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  • Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and holds the Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research Endowed Professor of Medicine. He has served as Director of the Rheumatology Research at the Birmingham VA Medical Center since 2009. He is also the Director of the UAB Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group Satellite Center since 2013; and the Director of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (UAHSF) Gout clinic since 2014. He currents serves on the FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee, and on the executive committee of Outcomes Measures in Rheumatology Trials (OMERACT). He is the current chair of the VA Rheumatology Field Advisory Committee (FAC) and the Chair of the Health Services Research Grant Review Committee of the Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF).

    Dr. Singh’ research has been continuously funded by federal agencies (NIH, Department of Veterans Affairs, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute [PCORI]) and is focused largely on outcomes of arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases. He has authored more than 550 manuscripts, 20 book chapters and 34 editorials. He serves as investigator on multiple research grants focused on patient-reported outcomes, health disparities and comparative effectiveness research (CER) in gout, osteoarthritis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and total joint replacement. Dr. Singh has collaborated with colleagues across several disciplines such as orthopedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, general internal medicine, oncology, exercise medicine, genetics and pain medicine.

    He was named recipient of the 2016 ACR Henry Kunkel Young Investigator Award, the 2017 Max Cooper Award for Research Excellence by the UAB Department of Medicine, and the 2018 Arthritis Foundation’s Lee C. Howley, Sr. award. He was named to the Best Doctors in America list yearly since 2011. Dr. Singh was previously a member of the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) Annual Meeting Planning Committee (AMPC) and Quality of Care (QOC) Committees. In addition to membership on several ACR committees, he served as co-Chair of the ACR Criteria and Response Criteria subcommittee of the ACR QOC and the Chair of the ACR Meet-the-Professor, Workshop and Study Group Subcommittee of the ACR AMPC.

    Dr. Singh’s academic medical training began by earning his M.B.B.S. from the University of Delhi, India in 1993. He then completed residency, at the Upstate Medical University at Syracuse, NY in 1998, followed by a fellowship in rheumatology at Washington Unviersity at St. Louis in 2001. Dr. Singh subsequently earned a M.P.H. from University of Minnesota in 2003.
  • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

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    2023 Management of Concomitant Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Uveitis in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: An Updated Review Informing the 2021 GRAPPA Treatment RecommendationsJournal of Rheumatology.  50:438-450. 2023
    2023 Rituximab is associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A retrospective, nationally sampled cohort study from the U.S. National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  58. 2023
    2022 Clustering Patients With Gout Based on Comorbidities and Biomarkers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of Rheumatology2022
    2022 Association between the number of adopted implementation strategies and contextual determinants: a mixed-methods studyBMC Health Services Research.  22. 2022
    2022 Muscle transcriptomic circuits linked to periarticular physiology in end-stage osteoarthritisPhysiological Genomics.  54:501-513. 2022
    2022 NSAID use and clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients: a 38-center retrospective cohort studyVirology Journal.  19. 2022
    2022 Recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Saudi Arabia: adolopment of the 2021 American College of Rheumatology guidelinesBMC Rheumatology.  6. 2022
    2022 The global, regional, and national burden of benign prostatic hyperplasia in 204 countries and territories from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019The Lancet. Healthy Longevity.  3:e754-e776. 2022
    2022 Change in serum urate level with urate-lowering therapy initiation associates in the immediate term with patient-reported outcomes in people with goutSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  56. 2022
    2022 Identifying Potential Classification Criteria for Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease: Item Generation and Item ReductionArthritis Care and Research.  74:1649-1658. 2022
    2022 Telemedicine in rheumatology care: A systematic reviewSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  56. 2022
    2022 Prolonged COVID-19 symptom duration in people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Vaccine SurveyRMD Open.  8. 2022
    2022 2022 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee ArthroplastyJournal of Arthroplasty.  37:1676-1683. 2022
