Medicine Grand Rounds with Yale’s Dr. Fotios Koumpouras

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

Topic: “Advances in Treatment of SLE”

Fotios Koumpouras, MD

Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall, Room 5403
College of Medicine – Tucson
(See flyer below for ALL virtual viewing links.)

— A light lunch will be provided. —

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Presenter: Dr. Fotios Koumpouras is Assistant Professor Medicine, Director of the Yale Lupus Program. Dr. Koumpouras was born and raised in New York City, New York, and is a graduate of the Stuyvesant School. He completed his college education at State University of New York with honors and graduated first in his class from medical school, completed post-graduate training in internal medicine and was Chief Medical Resident at Stony Brook University. He completed a clinical and investigative rheumatology fellowship program at Yale University School of Medicine. He was awarded the Physician Scientist Development Award and was co-PI for the ILAR project geared to improve for rheumatologic services in East Africa.
Dr. Koumpouras worked closely with Dr. Susan Manzi at the University of Pittsburgh and was involved in both investigator initiated and pharmaceutical clinical trials for SLE and was principal site investigator for several clinical trials. Dr. Koumpouras was site investigator for BLISS 99, a trial that lead to the breakthrough approval of Benlysta for the treatment of SLE.
Dr. Koumpouras directed the Specialty Care Center for infusions at Walgreen’s in Pittsburgh, and oversaw the medical short stay unit at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital. He served on the system wide Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee at AHN.
In addition to his primary responsibility in rheumatology, Dr. Koumpouras is the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra tour physician.
Dr. Koumpouras is board certified in both internal medicine and rheumatology. In addition to SLE, Dr. Koumpouras has an interest in lupus biomarkers, pregnancy in rheumatic disease, psoriatic arthritis, diagnostic and treatment dilemmas.

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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Medicine Grand Rounds" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Realize major unmet clinical needs in systemic lupus
• Review the 2024 American College of Rheumatology guidelines for the treatment of lupus nephritis 
• Highlight recent treatment advances in SLE with a focus of cell therapy 

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