Tuhina Neogi MD, PhD

Section Chief of Rheumatology, Rheumatology

Professor, Rheumatology

650 Albany St | (617) 358-9650
tneogi@bu.edu

Sections

Rheumatology

Centers

Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Research Center

Framingham Heart Study

Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

Biography

I am a rheumatologist and epidemiologist whose research has focused primarily on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis and gout, pain mechanisms in knee osteoarthritis, as well as methodologic issues of relevance for rheumatic diseases. I have had continuous peer-reviewed foundation and NIH funding since 2003, and have over 300 peer-reviewed publications to date. I am a past chair of the FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee, serve(d) on the boards two international societies: Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) and Gout, Hyperuricemia, and Crystal-Associated Diseases Network (G-CAN), and on committees for the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and International Association for the Study Pain (IASP), among others. My work has been recognized with the prestigious 2014 ACR Henry Kunkel Young Investigator Award for outstanding and promising independent contributions to rheumatology research (awarded to no more than one clinical researcher and/or one basic science researcher each year), and the 2022 OARSI Clinical Research Award (in recognition of important contributions to OA research). I have also engaged in developing new classification criteria for a number of rheumatic diseases. In addition to research, clinical work, and teaching, one of my key roles is to mentor trainees and junior faculty in musculoskeletal disease-related research. To that end, I was awarded the 2016 Robert Dawson Evans Research Mentoring Award. I also developed and led the new CTSI Research Career Support Program initiative, PRIME (Pathways to Research Independence and Mentoring Excellence), which aims to support early career mentored researchers to successfully transition to becoming independent researchers.

Expertise includes:
- Osteoarthritis: epidemiology; risk factors; mechanisms of osteoarthritis-related pain; the role of bone in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis
- Gout: epidemiology; risk factors and triggers for gout attacks; management of gout; consequences of gout and hyperuricemia
- Classification criteria and outcome measures in rheumatic diseases.
- Novel methodology to address challenging epidemiologic issues

Other Positions

Websites

BU Profile

Rheumatology Faculty

Boston Medical Center Provider Profile

Twitter

ResearchGate

Education

Medicine, MD, University of Toronto

Epidemiology, PhD, Boston University School of Public Health

Biochemistry, BS, McMaster University

Publications

Published on 5/18/2026

Johnson SR, Neogi T, Turner AS, Guzman J, Touma Z. The American College of Rheumatology Updated Recommended Methods for Development of Disease Classification and Response Criteria. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2026 May 18. PMID: 42148886.

PubMed

Published on 5/13/2026

Wang Z, Westerland M, Peloquin C, LaValley M, Petrow E, Clancy M, Hu W, Ding C, Neogi T. Associations of centrally acting analgesic use with total joint arthroplasty compared to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor among osteoarthritis patients in a large prospective cohort. BMC Med. 2026 May 13. PMID: 42129763.

PubMed

Published on 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.

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Published on 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 Aug; 34(8):1263-1269. PMID: 42097273.

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Published on 5/4/2026

Meng C, Song J, Muhammad LN, Aydemir B, Caci JD, Neogi T, Bolster MB, Marder W, Bingham CO, Lee YC. The Painful Truth: The Relationship Between Nonarticular Pain and Patient Global Assessment Before and After Initiating a New Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug for Active Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026 May 04. PMID: 42080629.

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Published on 5/1/2026

Wolff ML, Nash SH, Lewis CE, Nevitt MC, Felson DT, Neogi T, Torner JC. Health-Related Behaviors Associated With Knee Pain Increase: A Longitudinal Community-Based Cohort Study That Examines Osteoarthritis. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2026 May; 8(5):e90043. PMID: 42053163.

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Published on 4/20/2026

Godziuk K, Tilley S, LaValley M, Nevitt MC, Lewis CE, Torner JC, Neogi T. Obesity Subtypes and Longitudinal Trajectories of Function Over Seven Years of Follow-Up: Data From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026 Apr 20. PMID: 42007775.

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Published on 4/18/2026

Stewart S, Gamble GD, Taylor WJ, Harrison A, Merriman TR, Mihov B, Horne A, Su I, Tabi-Amponsah AD, Stamp LK, Haslett J, Pascart T, Andrés M, Peral-Garrido ML, Neogi T, Norkuviene E, Vazquez-Mellado J, Fitzgerald JF, Terslev L, Hammer HB, Uhlig T, D'Agostino MA, Martin J, Sun M, Li C, Dalbeth N. Musculoskeletal ultrasound findings in people with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: baseline analysis from the Transitions in Gout Research (TIGER) study using the OMERACT gout ultrasound semiquantitative scoring system. Ann Rheum Dis. 2026 Apr 18. PMID: 42002468.

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Published on 4/15/2026

Baker JF, Wysham KD, Quinones M, England BR, Jin K, Olave M, Wetzel S, Gillcrist RL, Lavery C, Keller N, Kramer B, Ateh B, Brubeck H, White DK, Ogdie A, Xiao R, Neogi T, Scanzello CR. Behavioral Incentives for Exercise and Intra-Articular Glucocorticoids for Knee Osteoarthritis: Results From a Factorially Designed Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2026 Apr 15. PMID: 41983638.

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Published on 2/20/2026

Katz JN, Yang HY, Edwards R, Neogi T, Lovejoy R, Selzer F, Bisson L, Jones MH, Tseng SR, Losina E, Collins JE. Associations between quantitative sensory tests and measures of pain and function in persons over 45 with meniscal tear. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2026 Jun; 34(6):882-898. PMID: 41724428.

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