Jean Liew, MD MS

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Jean Liew graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Biology and English and went on to earn her MD at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. She then relocated to the Pacific Northwest to complete an Internal Medicine residency at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR followed by rheumatology fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. She concurrently earned an M.S. in Epidemiology through the University of Washington School of Public Health. During her fellowship, the primary focus of her research was in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), specifically AS, and cardiovascular comorbidity.

She is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Rheumatology at BU, where her clinical research currently focuses on knee osteoarthritis and axSpA. Additionally, as a member of the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance (GRA) and a member of its Steering Committee, she has led multiple projects relating to data collection, analysis, and dissemination of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with rheumatic disease.

Publications

  • Published 11/1/2025

    Geiger J, Gill B, Liew J, Putman M, Singla S. Choice of Biologic Immunotherapy for Psoriasis or Psoriatic Arthritis and Its Association With Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Events. J Rheumatol. 2025 Nov 01. PMID: 41033836.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 11/1/2025

    Hmamouchi I, Liew JW, Ziade N, Abdullateef N, Abutiban F, Elrakawi M, Ghogho M, Graef ER, Hajjaj-Hassouni N, Masri B, Subki AH, Rolle NA, Halabi H, El Kibbi L. Engaging Arabic-Speaking Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Through Social Media: A Multinational Infodemiology Analysis. J Rheumatol. 2025 Nov 01; 52(11):1171-1174. PMID: 40750316.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 10/13/2025

    Petrow E, Meade-Aguilar JA, Peloquin C, Jafarzadeh SR, Neogi T, Dubreuil M, Liew J. Effect of Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Initiation on Chronic Opioid Use in Individuals With Axial Spondyloarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Oct 13. PMID: 41084285.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/22/2025

    Degirmenci HB, Peloquin CE, Westerland M, Lodi S, Machado PM, Jafarzadeh SR, Neogi T, Gensler LS, Dubreuil M, Liew JW. Trends in Opioid Prescriptions in Individuals With Axial Spondyloarthritis in the United States and United Kingdom in the Last Two Decades: Analysis of Electronic Health Records and Insurance Claims Data. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Sep 22. PMID: 40977482.

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  • Published 9/11/2025

    Achkar A, Peloquin C, Liew JW, Dubreuil M. Targeted and biologic therapies and risk of total knee or hip replacement in axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Clin Rheumatol. 2025 Oct; 44(10):4005-4013. PMID: 40936006.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Member, Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Research Center
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • University of Texas Medical Branch, MD
  • University of Washington, MS
  • University of Texas at Austin, BA
  • University of Texas at Austin, BS

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