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Eswar Krishnan, MD M.Phil

Academic Appointments

Contact Information

  • Clinical Offices
    Immunology & Rheumatology Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr A175 MC 5309 Stanford, CA 94305
    Tel Work (650) 723-6961 Fax (650) 725-8418
  • Academic Offices
    Personal Information
    Tel (650) 725-8004
    Administrative Contact
    Administrative Assistant Tel Work (650) 725-4612
    Not for medical emergencies or patient use

Professional Snapshot

Clinical Focus

  • Immunology and Rheumatology
  • Rheumatology
  • Gout
  • Lupus
  • arthritis

Administrative Appointments

  • Director, Clinical Epidemiology, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University (2008 - present)
  • Member, Institute for Immunity, Transplant and Immunology, Stanford University (2008 - present)
  • Reviewer, Scientific Advisory Council (Study Section), Research and Education Foundation, American College of Rheumatology (2007 - 2009)
  • Member, Annual Meeting Abstract selection committee, Epidemiology and health outcomes Section, American College of Rheumatology (2007 - present)
  • Faculty, RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute (2007 - 2008)
    • View All 6administrative appointments of Eswar Krishnan

Honors and Awards

  • Runner up Gold Medal for academic proficiency, University of Kerala (1993)
  • Beverly Sackler Endowment Award, Cambridge University, UK (1994-5)
  • Annual Reseach Awards, Indian Council for Medical Research (1992,1993 & 1994)
  • Research Training Fellowship in Cancer Epidemiology, The World Health Organization (1994-95)
  • Distinguished Fellow Award, American College of Rheumatology (2002)
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Professional Education

Board Certification: Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine (2002)
Fellowship: Stanford Hospital and Clinics, CA (2002)
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2000)
Residency: The Chicago Medical School, IL (2000)
Medical Education: Kerala University-Trivandrum Medical College, India (1994)
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Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

Community & International Work

Scientific Focus

Research Interests

ONGOING FUNDED RESEARCH
PhRMA Research Foundation (Krishnan) 02/10/2009-01/09/2011 Research Starter Grant: Frailty and drug toxicity The major goal of this study is to develop a frailty index for older patients with rheumatoid arthritis and to examine how this can influence the risk for adverse outcomes.
U01 AR052158 (Fries) 09/28/04 - 07/31/09


NIH Improved Outcome Assessment in Arthritis and Aging
The major goals of this project are to develop psychometrically robust patient self-reported outcomes and to deploy these in various formats including a computerized adaptive testing(CAT) format.
Role: Co-I

SPO # 43338 (Krishnan)
07/01/09 - 06/30/11

American College of Rheumatology Research & Education Foundation Career Development Award Toxicity of Long-term Glucocorticoids in Old Age
The major goal of this project is to show that owing to frailty, older patients with rheumatoid arthritis at disproportionately greater risk for glucocorticoid related toxicity outcomes.
Role PI

Centocor (Fries)
07/01/08 - 06/30/10

Declining Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis since 1998: The Role of Biologic Agents
This study is expected to demonstrate that health outcomes from rheumatoid arthritis has improved over the past 2 decades and that a proportion of this decline may be attributable to biologic use.
Overlap: None
Role: Co-PI

IMS Health Incorporated (Fries)
12/01/08 - 11/30/09

Dose Escalation and Outcomes of Anti-TNF Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
The major goals of this project are to study the pharmacoepidemiology and dose escalation of biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Role: Co-PI

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