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Biographical Sketch
Gary S. Hoffman, MD, MS, received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia and pursued advanced training in Medicine and Rheumatology at Dartmouth Medical School. He is the Harold C. Schott Chair for Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Founder of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Vasculitis Care and Research, Founder and past Chairman of the International Network for the Study of the Systemic Vasculitides (INSSYS), Chairman of the Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases at Cleveland Clinic and Professor of Medicine at Lerner College of Medicine.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, he was the Head of Vasculitis and Related Diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Hoffman has led investigations of new therapies for the treatment of the systemic vasculitides. His work includes the coordination of INSSYS-based multi-center studies of new treatments and diagnostic tools to assess vasculitis disease activity. His laboratory is studying factors that may be involved in determining organ vulnerability and selective targeting in vasculitis.
Among the numerous awards he has received for contributions to vasculitis research are the NIH Director's Award, the NIAID Director's Award, the Wegener's Foundation Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, the William Ischmael, Pemberton Awards and the Maria and Sam Miller Clinical Research Award. He has been repeatedly listed among the “Best Doctors in America” and has also received awards for excellence in teaching medicine.
Dr. Hoffman is on the Editorial Boards of numerous rheumatology journals is the Editor of Inflammatory Diseases of Blood Vessels. Dr. Hoffman is a past member of the Board of Directors of the American College of Rheumatology, serves on The FDA Advisory Board and Boards of numerous lay organizations whose goals are to educate patients and support research in vasculitis.
Innovations & Patents
Patent: Cid MC, Grant DS, Hoffman GS, Kleinman HK: For “Method of stimulating angiogenesis by using haptoglobin,” U.S. Patent Serial No. 07/939, 142, accepted 1993. Issued #5,318,957; June 7, 1994
Industry Relationships
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As of 5/8/2012, Dr. Hoffman has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.
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