf

@EMEUNET

[Jeffrey Sparks MD MMSc @jeffsparks]

2-minute SURVEY for rheumatologists and healthcare professionals:

The EULAR SoMer group aims to capture perspectives on priorities for Social Media use. We would be grateful if you could spare 2 minutes of your time to share your views:

https://t.co/i1Odpp4CYr

[John Calipari @CoachCalArk]

Just finished the first meeting with my team. I am glad, just as you are, to have Billy back on campus! This is a great group of guys who will play for one another (because thats who they are), ultra competitive, with a will to win. If we are not a great defensive team I haven’t done my job! We are physical, should be a great shot blocking team (at all 5 positions) and we have dogs! LETS GOOO

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

Rising track star Gout Gout is drawing comparisons to Usain Bolt, the Jamaican eight-time gold medallist, considered the sport’s greatest-ever. Bolt recently said of Gout, “He looks like young me.” https://t.co/8UbCLkjjr9

[TIMI Study Group @TIMIStudyGroup]

We are deeply saddened to have lost our founding chairman and the father of modern academic cardiology, Dr. Eugene Braunwald, who founded the TIMI Study Group in 1984, and with that vision profoundly shaped the practice of cardiovascular medicine across the world.

[Anirban Maitra @Aiims1742]

Headed to #AACR26, the same week we had practice changing clinical trial data in #PancreaticCancer with a KRAS inhibitor.
Reminded of this critique that @Pasca_Lab received on her grant in 2013 - "There are not, and will never be, KRAS inhibitors".
Keep calm & science on!

[Columbia Med CME @CUIMCMedCME]

THIS WEEK: Join us on Friday, April 17 for 'Pulmonology–Rheumatology 2026' - an in-person and virtual conference with 7.25 ACCME credits.
https://t.co/TIUkfGzlRO

#ILD #LungHealth

[Pitchfork @pitchfork]

🏆 Radiohead's OK Computer has won Pitchfork's Best Albums Bracket 🏆

Some may be thinking: “No Surprises!” For others, this win may come as a Let Down. In any case, we thank you for your enthusiastic Electioneering and invite you to cue the Exit Music (For a Bracket)