Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Timothy McAlindon, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. The public record shows 352 publications with 27,310 citations (h-index 66), centered on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 13 NIH-funded awards (1997–2020).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The Journal of rheumatology
- Top research focus: Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 9 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 199.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Public positionssourced statements on record
- Co-author
OARSI (Osteoarthritis Research Society International) guidelines for non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →tuftsmedicine.org ↗
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Efficacy and Safety of Eloralintide (LY3841136) in Participants With Osteoarthritis Knee Pain and Obesity or Overweight
Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
InvestigatorPhase 3RecruitingNCT07353931 - Radiofrequency Ablation After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester
InvestigatorActive, not recruitingNCT05473663 - Effect of Steroid Injections in a Knee With Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Tufts Medical Center
InvestigatorPhase 4CompletedNCT01230424
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20251 payment
- GRT US Holding, Inc.Program year20244 payments
- SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLCProgram year20232 payments$11,754openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
13 NIH research awards on record, funded 1997–2020 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Longterm Effect Of Genicular Nerve Ablation on Knee Pain, Gait and Joint Structure
Tufts Medical Center
FY2020$324,447R34AR076625 - Constitutional and metabolic factors associated with the development of Hand OA
Tufts Medical Center
FY2018$425,013R01AR066378 - Constitutional and metabolic factors associated with the development of Hand OA
Tufts Medical Center
FY2017$715,139R01AR066378
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Development of a Theory-Based mHealth App for Fatigue Management in Lupus: Human-Centered Design Approach.
JMIR formative research
2025 - Strength Training Is Associated With Less Knee Osteoarthritis: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
2024 - Embracing Diversity: The Imperative to Represent the LGBTQIA+ Community in Rheumatology Research.
The Journal of rheumatology
2024
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01
- 02
- 03Osteoarthritis: New Insights1,129 citations2002
- 04
- 05Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Treatment of Osteoarthritis848 citations2000
Contact
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Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
- MPH
Boston University School of Public Health
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Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Editorialist/contributor
Arthritis & Rheumatology (Wiley), authored 'Toward a New Paradigm of Knee Osteoarthritis' editorial
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Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI), external consultant listing at UMass Chan PHARE
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Former Chief
Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center; former Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- ResearchGate
researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Timothy-E-McAlindon-38772310
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doximity.com/pub/timothy-mcalindon-md
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arthrometrics.com/team
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oarsi.org/timothy-mcalindon
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