    2022 2022 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee ArthroplastyArthritis Care and Research.  74:1399-1408. 2022
    2022 2022 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee ArthroplastyArthritis and Rheumatology.  74:1464-1473. 2022
    2022 A Framework for the Development of Living Practice Guidelines in Health Care.ACP journal club.  175:1154-1160. 2022
    2022 Patient Empowerment Among Adults With Arthritis: The Case for Emotional SupportJournal of Rheumatology.  49:948-955. 2022
    2022 Response to: € Confunding by indication and ethnicity difference? Comment on € Hypersensitivity reactions with allopurinol and febuxostat: a study using the Medicare claims data'' by Hsu et alAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases.  81:E123. 2022
    2022 Response to: € Cutaneous adverse events with febuxostat after previous reactions to allopurinol: comment on the artcile by Singh and Clevland' by Quills et alAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases.  81:E125. 2022
    2022 Benefit-risk assessment and reporting in clinical trials of chronic pain treatments: IMMPACT recommendationsPain.  163:1006-1018. 2022
    2022 Response to: 'Correspondence to "Hypersensitivity reactions with allopurinol and febuxostat: a study using the Medicare claims data' by Ma et alAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases.  81:E108. 2022
    2022 The HOME Core outcome set for clinical trials of atopic dermatitisJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.  149:1899-1911. 2022
    2022 COVID-19 vaccine perceptions and uptake: results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Vaccine SurveyLancet Rheumatology.  4:e237-e240. 2022
    2022 Perioperative assessment of muscle inflammation susceptibility in patients with end-stage osteoarthritisJournal of Applied Physiology.  132:984-994. 2022
    2022 Racial Differences in XO (Xanthine Oxidase) and Mitochondrial DNA Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns in Resistant HypertensionHypertension.  79:775-784. 2022
    2022 Telemedicine Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Resilient Rheumatology Providers: A National Veterans Affairs Follow-up SurveyJournal of Rheumatology.  49:424-431. 2022
    2022 Epidemiology and Outcomes of Alcohol Use Hospitalizations in People with Gout, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, or Low Back Pain: A National US Study 2022
    2022 Organizational context and the learning and change readiness climate for implementing an evidence-based shared decision-making aid in US rheumatology clinics 2022
    2022 Association Between Immune Dysfunction and COVID-19 Breakthrough Infection After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in the USJAMA Internal Medicine.  182:153-162. 2022
    2022 Risks and Benefits of Janus Kinase Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis — Past, Present, and FutureNew England Journal of Medicine.  386:387-389. 2022
    2022 Association between serum urate and flares in people with gout and evidence for surrogate status: a secondary analysis of two randomised controlled trialsLancet Rheumatology.  4:e53-e60. 2022
    2022 Disease modification in gout: A qualitative study of gout expert rheumatologistsRheumatology Advances in Practice.  6. 2022
    2022 Gout management and outcomes during established COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021: a cross-sectional Internet surveyTherapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease.  14. 2022
    2022 Long-term use of immunosuppressive medicines and in-hospital COVID-19 outcomes: a retrospective cohort study using data from the National COVID Cohort CollaborativeLancet Rheumatology.  4:e33-e41. 2022
    2022 Telemedicine including Video-Based Visits in Rheumatology in COVID-19 Pandemic: Not Yet Ideal 2022
    2022 The global, regional, and national burden of benign prostatic hyperplasia in 204 countries and territories from 2000 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 2022
    2022 Time trends in hospitalizations with anxiolytic, sedative, or hypnotic drug use disorder: a 17-year U.S. national studyJournal of Addictive Diseases.  40:4-11. 2022
    2022 Time-trends in hospitalizations with cannabis use disorder: A 17-year U.S. national studySubstance Abuse.  43:408-414. 2022
    2021 NSAID use and clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients: A 38-center retrospective cohort study. 2021
    2021 Epidemiology of hospitalizations with cocaine use disorder: A 17-year U.S. national studyJournal of Psychiatric Research.  144:32-36. 2021
    2021 Medicaid Payer Status, Higher Comorbidity, and Low Income Are Associated with Poorer Outcomes after Total Elbow Arthroplasty 2021
    2021 Public health utility of cause of death data: applying empirical algorithms to improve data qualityBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.  21. 2021
    2021 Recent health-related quality of life, but not change, predicted mortality and healthcare utilizationJournal of Clinical Epidemiology.  140:13-21. 2021
    2021 SToRytelliing to Improve Disease outcomes in Gout (STRIDE-GO) in African American veterans with gout: a trial study protocolTrials.  22. 2021
    2021 SToRytelling to Improve Disease outcomes in Gout (STRIDE-GO): a multicenter, randomized controlled trial in African American veterans with goutBMC Medicine.  19. 2021
