
Karen Costenbader
Director of the Lupus Program · Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
- Present
Section of Clinical Sciences · Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Present
- Present
- 2000–2002
- 1995–1998
Internal Medicine
- 1996–1997
1995–1996- 1991–1995
Research
Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2010 · 6,812 citations
Arthritis & Rheumatology · 2019 · 1,900 citations
Genome-wide association study meta-analysis identifies seven new rheumatoid arthritis risk loci
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Nature Genetics · 2010 · 1,025 citations
- EK
116 papers
- CF
56 papers · 9 as a fellow

55 papers · 7 as a fellow

42 papers · 3 as a fellow
- ST
34 papers · 6 as a resident
- DS
25 papers
- EM
21 papers

15 papers
Grants
- 2026–2031
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · R01
PI · $667.3K · University of Houston
- 2026–2028
Dapagliflozin in Active Lupus Nephritis: A Pilot and Feasibility Randomized Trial
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $364.6K · Brigham and Women's Hospital
- 2023–2025
Elucidating Social Determinants and Mental Health Needs to Achieve Equity in Rheumatic Disease Care
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · R03
Contact PI · $358K · Brigham and Women's Hospital
- 2014–2025
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology in Patients with Lupus
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · K24
Contact PI · $1.7M · Brigham and Women's Hospital
Clinical trials
- 2010–2025
Vitamin D and Fish Oil for Autoimmune Disease, Inflammation and Knee Pain
Principal investigator · Completed
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- 2023–2035
Lupus Landmark Study: A Prospective Registry and Biorepository
Sub-investigator · Recruiting
Lupus Research Alliance


