Dr. Baron’s Publications Indexed on PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n\nDr. Murray Baron is the chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the Jewish General Hospital, where he has\u00a0practiced since 1981.\u00a0 He graduated from McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and, after stints as a family doctor in Newfoundland and British Columbia, trained in internal medicine at the University of British Columbia and rheumatology at the University of Toronto.\u00a0 He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at McGill University.<\/p>\n
He runs a division\u00a0with\u00a0five full-time academic rheumatologists and one part-time rheumatologist, which\u00a0is similar to the numbers at the McGill University Health Centre, McGill\u2019s other teaching hospital.\u00a0In the last\u00a0three years,\u00a0three new rheumatologists have been hired, including Dr. Marie Hudson who is a full-time academic.\u00a0Among the other rheumatologists, one\u00a0has a strong interest in medical education, another in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound as a diagnostic tool, and
\na\u00a0third in the use of videocapillaroscopy as a clinical and research tool in the rheumatic diseases.\u00a0 In addition, Dr. Brett Thombs, an academic psychologist from the department of psychiatry, has a cross appointment in rheumatology.<\/p>\n
Major Research Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\nDr. Baron\u2019s primary research interest is in an uncommon rheumatic disease called scleroderma.\u00a0 In this disease, there is fibrosis of multiple organs leading to severe morbidity and increased mortality.\u00a0 Because the disease is rare, Dr. Baron has established the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (CSRG). Over 15 rheumatologists from across Canada see patients once a year and enter a large amount of data into a central database.\u00a0Biological specimens, such as blood and skin, are also collected.\u00a0 Research is performed on the data by clinical researchers at McGill and elsewhere,\u00a0and on the bio-specimens at multiple laboratories that Dr. Baron has brought into his group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since its inception in 2004, over $4.5 million dollars has been brought in from peer review agencies by Dr. Baron and his colleagues in the CSRG.\u00a0More than\u00a060 articles have been published in the scientific literature since the CSRG was formed.\u00a0 The CSRG, under Dr. Baron\u2019s direction, has become a well recognized leader in scleroderma research in the world.<\/p>\n
In addition, Dr. Baron has established the McGill Early Arthritis Registry that has performed research on recent onset inflammatory arthritis.\u00a0 Much of the work in this area will be turned over to one of the new rheumatology recruits, Dr. Sabrina Fallavollita.<\/p>\n
He has also created CANCoRC, the Canadian Consortium of Rheumatology Cohorts, in an attempt to strengthen Canadian rheumatology research by seeking common funding and identifying\u00a0commonalities across rheumatic disease research teams.<\/p>\n
\nRecent Publications<\/strong><\/p>\nSchieir O, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Boivin JF, Steele R, Bernatsky S, Hanley J, Baron M.\u00a0Prevalence, severity, and clinical correlates of pain in patients with systemic sclerosis.\u00a0Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2010;62:409-17.<\/p>\n
Fan X, Pope J, Baron M.\u00a0What is the relationship between disease activity, severity and damage in a large Canadian systemic sclerosis cohort?\u00a0Results from the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (CSRG). Rheumatol Int 2010;Sep 24. 2009 [Epub ahead of print].<\/p>\n
Baron M, Bernier P, C\u00f4t\u00e9 L, DeLegge M, Falovitch G, Friedman G, Gornitsky M, Hoffer J, Hudson M, Khanna D, Paterson W, Schafer D, Toskes P.\u00a0Screening and Therapy for Malnutrition and Related Gastro-Intestinal Disorders in Systemic Sclerosis: Recommendations of a North American Expert Panel.\u00a0Clin Exp Rheumatol 2010;In Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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