    2021 Serum urate as a proposed surrogate outcome measure in gout trials: From the OMERACT working groupSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  51:1378-1385. 2021
    2021 “I wish it had a place to go”: a nominal group study of barriers to the effectiveness of non-surgical treatments for knee osteoarthritis inclusive of minority populationsArthritis Research and Therapy.  23. 2021
    2021 Epidemiology of hospitalizations with amphetamine use disorder: A 17-year U.S. national cross-sectional studyAsian Journal of Psychiatry.  65. 2021
    2021 Higher Serum Urate Levels Are Associated With an Increased Risk for Sudden Cardiac DeathJournal of Rheumatology.  48:1745-1753. 2021
    2021 Letter to the editor: Cocaine use and cocaine use disorder: Revisiting epidemiology and clinical impact: Cocaine use disorder hospitalization burden, time-trends and outcomesJournal of Psychiatric Research.  143:467-468. 2021
    2021 Fatal police violence by race and state in the USA, 1980–2019: a network meta-regression 2021
    2021 Comment on: Dual-energy computed tomography versus ultrasound, alone or combined, for the diagnosis of gout: A prospective study of accuracy: ReplyRheumatology.  60:E372-E374. 2021
    2021 Considerations and priorities for incorporating the patient perspective on remission in rheumatoid arthritis: An OMERACT 2020 special interest group reportSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  51:1108-1112. 2021
    2021 Declining in-hospital mortality in vasculitis: A 17-year US national studyEuropean Journal of Rheumatology.  8:232-234. 2021
    2021 Dual-energy computed tomography vs ultrasound, alone or combined, for the diagnosis of gout: A prospective study of accuracyRheumatology.  60:4861-4867. 2021
    2021 Epidemiology, Time Trends, and Outcomes of Serious Infections in Patients With Vasculitis: A Nineteen-Year National StudyArthritis Care and Research.  73:1544-1551. 2021
    2021 Pop a pill or give myself a shot? Patient perspectives of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug choice for rheumatoid arthritisRevue du Rhumatisme.  88:362-368. 2021
    2021 Cardiovascular safety of febuxostat 2021
    2021 Early experience of COVID-19 vaccination in adults with systemic rheumatic diseases: Results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Vaccine SurveyRMD Open.  7. 2021
    2021 Genetic correlations between traits associated with hyperuricemia, gout, and comorbiditiesEuropean Journal of Human Genetics.  29:1438-1445. 2021
    2021 The Patients' Perspective of Important Glucocorticoid Effects: A Nominal Group Study among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Myositis 2021
    2021 Towards development of core domain sets for short term and long term studies of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD) disease: A framework paper by the OMERACT CPPD working groupSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  51:946-950. 2021
    2021 2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid ArthritisArthritis Care and Research.  73:924-939. 2021
    2021 2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid ArthritisArthritis and Rheumatology.  73:1108-1123. 2021
    2021 Management of Rheumatic Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Veterans Affairs Survey of RheumatologistsArthritis Care and Research.  73:998-1003. 2021
    2021 Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planningPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.  15. 2021
    2021 Time trends in in-hospital mortality reduction in vasculitis vs. non-vasculitis hospitalisations vary by patient sex and ageJoint Bone Spine.  88. 2021
    2021 Time-trends in cocaine, hallucinogen, amphetamine, and sedative/anxiolytic/hypnotic use disorder hospitalizations in rheumatic diseases: a national time-trends studyClinical Rheumatology.  40:3007-3014. 2021
    2021 Comment on: Cannabis use assessment and its impact on pain in rheumatologic diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysisRheumatology.  60:E222-E224. 2021
    2021 Endorsement of the OMERACT core domain set for shared decision making interventions in rheumatology trials: Results from a multi-stepped consensus-building approachSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  51:593-600. 2021
    2021 Experience and impact of crystal pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) from a patient and caregiver perspective: A qualitative exploration from the OMERACT CPPD working groupSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  51:655-660. 2021
    2021 Hospitalized infections in people with osteoarthritis: A national US studyJournal of Rheumatology.  48:933-939. 2021
    2021 OMERACT 2020: A virtual (R)evolutionSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  51:588-592. 2021
    2021 OMERACT consensus-based operational definition of contextual factors in rheumatology clinical trials: A mixed methods studySeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  51:601-606. 2021
    2021 Outcome domains reported by patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and stakeholders for calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD): A content analysis based on semi-structured qualitative interviews from the OMERACT CPPD working groupSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  51:650-654. 2021
