Eugene Y. Kissin, MD

Clinical Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Kissin serves as the program director for the rheumatology fellowship program and has a shared focus in medical education and in musculoskeletal ultrasound development. He helped found and leads the training program for USSONAR, the preeminent group for musculoskeletal ultrasound education in North America. He was selected to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Core Expert Panel for appropriateness criteria for musculoskeletal ultrasound use in rheumatology as well as the ACR musculoskeletal ultrasound task force and RhMSUS Development Project for musculoskeletal ultrasound certification. In addition, he directs the elective and ambulatory rotations for the medical students and residents at Boston University Medical Center.

Publications

  • Published 4/21/2025

    Degirmenci HB, Kalish R, Chopra R, Gilek-Seibert K, Koumpouras F, Kyttaris V, Lakshminarayanan S, Libman B, Mathew S, O'Rourke K, Reginato A, Kissin E. A Consensus Based Shoulder Examination for Rheumatology Training. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Apr 21. PMID: 40256989.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/10/2024

    Nishio M, Torralba KD, Ziniel SI, Kissin E, Aslam F. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Practices of Graduates of a Blended-Learning Program: A Survey of Rheumatologists From the United States. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 May; 77(5):658-665. PMID: 39578221.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/2/2023

    Waitayangkoon P, Weilg-Espejo P, Kissin EY. Periosteal Manifestations of Osteomyelitis and Arthritis on Ultrasound: A Systematic Review. J Med Ultrasound. 2024; 32(1):25-31. PMID: 38665346.

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  • Published 8/26/2022

    Bethina NK, Torralba KD, Choi KS, Fairchild RM, Cannella AC, Salto L, Kissin EY, Yinh J, Aggarwal M, Thiele R, Nishio MJ. North American musculoskeletal ultrasound scanning protocol of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand: update of a Delphi Consensus Study. Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Dec; 41(12):3825-3835. PMID: 36008579.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/1/2022

    Desai N, Baker JF, Bucci J, Kissin EY. Ultrasound evaluation of the Achilles enthesis in inflammatory and non-inflammatory processes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2023 Jan; 41(1):24-31. PMID: 35238759.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Research Center
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham, MD
  • University of Rochester, BA

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