David T. Felson, MD, MPH
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Rheumatology

MD, Johns Hopkins University
MPH, Boston University School of Public Health
AB, Harvard College



Dr. David Felson's research interests include: understanding how to prevent osteoarthritis and treat osteoarthritis. In osteoarthritis, Dr. Felson’s interests include studying whether treatments for rheumatic diseases are effective and particularly in osteoarthritis, identifying biomechanical risk factors for disease and testing biomechanical treatments and characterizing MRI features of normal knees and knees with pain. He also studies outcome measurement in rheumatic disease and has focused in this work on rheumatoid arthritis trials.

Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology


Investigator
Framingham Heart Study


Member
Boston University
Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Research Center


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




Novel Insights into Osteoarthritis, Pain and Function: MOST 4
06/01/2023 - 02/29/2028 (Multi-PI)
PI: David T. Felson, MD, MPH
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5U19AG076471-02

The Boston University Clinical and Transitional Science Institute
04/15/2020 - 03/31/2025 (Sub-Project Level Key Person)
PI: Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
5UL1TR001430-09

FastOA-MIL: Identification of Rapid Progression of PTOA in the Military Health System
10/29/2021 - 10/31/2024 (PI)
Arthritis Foundation


Boston University CCCR
09/11/2019 - 07/31/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
5P30AR072571-05

Systemic contribution of age-associated epigenetic mechanisms to osteoarthritis
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Hebrew SeniorLife NIH NIAMS
5R01AR075356-04

Fats, Fiber and Osteoarthritis
08/01/2017 - 05/31/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
5R01AR071950-04

Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST) Second Renewal-Boston University
07/01/2015 - 05/31/2023 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5U01AG018820-18

Uncovering the Genetic Mechanisms Behind Joint-Specific Osteoarthritis
04/01/2018 - 01/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
President and Fellows of Harvard College NIH NIAMS
5R01AR070139-05

FastOA: Predictors of rapid symptom progression after ACL reconstruction
01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 (Subcontract PI)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Arthritis Foundation


Rheumatology Training Grant
05/01/2014 - 09/16/2020 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
5T32AR007598-20

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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2024 Project 2: Synovial Fluid Proteomics 5U19AG076471-02-8206
2024 Administrative Core 5U19AG076471-02-8201
2024 Novel Insights into Osteoarthritis, Pain and Function: MOST4 5U19AG076471-02
2023 Administrative Core 1U19AG076471-01A1-8201
2023 Novel Insights into Osteoarthritis, Pain and Function: MOST4 1U19AG076471-01A1
2023 Project 2: Synovial Fluid Proteomics 1U19AG076471-01A1-8206
2023 Administrative Core 5P30AR072571-05-7868
2023 Boston University CCCR 5P30AR072571-05
2022 Administrative Core 5P30AR072571-04-7274
2022 Boston University CCCR 5P30AR072571-04
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  1. Felson DT. Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Osteoarthritis. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 31; 391(17):1643-1644. PMID: 39476345
     
  2. Haugen IK, Felson DT, Abhishek A, Berenbaum F, Bierma-Zeinstra S, Dziedzic KS, Edwards JJ, Englund M, Hermann-Eriksen M, Herrero-Beaumont G, Hill C, Ishimori ML, Jonsson H, Karjalainen T, Leung YY, Maheu E, Mallen CD, Marshall M, Moe RH, Ramonda R, Ritschl V, Ritt MJ, Stamm TA, Szekanecz Z, van der Giesen F, van de Stadt LA, van der Meulen C, Wittoek R, Greibrokk E, Laheij H, Kloppenburg M. 2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2024 Oct 21; 83(11):1428-1435.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38821712; PMCID: PMC11503154; DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-225073;
     
  3. Felson DT. Osteoarthritis: Magnetic resonance imaging definitions and disease progression: comment on the article by Chang et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Oct 14. PMID: 39400954
     
  4. Holden MA, Murphy M, Simkins J, Thomas MJ, Huckfield L, Quicke JG, Halliday N, Birrell FN, Borrelli B, Callaghan MJ, Dziedzic K, Felson D, Foster NE, Ingram C, Jinks C, Jowett S, Nicholls E, Peat G. Knee braces for knee osteoarthritis: A scoping review and narrative synthesis of interventions in randomised controlled trials. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2024 Nov; 32(11):1371-1396.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39218202
     
