Joshua Bilsborrow, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology)Cards
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Biography
Dr. Bilsborrow completed his MD at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 2016. Dr. Bilsborrow then joined the section of Yale Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology for his fellowship training in 2016 and is currently doing research with Dr. Richard Bucala. His current research involves the isolation and characterization of the memory T cell subsets involved in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. He is also interested in global health and rheumatology education and expansion in developing countries in particular.
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Rheumatology
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Education & Training
- MHS
- Yale University School of Medicine (2020)
- Resident
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2016)
- MD
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Medicine (2013)
- BS
- Michigan State University, Microbiology (2009)
- BA
- Michigan State University, English (2006)
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ORCID
0000-0002-1432-0596
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Insoo Kang, MD
Edward Doherty, PhD
Hong-Jai Park
Jennefer Par-Young
Lais Osmani, MD, MHS
Lin Leng
Former YSM
Publications
2026
Pathogenic role of MIF receptor (CD74) expressing T cells in inflammatory arthritis
Doherty E, Osmani L, Bilsborrow J, Par-Young J, Choi S, Tilstam P, Shin M, Piecychna M, Cai H, Leng L, Kim W, Kang I, Bucala R. Pathogenic role of MIF receptor (CD74) expressing T cells in inflammatory arthritis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2026, 123: e2509156123. PMID: 41505516, PMCID: PMC12799170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2509156123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2021
Chikungunya: an emerging rheumatological pandemic?
Bilsborrow J, Amaral J, Schoen R. Chikungunya: an emerging rheumatological pandemic? Current Rheumatology Research 2021, 2: 12-17. PMID: 40444259, PMCID: PMC12120434, DOI: 10.46439/rheumatology.2.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2019
Clinical Features and Management of Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis
Britton Bilsborrow J, Kennedy Amaral J, T. Schoen R. Clinical Features and Management of Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis. 2019 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.86486.BooksCitationsAltmetricChronic Chikungunya Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: What They Have in Common
Amaral JK, Bilsborrow JB, Schoen RT. Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: What They Have in Common. The American Journal Of Medicine 2019, 133: e91-e97. PMID: 31705850, PMCID: PMC7385732, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) as a therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus
Bilsborrow JB, Doherty E, Tilstam PV, Bucala R. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) as a therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Expert Opinion On Therapeutic Targets 2019, 23: 733-744. PMID: 31414920, PMCID: PMC6800059, DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2019.1656718.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricTranscriptomic analysis of human IL‐7 receptor alpha low and high effector memory CD8+ T cells reveals an age‐associated signature linked to influenza vaccine response in older adults
Park H, Shin MS, Kim M, Bilsborrow JB, Mohanty S, Montgomery RR, Shaw AC, You S, Kang I. Transcriptomic analysis of human IL‐7 receptor alpha low and high effector memory CD8+ T cells reveals an age‐associated signature linked to influenza vaccine response in older adults. Aging Cell 2019, 18: e12960. PMID: 31044512, PMCID: PMC6612637, DOI: 10.1111/acel.12960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricBrief report: the disability of chronic chikungunya arthritis
Amaral JK, Bilsborrow JB, Schoen RT. Brief report: the disability of chronic chikungunya arthritis. Clinical Rheumatology 2019, 38: 2011-2014. PMID: 30963336, PMCID: PMC7400963, DOI: 10.1007/s10067-019-04529-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2018
An Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presenting with Neurological Abnormalities
Do A, Bilsborrow J, and Lin S. An Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presenting with Neurological Abnormalities. Conn Med. 2018; (82)7: 427-29.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Enhanced Conversion of Racemic α-Arylalanines to (R)-β-Arylalanines by Coupled Racemase/Aminomutase Catalysis
Cox B, Bilsborrow J, Walker K. Enhanced Conversion of Racemic α-Arylalanines to (R)-β-Arylalanines by Coupled Racemase/Aminomutase Catalysis. The Journal Of Organic Chemistry 2009, 74: 6953-6959. PMID: 19711925, DOI: 10.1021/jo9009563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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activity Advancing Rheumatology Education and Practice in Rwanda (AREP-R)
01/01/2022 - PresentResearchDetailsKigali, Kigali City, RwandaAbstract/SynopsisThis program will seek to establish a short-term continuing medical education program for rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine at the University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences and its main teaching hospital, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (C.H.U.K.). The goals will be to improve rheumatology knowledge among generals and to stimulate interest in further training opportunities among Rwandan physicians and healthcare trainees.
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