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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.
Education
MD, University of Texas Medical Branch
Epidemiology, MS, University of Washington
English, BA, University of Texas at Austin
Biology, BS, University of Texas at Austin
Publications
Liew JW, Bays AM, Carson N, Crow C, Hakkarinen I, Santos P, Young K. Improving Accessibility in Rheumatology Conferences: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. J Rheumatol. 2026 Jul 01. PMID: 42386280.
Published on 6/9/2026Filippou G, Pezzoni L, Filippucci E, Tedeschi SK, Pascart T, Adinolfi A, Cipolletta E, Jauffret C, Sirotti S, Abhishek A, Albert D, Andres M, Baraf H, Becce F, Bertrand J, Biernat-Kaluza E, Castelar-Pinheiro GDR, Dehlin M, Diaz-Torne C, Doherty M, Fields TR, FitzGerald J, Gancheva R, Grainger R, Kumar N, Kwok T, Latourte A, Liew J, Louthrenoo W, Mandl P, Manigold T, McCarthy G, Möller I, Naredo E, Neogi T, Niessink T, Ottaviani S, Parperis K, Perez-Ruiz F, Pineda C, Porta F, Roddy E, Rosenthal A, Schlesinger N, Sivera F, Stamp L, Tai V, Tausche AK, Terslev L, Towiwat P, Uhlig T, Vreju FA, Yin C, Terkeltaub R, Dalbeth N. Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN) consensus statement regarding labels and definitions for disease elements in calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD). Ann Rheum Dis. 2026 Jun 09. PMID: 42264993.
Published on 6/5/2026Hawker GA, Carlesso L, Stanaitis I, Neogi T, King LK, Liew JW. Does pain pattern matter? Association of intermittent, constant, predictable and unpredictable knee pain to patient-reported knee symptom acceptability in knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2026 Sep; 8(3):100838. PMID: 42325869.
Published on 5/7/2026Girdwood 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.
Published on 5/5/2026Liew 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 Aug; 34(8):1263-1269. PMID: 42097273.
Published on 4/30/2026Degirmenci HB, Liew JW. Reply. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026 Apr 30. PMID: 42059149.
Published on 3/25/2026Meade-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.
Published on 3/1/2026Geiger 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.
Published on 2/4/2026Stovall R, Blat C, Roberts E, Liew JW, Wysham K, Singh N, Friedly J, Gensler LS, Schmajuk G, Yazdany J. Sex Differences in Medication Discontinuation in Axial Spondyloarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026 Jul; 78(7):914-924. PMID: 41327790.
Published on 1/30/2026Stovall R, Li R, Liew JW, Lui A, Patel S, Friedly J, Lin CY. Evaluating the performance and acceptability of an artificial intelligence digital health exercise platform in females with and without axial spondyloarthritis: a phase I study. Adv Rheumatol. 2026 Jan 30; 66(1). PMID: 41618436.
Media Mentions
Published on 8/14/2025
Calcium Deposition Can Increase Osteoarthritis Risk
Published on 5/3/2024
‘We are all busy’: Journal clubs offer data, connection for rheumatology experts, trainees
Published on 2/24/2023
It takes a village: Rheumatology trainees require multiple mentors, commitment
Published on 11/15/2022
Early TNF Inhibitor Initiation in Ankylosing Spondylitis Linked to Increase Cardiovascular Risk
Published on 11/11/2022
Early TNF Inhibitor Initiation in Ankylosing Spondylitis Linked to Increase Cardiovascular Risk
Published on 11/8/2022
Published on 4/12/2022
Jean Liew, MD, on Managing Axial Spondyloarthritis During High-Stress Times
Published on 2/14/2022
How to Find N95 Masks If You’re Immunocompromised
Published on 12/8/2021
Rheumatologists Navigate Treatment Plans in the Era of COVID-19 Vaccines
Published on 11/9/2021
Jean Liew, MD, MS, Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
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