Gertner, Elie, MD
Chair, Institutional Review Board

Positions

Research Investigator, Rheumatology

HealthPartners Medical Group title: Head, Internal Medicine/Medical Education

Academic title: Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School; Vice Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School.

Education and training: MD, University of Toronto, Canada; FRCP(C), FACP; Certifications in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Clinical Densitometry.

Overview/research interests: Rheumatology research, medical education and Institutional Review Board.

Current research activities and funding:

Rheumatology
Medical education

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selected publications

Journal Article
- Continuous intravenous anakinra infusion to calm the cytokine storm in macrophage activation syndrome. ACR open rheumatology. 2020
- HLA-B*58: 01 carrier status of Hmong in Minnesota: first in Hmong genotyping for prevalence of this biomarker of risk for severe cutaneous adverse reactions caused by allopurinol. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 2020
- Off-label therapies for COVID-19-are we all in this together?. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2020
- Pancreatic panniculitis in active systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 2019
- Nivolumab induced remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema in a patient with melanoma: a case report 2018
- Safety of retrievable inferior vena cava filters in patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome 2018
- Lupus gastrointestinal tract vasculopathy: Lupus "enteritis" involving the entire gastrointestinal tract from esophagus to rectum. Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 2017
- Severe polyserositis induced by the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: a case report 2017
- A case report of autoimmune necrotizing myositis presenting as dysphagia and neck swelling. BMC Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders. 2016
- Susac syndrome with prominent dermatological findings and a prompt response to intravenous immunoglobulin, steroids, and rituximab: a case report 2016
- Opportunistic computed tomography screening shows a high incidence of osteoporosis in ankylosing spondylitis patients with acute vertebral fractures. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 2015
- Esophagitis dissecans superficialis due to severe methotrexate toxicity. Endoscopy. 2014
- Listeria rhomboencephalitis in a patient on a tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor (etanercept). Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2014
- Opportunistic computed tomography screening for determining osteoporosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and spine fractures [abstract#1126]. Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2013
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for advanced valvular disease in active SLE and APS. Lupus. 2013
- A 45-year-old man with flank pain and inability to ejaculate. Arthritis Care & Research. 2012
- Management of severe rheumatological disease in the burn center. Journal of burn care & research. 2012
- Safety of arthrocentesis and joint injection in patients receiving anticoagulation at therapeutic levels. American Journal of Medicine. 2012
- Rheumatic manifestations of scurvy: a report of three recent cases in a major urban center and a review. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2011
- Acute crystal-induced arthritis following arthroplasty. Journal of Knee Surgery. 2010
- Chronic kidney disease is an independent predictor of pocket hematoma after pacemaker and defibrillator implantation. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2010
- Continuing warfarin therapy is superior to interrupting warfarin with or without bridging anticoagulation therapy in patients undergoing pacemaker and defibrillator implantation. Heart rhythm. 2010
- Continuing warfarin therapy is superior to interrupting warfarin with or without bridging anticoagulation therapy in patients undergoing pacemaker and defibrillator implantation. Heart rhythm. 2010
- Gout in the Hmong in the United States. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2010
- Addressing the challenges in teaching quality improvement. American Journal of Medicine. 2009
- Vasculitis of the gallbladder: case report and spectrum of disease. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2009
- Working memory capacity is decreased in sleep-deprived internal medicine residents. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2009
- Chronic septic bursitis caused by dematiaceous fungi. American Journal of Orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.). 2007
- Implementing emergency research requiring exception from informed consent, community consultation, and public disclosure. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2007
- Recurrent pulmonary embolism despite inferior vena cava filter placement in patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2005
- Minocycline-induced central nervous system-pulmonary hypersensitivity syndrome. International Journal of Dermatology. 2003
- Treatment with sildenafil for the healing of refractory skin ulcerations in the antiphospholipid syndrome. Lupus. 2003
Editorial Article
- COVID-19 trial co-enrolment and subsequent enrolment [editorial]. Lancet (London, England). 396. 2020
Conference Paper
- Lipoprotein subclass particles and small vessel elasticity as a potential marker for early atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis, a prospective study 2012
Conference Poster
- A comparison of non-operative and operative management of acute spine fractures in ankylosing spondylitis [poster] 2013
- A comparison of non-operative and operative management of acute spine fractures in ankylosing spondylitis [poster] 2013
Review
- Guidelines for treatment of Susac syndrome - an update [review]. International Journal of Stroke. 2018
- Collapsing glomerulopathy in collagen vascular-like disease [review, systematic review]. Lupus. 2014