Leslie Harrold, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at
the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a board-certified rheumatologist. Dr.
Harrold has extensive experience using both claims databases and registry data to
identify patients with rheumatic conditions. Her work has focused on medication safety
and quality of care, specifically whether patients are receiving the appropriate
treatments. Additionally, her work has identified the tools patients need in order to
manage their own conditions. 

Articles

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Association between anti-TNF-alpha therapy and interstitial lung disease (with Lisa J. Herrinton, Liyan Liu, Marsha A. Raebel, Ananse Taharka, Kevin L. Winthrop, Daniel H. Solomon, Jeffrey R. Curtis, James D. Lewis, and Kenneth G. Saag), Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2013)
 

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Cost-related Medication Nonadherence in Older Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (with Becky A. Briesacher, Daniel J. Peterson, Ashley J. Beard, Jeanne M. Madden, Fang Zhang, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Stephen B. Soumerai), The Journal of rheumatology (2013)
 

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Association between anti-TNF-alpha therapy and all-cause mortality (with Lisa J. Herrinton, Liyan Liu, Lang Chen, Marsha A. Raebel, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Marie R. Griffin, Daniel H. Solomon, Kenneth G. Saag, and James D. Lewis), Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2012)
 

Contributions to Books

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Diagnostic approach to common rheumatologic problems, Guide to Diagnostic Testing (2002)
 

Posters and Presentations

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A Mixed-Methods Study To Characterize Pharmaceutical Marketing in the Nursing Home Setting: Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics (with Camilla Benedicto, Jennifer L. Donovan, Terry S. Field, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Sarah Foy, Abir O. Kanaan, Celeste A. Lemay, Kathleen M. Mazor, Jennifer Tjia, Sruthi Valluri, and Becky A. Briesacher), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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FORCE-TJR: Innovative design for a national TJR comparative effectiveness research database (with Patricia D. Franklin, Jeroan J. Allison, Wenjun Li, Bruce A. Barton, Benjamin Snyder, Milagros C. Rosal, Norman Weissman, John E. Ware Jr., and David C. Ayers), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Gout Knowledge, Beliefs and Treatment Practices in a National Sample of US Primary Care Providers (with Kathleen M. Mazor, Amarie Negron, Jessica Ogarek, Cassandra L. Firneno, and Robert A. Yood), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Knowledge of and perceived need for evidence-based educational materials about antipsychotic medication safety by nursing home staff (with Celeste A. Lemay, Sarah Foy, Kathleen M. Mazor, Jennifer L. Donovan, Abir O. Kanaan, Becky A. Briesacher, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Jennifer Tjia), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Targeted Therapies in RA: Real World Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2011)