Ian R. Rifkin MD, PhD

Published on 2/10/2026

Bonegio R, Wallace KF, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Androsenko M, Lew RA, Crowley S, Rifkin I, Moore DT, Mattocks KM. Characteristics of Veterans with CKD Using a Telenephrology Program in the Veterans Health Administration. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026 Feb 10. PMID: 41665941.

Published on 12/13/2025

Volfson-Sedletsky V, DeBerg HA, Fahning ML, Rifkin IR, Bujor AM, Campbell DJ, Morawski PA, Belkina AC, Dooms H. The altered T cell landscape in Systemic Sclerosis patients is characterized by dysfunctional type 1 immunity. bioRxiv. 2025 Dec 13. PMID: 41427277.

Published on 11/18/2024

Rhee CM, Kovesdy CP, Unruh M, Crowley S, Geller D, Goldfarb DS, Kraut J, Rastegar M, Rifkin IR, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Incremental hemodialysis transition in veterans and nonveterans with kidney failure. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2025 Jan 01; 34(1):33-40. PMID: 39611277.

Published on 11/1/2023

Pellerin A, Tan Y, Lu S, Bonegio RG, Rifkin IR. Genetic Reduction of IRF5 Expression after Disease Initiation Reduces Disease in a Mouse Lupus Model by Impacting Systemic and End-Organ Pathogenic Pathways. J Immunol. 2023 Nov 01; 211(9):1308-1319. PMID: 37721418.

Published on 9/13/2023

Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Crowley S, Tuozzo K, Rifkin I, Moore D, Walker L, Bonegio R. Using RE-AIM to examine implementation of a tele-nephrology program for veterans living in rural areas. Front Health Serv. 2023; 3:1205951. PMID: 37780402.

Published on 6/1/2023

Tatsumoto N, Saito S, Rifkin IR, Bonegio RG, Leal DN, Sen GC, Arditi M, Yamashita M. EGF-Receptor-Dependent TLR7 Signaling in Macrophages Promotes Glomerular Injury in Crescentic Glomerulonephritis. Lab Invest. 2023 Sep; 103(9):100190. PMID: 37268107.

Published on 10/12/2022

Bhatnagar A, Ananthakrishan S, Rifkin I, Breu AC. A Veteran Presenting for Low Testosterone and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Fed Pract. 2022 Oct; 39(10):406-409a. PMID: 36744013.

Published on 8/9/2021

Pellerin A, Yasuda K, Cohen-Bucay A, Sandra V, Shukla P, Jr BKH, Nündel K, Viglianti GA, Xie Y, Klein U, Tan Y, Bonegio RG, Rifkin IR. Monoallelic IRF5 deficiency in B cells prevents murine lupus. JCI Insight. 2021 08 09; 6(15). PMID: 34197340.

Published on 4/9/2021

Yuen RR, Steiner D, Pihl RMF, Chavez E, Olson A, Smith EL, Baird LA, Korkmaz F, Urick P, Sagar M, Berrigan JL, Gummuluru S, Corley RB, Quillen K, Belkina AC, Mostoslavsky G, Rifkin IR, Kataria Y, Cappione AJ, Gao W, Lin NH, Bhadelia N, Snyder-Cappione JE. Novel ELISA Protocol Links Pre-Existing SARS-CoV-2 Reactive Antibodies With Endemic Coronavirus Immunity and Age and Reveals Improved Serologic Identification of Acute COVID-19 via Multi-Parameter Detection. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:614676. PMID: 33897682.

Published on 2/4/2020

Lee J, Zhang J, Chung YJ, Kim JH, Kook CM, González-Navajas JM, Herdman DS, Nürnberg B, Insel PA, Corr M, Mo JH, Tao A, Yasuda K, Rifkin IR, Broide DH, Sciammas R, Webster NJ, Raz E. Inhibition of IRF4 in dendritic cells by PRR-independent and -dependent signals inhibit Th2 and promote Th17 responses. Elife. 2020 02 04; 9. PMID: 32014112.