    2021 Serious Infections in Patients With Gout in the US: A National Study of Incidence, Time Trends, and OutcomesArthritis Care and Research.  73:898-908. 2021
    2021 Declining in-hospital mortality gap between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and non-SLE hospitalisations: A national studyAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases.  80:672-675. 2021
    2021 Factors associated with healthcare utilization and mortality in alcohol use disorder hospitalizationDrug and Alcohol Dependence.  222. 2021
    2021 Time trends in opioid use disorder hospitalizations in gout, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and low back painJournal of Rheumatology.  48:775-784. 2021
    2021 Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN) common language definition of goutRMD Open.  7. 2021
    2021 Applying evidence-based methods to the development and use of adverse outcome pathways 2021
    2021 Hospitalized Infections in Lupus: A Nationwide Study of Types of Infections, Time Trends, Health Care Utilization, and In-Hospital MortalityArthritis and Rheumatology.  73:617-630. 2021
    2021 How do dietary interventions affect serum urate and gout?Nature Reviews Rheumatology.  17:191-192. 2021
    2021 Driving Impairment following Vaporization of CannabisJournal of the American Medical Association.  325:1225-1226. 2021
    2021 Implementing the DEcision-Aid for Lupus (IDEAL): study protocol of a multi-site implementation trial with observational, case study design : Implementing the DEcision-Aid for Lupus.Implementation Science Communications.  2:30. 2021
    2021 In-hospital mortality reduction in systemic lupus erythematosus over 2 decades varied by patient sex and ageClinical Rheumatology.  40:1201-1203. 2021
    2021 Polymyalgia Rheumatica Has Minimal Impact on Primary Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes 2021
    2021 When has a knee or hip replacement failed? a patient perspectiveJournal of Rheumatology.  48:447-453. 2021
    2021 Belimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus 2021
    2021 Burden of Neurological Disorders across the US from 1990-2017: A Global Burden of Disease StudyJAMA Neurology.  78:165-176. 2021
    2021 Flare rate thresholds for patient assessment of disease activity states in GoutJournal of Rheumatology.  48:293-298. 2021
    2021 Shared decision-making in gout treatment: a national study of rheumatology provider opinion and practiceClinical Rheumatology.  40:693-700. 2021
    2021 Which factors predict discordance between a patient and physician on a gout flare?Rheumatology.  60:773-779. 2021
    2021 Epidemiology of cardiac or orthopedic procedures in gout versus rheumatoid arthritis: a national time-trends studyTherapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease.  13. 2021
    2021 Epidemiology of hospitalizations with hallucinogen use disorder: a 17-year U.S. National studyJournal of Addictive Diseases.  39:545-549. 2021
    2021 Hyperuricemia, urate-lowering therapy, and kidney outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysisTherapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease.  13. 2021
    2021 Important determinants of the patient choice between TNF- vs. non-TNF biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for active rheumatoid arthritis (RA)Revue du Rhumatisme.  88:49-55. 2021
    2021 Infection versus cardiovascular disease as leading causes of hospitalisations and associated mortality in vasculitis in the U.S.: A national studyClinical and Experimental Rheumatology.  39. 2021
    2021 Pop a pill or give myself a shot? Patient perspectives of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug choice for rheumatoid arthritisJoint Bone Spine.  88. 2021
    2021 Serious infections in Sjögren's syndrome patients: A national U.S. studyClinical and Experimental Rheumatology.  38:S47-S52. 2021
    2021 The changing epidemiology of inpatient gout and associated mortality: A 17-year national studyRheumatology.  60:462-465. 2021
    2020 Misconceived expectations: Patient reflections on the total knee replacement journeyMusculoskeletal Care.  18:415-424. 2020
    2020 Patient Perspectives on Gout and Gout Treatments: A Patient Panel Discussion That Informed the 2020 American College of Rheumatology Treatment GuidelineACR Open Rheumatology.  2:725-733. 2020
    2020 Gender and Ethnic Inequities in Gout Burden and ManagementRheumatic Disease Clinics of North America.  46:693-703. 2020
    2020 Interpretation of chronic pain clinical trial outcomes: IMMPACT recommended considerationsPain.  161:2446-2461. 2020
    2020 Response to Letter to the Editor on “Assessment of a Satisfaction Measure for Use After Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty”Journal of Arthroplasty.  35:3418-3419. 2020
    2020 Serious infections in people with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) or giant cell arteritis (GCA): a time-trend national US studyClinical Rheumatology.  39:3427-3438. 2020
    2020 Scope of outcomes in trials and observational studies of interventions targeting medication adherence in rheumatic conditions: A systematic reviewJournal of Rheumatology.  47:1565-1574. 2020