  5. Boel F, Riedstra NS, Tang J, Hanff DF, Ahedi H, Arbabi V, Arden NK, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, van Buuren MMA, Cicuttini FM, Cootes TF, Crossley K, Eygendaal D, Felson DT, Gielis WP, Heerey J, Jones G, Kluzek S, Lane NE, Lindner C, Lynch J, van Meurs J, Nelson AE, Mosler AB, Nevitt MC, Oei EH, Runhaar J, Weinans H, Agricola R. Reliability and agreement of manual and automated morphological radiographic hip measurements. Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2024 Sep; 6(3):100510. PMID: 39262611; PMCID: PMC11387701; DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2024.100510;
     
  6. Binvignat M, Sellam J, Berenbaum F, Felson DT. The role of obesity and adipose tissue dysfunction in osteoarthritis pain. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2024 Sep; 20(9):565-584. PMID: 39112603
     
  7. Prentice HA, Chan PH, Paxton EW, Felson DT, Funahashi TT, Maletis GB. Patient and Operative Risk Factors for Osteoarthritis After Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Cohort Study of 41,976 Patients. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Aug; 52(10):2482-2492. PMID: 39097770
     
  8. DeMoya CD, Joenathan A, Lawson TB, Felson DT, Schaer TP, Bais M, Albro MB, Mäkelä J, Snyder BD, Grinstaff MW. Advances in viscosupplementation and tribosupplementation for early-stage osteoarthritis therapy. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2024 Jul; 20(7):432-451.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38858605; PMCID: PMC11348290; DOI: 10.1038/s41584-024-01125-5;
     
  9. van Buuren MMA, Riedstra NS, van den Berg MA, Boel FDEM, Ahedi H, Arbabi V, Arden NK, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Boer CG, Cicuttini F, Cootes TF, Crossley K, Felson D, Gielis WP, Heerey J, Jones G, Kluzek S, Lane NE, Lindner C, Lynch JA, Van Meurs J, Mosler AB, Nelson AE, Nevitt M, Oei E, Runhaar J, Tang J, Weinans H, Agricola R. Cohort profile: Worldwide Collaboration on OsteoArthritis prediCtion for the Hip (World COACH) - an international consortium of prospective cohort studies with individual participant data on hip osteoarthritis. BMJ Open. 2024 Apr 18; 14(4):e077907. PMID: 38637130; PMCID: PMC11029301; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077907;
     
  10. Bacon KL, Felson DT, Jafarzadeh SR, Kolachalama VB, Hausdorff JM, Gazit E, Stefanik JJ, Corrigan P, Segal NA, Lewis CE, Nevitt MC, Kumar D. Gait Alterations and Association With Worsening Knee Pain and Physical Function: A Machine Learning Approach With Wearable Sensors in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 Jul; 76(7):984-992.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38523250; PMCID: PMC11209802; DOI: 10.1002/acr.25327;
     
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Bar chart showing 1007 publications over 41 distinct years, with a maximum of 55 publications in 2011

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Questions Linger About Steroid Injections and Knee Arthritis

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Nonsurgical Therapies for Knee OA Pain: From Medications to Bracing to Exercise, What Works & What Doesn’t

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Clinical Challenge: Halting the OA Upswell

MedPage Today 11/4/2018

Osteoarthritis Prevention: Important Considerations for Population-Based Strategies

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Many in Middle Age Have Arthritis—They Just Don’t Know It

The Wall Street Journal 4/22/2018

2020 Arthritis Foundation: Howley Prize
2017 Wiesbaden, Germany: Carol Nachman prize
2012 Osteoarthritis Research Socieity International: Lifetime Achievement Award
2010-2010 Arthritis Foundation, Mass Chapter: Dr. Marian Ropes Award for research accomplishments, patient care and teaching
2004 Arthritis Foundation: Howley Prize
2001 American College of Rheumatology: Clinical Research Award
In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Epidemiology
Osteoarthritis
rheumatoid arthritis
knee pain
hip pain
shoulder pain

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