My early work with outstanding mentors, who were pediatric rheumatologists, led me to pursue my clinical and research interests. During my fellowship, the unfortunate death of a patient from macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) prompted me to further study this life-threatening complication of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Currently, I focus on identifying risk factors and new therapeutic targets in MAS. Our transnational studies have identified interferon gamma (INF), a dimerized soluble cytokine, as a therapeutic target in patients suffering from MAS. This discovery provided the rationale for a new clinical trial that is currently underway.
My research is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) Foundation. I have also received research grants from Sobi, Novartis and AB2Bio.
MD: Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Pediatric Medical Institute, Russia, 1986.
Residency: Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Medical Institute, Russia, 1988; Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1998.
Fellowship: Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Pediatric Medical Institute, Russia, 1991; Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995.
Certification: Pediatrics, 1999.
Rheumatology, Lupus, Rare Lung Diseases
Rheumatology
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Recombinant Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Is an Effective First-Line Treatment Strategy in New-Onset Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Irrespective of HLA-DRB1 Background and IL1RN Variants. Arthritis and Rheumatology. 2024; 76:119-129.
Population-level single-cell genomics reveals conserved gene programs in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2023; 133:e166741.
Diagnosis and Management of the Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patient with Emerging Lung Disease. Pediatric Drugs. 2023; 25:649-658.
The 2022 EULAR/ACR Points to Consider at the Early Stages of Diagnosis and Management of Suspected Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis/Macrophage Activation Syndrome (HLH/MAS). Arthritis and Rheumatology. 2023; 75:1714-1732.
The 2022 EULAR/ACR points to consider at the early stages of diagnosis and management of suspected haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis/macrophage activation syndrome (HLH/MAS). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2023; 82:1271-1285.
OP0166 LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF PATIENTS ADMINISTERED EMAPALUMAB, AN ANTI–INTERFERON-Γ MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY, TO TREAT MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION SYNDROME (MAS) SECONDARY TO SYSTEMIC JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS (SJIA). 2023; 110-111.
Efficacy and safety of emapalumab in macrophage activation syndrome. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2023; 82:857-865.
Lung Ultrasound in Children With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Arthritis Care and Research. 2023; 75:983-988.
Alternative Biologic Therapy in Children Failing Conventional TNFα Inhibitors for Refractory, Noninfectious, Chronic Anterior Uveitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022; 244:183-195.
Identification of Distinct Inflammatory Programs and Biomarkers in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Related Lung Disease by Serum Proteome Analysis. Arthritis and Rheumatology. 2022; 74:1271-1283.
Alexei A. Grom, MD, Michael B. Jordan, MD3/22/2021
Alexei A. Grom, MD, Grant Schulert, MD, PhD10/29/2019
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