    2020 Trends in Hospitalizations for Alcohol Use Disorder in the US From 1998 to 2016JAMA Network Open.  3:e2016580. 2020
    2020 How systemic sclerosis affects healthcare use and complication rates after total hip arthroplastyJournal of Rheumatology.  47:1218-1223. 2020
    2020 Outcome domains reported in calcium pyrophosphate deposition studies: A scoping review by the OMERACT CPPD working groupSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  50:719-727. 2020
    2020 Patient-centered outcomes and key study procedure finalization in the pilot feasibility gout randomized trial: Comparative feasibility study in GOUt, CHerry extract versus diet modification (Mini-GOUCH) 2020
    2020 Spondyloarthritis is associated with higher healthcare utilization and complication rates after primary total knee or total hip arthroplastyClinical Rheumatology.  39:2345-2353. 2020
    2020 The burden of skin and subcutaneous diseases in the United States from 1990 to 2017JAMA Dermatology.  156:874-881. 2020
    2020 Sjogren's syndrome is associated with higher rate of non-home discharge after primary hip arthroplasty and higher transfusion rates after primary hip or knee arthroplasty: A U.S. cohort studyBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.  21. 2020
    2020 Sjogren’s Syndrome is associated with higher healthcare utilization after primary hip, but not primary knee arthroplasty: A U.S. cohort study 2020
    2020 Assessment of a Satisfaction Measure for Use After Primary Total Joint ArthroplastyJournal of Arthroplasty.  35:1792-1799.e4. 2020
    2020 Important determinants of the patient choice between TNF- vs. non-TNF Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for active rheumatoid arthritis (RA)Joint Bone Spine.  87:307-313. 2020
    2020 Serious infections in people with systemic sclerosis: A national US studyArthritis Research and Therapy.  22. 2020
    2020 Patient, physiotherapist and surgeon endorsement of the core domain set for total hip and total knee replacement in Germany: A study protocol for an OMERACT initiativeBMJ Open.  10. 2020
    2020 Identifying Physician-perceived Barriers to Apragmatictreatment Trial Inrheumatoid Arthritis 2020
    2020 Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17: Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 2020
    2020 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of GoutArthritis Care and Research.  72:744-760. 2020
    2020 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of GoutArthritis and Rheumatology.  72:879-895. 2020
    2020 A Randomized Internet-Based Pilot Feasibility and Planning Study of Cherry Extract and Diet Modification in Gout 2020
    2020 A Randomized Internet-Based Pilot Feasibility and Planning Study of Cherry Extract and Diet Modification in Gout. 2020
    2020 Gout epidemiology and comorbiditiesSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.  50:S11-S16. 2020
    2020 Patient Perceptions of Gout Management Goals: A Cross-sectional Internet Survey 2020
    2020 Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 2020
    2020 The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.  5:582-597. 2020
    2020 Allopurinol adherence and its predictors in gout: a national cohort study in US veteransLancet Rheumatology.  2:e281-e291. 2020
    2020 Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017Nature Medicine.  26:750-759. 2020
    2020 Validation of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Pain and Function Subscales for Use in Total Hip Replacement and Total Knee Replacement Clinical TrialsJournal of Arthroplasty.  35:1200-1207.e4. 2020
    2020 Serious Infections in People with Systemic sclerosis: A National U.S. Study 2020
    2020 Shoulder replacement surgery for osteoarthritis and rotator cuff tear arthropathyCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.  2020. 2020
    2020 Gout is associated with an increased risk for incident heart failure among older adults: The REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort studyArthritis Research and Therapy.  22. 2020
    2020 Hypersensitivity reactions with allopurinol and febuxostat: A study using the Medicare claims dataAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases.  79:529-535. 2020
    2020 Insurance Payer Type and Patient Income Are Associated with Outcomes after Total Shoulder ArthroplastyJournal of Rheumatology.  47:589-596. 2020
    2020 Examining Timeliness of Total Knee Replacement among Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in the U.S.: Results from the OAI and MOST Longitudinal Cohorts 2020
    2020 Age, race, comorbidity, and insurance payer type are associated with outcomes after total ankle arthroplastyClinical Rheumatology.  39:881-890. 2020
    2020 Factors influencing the effectiveness of allopurinol in achieving and sustaining target serum urate in a US Veterans Affairs gout cohortJournal of Rheumatology.  47:449-460. 2020
    2020 Polymyositis has minimal effect on primary total knee or hip arthroplasty outcomesClinical Rheumatology.  39:823-830. 2020
    2020 Socioeconomic status and healthcare access are associated with healthcare utilization after knee arthroplasty: A U.S. national cohort studyJoint Bone Spine.  87:157-162. 2020
