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 5/7/2026

    Girdwood M, Liew JW, Haugen IK, Pazzinatto MF, Bruder AM, Dalbeth N, Culvenor AG, Neogi T. Gender Equity in Rheumatology Research: Global Analysis of Authors. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2026 May 07. PMID: 42098461.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 5/5/2026

    Liew JW, Jarraya M, Guermazi A, Ukonu NC, Rabasa G, Terkeltaub R, Felson D, Nevitt M, Lewis CE, Torner J, Neogi T. The association of CT-detected intra-articular calcification with MRI-detected effusion-synovitis and Hoffa-synovitis in knee OA: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2026 May 05. PMID: 42097273.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 4/30/2026

    Degirmenci HB, Liew JW. Reply. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026 Apr 30. PMID: 42059149.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/25/2026

    Meade-Aguilar JA, Stovall R, Ramiro S, Tournadre A, Molto A, Courties A, Gensler LS, Liew JW. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and incident hypertension in axial spondyloarthritis: Data from DESIR cohort. Joint Bone Spine. 2026 Jul; 93(4):106059. PMID: 41895513.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/1/2026

    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. 2026 Mar 01; 53(3):277-282. PMID: 41033836.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Member, Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Research Center
    Boston University

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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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