Julia A Ford, MD

 Julia ford
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
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Michigan Medicine
Department of Rheumatology
1500 E. Medical Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5483
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Julia A Ford, MD
Julia ford
Clinical Assistant Professor
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    • Qualifications
    • MD
      Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
      2010 - 2014
    • B.A.
      Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, United States
      2006 - 2010

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Immunosuppression and Surgery-Free Interval in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Airway Stenosis
      Torres S, Neevel AJ, Ford JA, Kashat L, Hogikyan N, Kupfer RA, Morrison RJ. Laryngoscope 2025 online ahead of print, 2025 Oct 20;
    • Journal Article
      Immunosuppression and Surgery-Free Interval in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Airway Stenosis
      Torres S, Neevel AJ, Ford JA, Kashat L, Hogikyan N, Kupfer RA, Morrison RJ. Laryngoscope 2025 online ahead of print, 2025 Oct 20;
    • Journal Article
      Bi-directional association of rheumatoid arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: linking arthritis, inflammation, smoking, airways disease, and emphysema.
      Ford JA, Cho MH, Sparks JA. Rheumatology (Oxford), 2024 Oct 1; 63 (10): 2611 - 2612. DOI:10.1093/rheumatology/keae137
      PMID: PMC11443030
    • Presentation
      Giant cell arteritis: pearls for the family physician
      Ford J. 2026 May 13;
    • Presentation
      Giant Cell Arteritis: Rheumatology perspective
      Ford J. 2026 May 13;
    • Journal Article
      Update on IgA Nephropathy: implications for treatment in IgA vasculitis – A guide for rheumatologists
      Ford J, Gewurz-Singer O. Curr Opinions in Rheumatology 2026 [in press], 2026 Jan 30;
    • Presentation
      Vasculitis for the Allergist
      Ford J. 2026 Jan 30;
    • Presentation
      Challenges in ANCA-associated vasculitis
      Ford J. 2025 Sep 29;

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