    2020 The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.  5:245-266. 2020
    2020 The risk of Gougerot-Sjogren's syndrome in older adults with gout: A Medicare claims studyRevue du Rhumatisme.  87:110-115. 2020
    2020 Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 2020
    2020 Sjogren’s Syndrome is associated with higher healthcare utilization after primary hip, but not primary knee arthroplasty: A U.S. cohort study 2020
    2020 Acute kidney injury after primary total hip arthroplasty: A risk multiplier for complication, mortality, and healthcare utilizationArthritis Research and Therapy.  22. 2020
    2020 National U.S. Time-trends in opioid use disorder hospitalizations and associated healthcare utilization and mortalityPLoS One.  15. 2020
    2020 Serious Infections in People with Scleroderma: A National U.S. Study 2020
    2020 Patients' perspectives of outcomes after total knee and total hip arthroplasty: A nominal group studyBMC Rheumatology.  4. 2020
    2020 Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countriesNature.  577:231-234. 2020
    2020 Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countriesNature.  577:235-238. 2020
    2020 Acute kidney injury is associated with increased healthcare utilization, complications, and mortality after primary total knee arthroplastyTherapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease.  12. 2020
    2020 Defining ranges for certainty ratings of diagnostic accuracy: a GRADE concept paperJournal of Clinical Epidemiology.  117:138-148. 2020
    2020 Diagnostic accuracy of salivary gland ultrasound in Sjögren’s syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysisTherapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease.  12. 2020
    2020 Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: Results from the global burden of disease study 2017Injury Prevention.  26:I96-I114. 2020
    2020 Gout management and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional internet surveyTherapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease.  12. 2020
    2020 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is associated with higher healthcare utilization after total knee or hip replacementScandinavian Journal of Rheumatology.  34-39. 2020
    2020 Severity of Hypertension Mediates the Association of Hyperuricemia With Stroke in the REGARDS Case Cohort StudyHypertension.  75:246-256. 2020
    2020 Systemic sclerosis is associated with knee arthroplasty outcomes: a National US studyClinical Rheumatology.  39:85-92. 2020
    2020 The global, regional, and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.  5:17-30. 2020
    2020 The global, regional, and national burden of stomach cancer in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2017Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.  5:42-54. 2020
    2019 Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-Adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to 2017: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease studyJAMA Oncology.  5:1749-1768. 2019
    2019 Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017Lancet HIV.  6:e831-e859. 2019
    2019 Total knee arthroplasty outcomes in lupus: A study using the US National Inpatient SampleRheumatology.  58:2130-2136. 2019
    2019 Association of Early Postoperative Pain Trajectories with Longer-term Pain Outcome after Primary Total Knee ArthroplastyJAMA Network Open.  2. 2019
    2019 Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN) consensus statement regarding labels and definitions of disease states of goutAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases.  78:1592-1600. 2019
    2019 Association of Race/Ethnicity with Hospital Discharge Disposition after Elective Total Knee ArthroplastyJAMA Network Open.  2. 2019
    2019 Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017Nature.  574:353-358. 2019
    2019 Are the days of missed or delayed diagnosis of gout over?Nature Reviews Rheumatology.  15:578-580. 2019
    2019 Factors influencing implementation of a computerized, individualized, culturally tailored lupus decision aid in lupus clinics: a qualitative semi-structured interview studyClinical Rheumatology.  38:2793-2801. 2019
    2019 The risk of Sjogren's syndrome in the older adults with gout: A medicare claims studyJoint Bone Spine.  86:615-619. 2019
    2019 Tai chi for rheumatoid arthritis 2019
    2019 Total joint replacement surgery for knee osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic diseases: a network meta-analysis 2019
    2019 Comparative effectiveness of allopurinol and febuxostat for the risk of atrial fibrillation in the elderly: A propensity-matched analysis of Medicare claims dataEuropean Heart Journal.  40:3046-3054. 2019
    2019 Addressing challenges in developing a core domain set in adherence interventions in rheumatology: A report from the OMERACT-Adherence GroupJournal of Rheumatology.  46:1202-1206. 2019
    2019 Correction to: Gout and healthcare utilization and complications after hip arthroplasty: a cohort study using the US National Inpatient Sample (NIS) (Clinical Rheumatology, (2019), 38, 4, (1213-1216), 10.1007/s10067-019-04434-3)Clinical Rheumatology.  38:2651-2653. 2019
