Julia A Ford, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Department of Rheumatology
1500 E. Medical Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5483
[email protected]

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Julia A Ford, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
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    Qualifications
    • MD
      Harvard Medical School, 2014
    • B.A.
      Harvard College, 2010
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
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    • 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
    • Journal Article
      A pilot trial of integrating the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS<sup>®</sup>) into rheumatology care
      Gedert R, Ochocki D, Kortam N, Huang S, Nagaraja V, Chakrabarti K, Ford J, Garber M, Lee J, Ognenovski V, Roofeh D, Cella D, Khanna D. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 2025 Jan 1; 43 (1): 112 - 118. DOI:10.55563/clinexprheumatol/fp914f
      PMID: 39480493
    • Presentation
      Giant Cell Arteritis: update for the internist
      Ford J. 2024 Dec 23;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Calprotectin, a Mechanistically Informed Biomarker for Clinically Isolated Aortitis.
      Kmetova K, Chong E, Kumar N, Somanathapura K, Sugar K, Kluge L, Yalavarthi S, Ford J, Gewurz-Singer O, Zuo Y. 2024 Nov 7;
    • Journal Article
      Real-world experience with avacopan in ANCA-associated vasculitis
      Zonozi R, Aqeel F, Le D, Cortazar FB, Thaker J, Zabala Ramirez MJ, Sattui Cortes SE, Attieh RM, Chung M, Bulbin DH, Shaikh A, Guaman K, Ford JA, Diffie C, Gewurz-Singer O, Sauvage G, Jeyabalan A, Geara A, Ayoub I, Bomback A, Khoury LL, George JC, Jhaveri KD, Derebail VK, Niles JL, Geetha D. Kidney International Reports, 2024 Mar 19;
    • Book
      Rheumatologic therapeutic agents In: Singh, A & Loscalzo J, eds.
      Ford J, Dellaripa PF. 2024 May 17;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients Found to Have Clinically Isolated Aortitis After Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Single-Center Experience
      Gewurz-Singer O, Ford J, aung TT. 2023 Nov 12;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Impact of Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy on Surgery-Free Intervals for Patients with Subglottic Stenosis in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
      Torres S, Neeval A, Ford J, Kashat L, Hogikyan N, Kupfer R, Morrison R. 2023 Oct 20;
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