    2019 Identifying provisional generic contextual factor domains for clinical trials in rheumatology: Results from an OMERACT initiativeJournal of Rheumatology.  46:1159-1163. 2019
    2019 Rates of total joint replacement in the United States: Future projections to 2020-2040 using the national inpatient sampleJournal of Rheumatology.  46:1134-1140. 2019
    2019 The global burden of childhood and adolescent cancer in 2017: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 2019
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    2011 The role of pain and functional impairment in the decision to recommend total joint replacement in hip and knee osteoarthritis: An international cross-sectional study of 1909 patients. Report of the OARSI-OMERACT Task Force on total joint replacementOsteoarthritis and Cartilage.  19:147-154. 2011
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    2010 Predictors of activity limitation and dependence on walking aids after primary total hip arthroplastyJournal of the American Geriatrics Society.  58:2387-2393. 2010
    2010 Predictors of doctor-rated and patient-rated gout severity: Gout impact scales improve assessmentJournal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.  16:1244-1247. 2010
    2010 Applying science in practice: The optimization of biological therapy in rheumatoid arthritisArthritis Research and Therapy.  12. 2010
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    2010 Advances in gout: Some answers, more questionsArthritis Research and Therapy.  12. 2010
    2010 A national survey of veterans affairs rheumatologists for relevance of quality of care indicators for gout managementArthritis Care and Research.  62:1306-1311. 2010
    2010 Gout in the Hmong in the United States 2010
    2010 Preferred roles in treatment decision making among patients with cancer: A pooled analysis of studies using the control preferences scaleAmerican Journal of Managed Care.  16:688-696. 2010
    2010 Predictors of pain and use of pain medications following primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA): 5,707 THAs at 2-years and 3,289 THAs at 5-yearsBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.  11. 2010
    2010 Golimumab for rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic reviewJournal of Rheumatology.  37:1096-1104. 2010
    2010 Pessimistic explanatory style: A psychological risk factor for poor pain and functional outcomes two years after knee replacementBone and Joint Journal.  92:799-806. 2010
    2010 Efficacy of Intra-Articular Botulinum Toxin Type A in Painful Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study 2010
    2010 Predictors of moderate-severe functional limitation after primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA): 4701 TKAs at 2-years and 2935 TKAs at 5-yearsOsteoarthritis and Cartilage.  18:515-521. 2010
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    2010 Biologics for rheumatoid arthritis: An overview of Cochrane reviews 2010
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    2010 Predictors of moderate-severe functional limitation 2 and 5 years after revision total knee arthroplastyJournal of Arthroplasty.  25. 2010
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    2009 Mobile and fixed-bearing (all-polyethylene tibial component) total knee arthroplasty designs: A prospective randomized trial 2009
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    2009 Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic reviewJournal of Rheumatology.  36:1118-1125. 2009
    2009 The establishment of the GENEQOL consortium to investigate the genetic disposition of patient-reported quality-of-life outcomesTwin Research and Human Genetics.  12:301-311. 2009
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    2009 Intra-articular botulinum toxin A as an adjunctive therapy for refractory joint pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving biologics: A report of two casesJoint Bone Spine.  76:190-194. 2009
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    Chapter

    Year Title Altmetric
    2022 Treatment Guidelines in Rheumatoid Arthritis.  679-689. 2022
    2021 Gout.  1843-1855. 2021
    2019 Patient-reported outcomes.  479-492. 2019
    2018 Quality of Life.  119-139. 2018
    2016 PROMs for gouty arthritis.  225-247. 2016
    2014 Botulinum toxin applications in musculoskeletal pain & arthritis 2014
    2012 Quality of care in gout.  209-216. 2012
    2011 Gouty Arthritis.  86-92. 2011
    2009 Botulinum Toxin for Osteoarticular Pain.  295-307. 2009
    2009 Health-Related Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis.  237-259. 2009

    Research Overview

  • Dr. Singh’s research interests include studies of patient-reported outcomes, health disparities and comparative effectiveness research (CER) in rheumatic diseases including gout, osteoarthritis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and total joint replacement. He has led the performance of Cochrane systematic reviews, network meta-analyses and the ACR treatment guidelines. His team has also lead mixed methods research with patients with rheumatic diseases assessing patient attitudes, beliefs and priorities in various rheumatic diseases.
  • Principal Investigator On

  • A Real-World Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Treatment Strategies in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with Active Disease Despite Methotrexate  awarded by PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  • ACOSOG Communtiy Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) Research Base  awarded by MAYO CLINIC
  • Centers of Research Translation (CoRT) - Project 3  awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Contraception Prescribing Patterns for Adult Women with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis on Teratogenic Medications in Rheumatology Informatics Systems for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry  awarded by RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
  • Detection and Analysis of Adverse Events related to Regulated Products in Automated Healthcare Data: Efforts to Develop the Sentinel Initiative  awarded by HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE
  • INvestigations In Gout, Hyperuricemia, and ComorbidiTies (INSIGHT) Center of Research Translation (CORT) - Project 4: Protecting Renal Function with Urate-Lowering Drugs  awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Implementation of DEcision-Aid for Lupus in Practice Settings for Shared Decision-Making (SOM): IDEAL Study  awarded by PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  • Improving Minority Health in Rheumatic Diseases  awarded by Medical University of South Carolina
  • Individualized Patient Decision Making for Treatment Choices Among Minorities with Lupus  awarded by PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  • Modifications to Implement Lupus Decision-Aid Successfully in COVID-19 Era  awarded by PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  • Private Grant  awarded by BIOMET BIOLOGICS, LLC
  • Quantifying Underuse and Overuse of Knee Replacement  awarded by Weill (Joan and Sanford I.) Medical College of Cornell University
  • Quantifying Underuse and Overuse of Knee Replacement  awarded by Northwestern University
  • Update of ACR 2008 Biologic and Non-Biologic DMARD Recommendations for RA  awarded by American College of Rheumatology
  • Investigator On

  • Centers of Research Translation (CoRT)  awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Centers of Research Translation (CoRT) - Administrative Core  awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Deep South Musculoskeletal Certs (DSMC)  awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/DHHS
  • Effectiveness of DiscontinuinG BisphosphonatEs Study (EDGE)  awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • INvestigations In Gout, Hyperuricemia, and ComorbidiTies (INSIGHT) Center of Research Translation (CORT)  awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • INvestigations In Gout, Hyperuricemia, and ComorbidiTies (INSIGHT) Center of Research Translation (CORT) - Administrative Core  awarded by National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST) Renewal  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST) Second Renewal - UAB Clinical Center  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Overcoming TWEAK Signaling to Restore Muscle and Mobility after Joint Replacement  awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
  • Private Grant  awarded by AMPEL BIOSOLUTIONS
  • Private Grant  awarded by SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM AB (SOBI, INC)
  • Private Grant  awarded by GlaxoSmithKline
  • Private Grant  awarded by HORIZON THERAPEUTICS
  • Private Grant  awarded by HORIZON THERAPEUTICS
  • Private Grant  awarded by ARTHROSI THERAPEUTICS, INC.
  • Private Grant  awarded by HORIZON THERAPEUTICS
  • Private Grant  awarded by OLATEC THERAPEUTICS LLC
  • UAB Deep South Arthritis and Musculoskeletal CERTs  awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/DHHS
  • Education And Training

  • SUNY Upstate Hospital, Internship
  • SUNY Upstate Hospital, Residency
  • Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (MBBS), 1993
  • Master of Public Health in Epidemiology, University of Minnesota System : Twin Cities 1993
  • Full Name

  • Jasvinder Singh