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Allen P. Anandarajah, M.B.B.S.

Allen P. Anandarajah, M.B.B.S.

Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology

4.9 out of 5 stars
554 Ratings
78 Comments
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Contact

Appointment (585) 486-0901
Office (585) 275-5157
Fax (585) 340-5399

Locations

Rheumatology Clinic - Henrietta

Red Creek (Calkins Corporate Park)
400 Red Creek Drive, Suite 240
Rochester, NY 14623

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About Me

Dr. Anandarajah is an adult rheumatologist who directs the Early Arthritis Clinic. His area of interest is in early rheumatoid arthritis with particular emphasis on outcome measures and comorbidities. He is also interested in osteoporosis and erosive osteoarthritis of the hand.
Dr. Anandarajah is an adult rheumatologist who directs the Early Arthritis Clinic. His area of interest is in early rheumatoid arthritis with particular emphasis on outcome measures and comorbidities. He is also interested in osteoporosis and erosive osteoarthritis of the hand.

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Medicine, Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology (SMD)

Professor - Center for Community Health and Prevention - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2001 - 2003

Residency, Internal Medicine, Kindred Hospital of Delaware County. 1999 - 2001

Internship, Internal Medicine, Kindred Hospital of Delaware County. 1998 - 1999

Education

MBBS | University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (Nigeria). 1990

Awards

Listed in Guide to America's Top Physicians. 2004 - 2005

Rheumatology Fellowship Grant. 2002 - 2003

Best Resident of the Year. 2000 - 2000

Research

Dr. Anandarajah has several clinical research interests. He is focusing on the role of imaging studies in the evaluation of inflammatory arthritis. He is also interested in early rheumatoid arthritis with particular emphasis on outcome measures and comorbidities as well as osteoporosis and erosive o...
Dr. Anandarajah has several clinical research interests. He is focusing on the role of imaging studies in the evaluation of inflammatory arthritis. He is also interested in early rheumatoid arthritis with particular emphasis on outcome measures and comorbidities as well as osteoporosis and erosive osteoarthritis of the hand.

Publications

Journal Articles

Training to Increase Minority Enrollment in Lupus Clinical Trials With Community Engagement: Enhancing Lupus Clinical Trial Recruitment Through Provider and Community Health Worker Engagement.

Sheikh SZ, Englund T, Simkus A, Wanty N, McNeill A, Holtz K, Hood T, Blanks S, Allen M, Holben K, Anandarajah A

Arthritis care & research.. 2024 August 23 Epub 08/23/2024.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on social isolation and loneliness among minority populations.

Anandarajah A, Yi L, Anandarajah A, Shelton N, Feng C, Williams EM

The American journal of the medical sciences.. 2024 January 367 (1):21-27. Epub 09/26/2023.

2022 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for Exercise, Rehabilitation, Diet, and Additional Integrative Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis.

England BR, Smith BJ, Baker NA, Barton JL, Oatis CA, Guyatt G, Anandarajah A, Carandang K, Chan KK, Constien D, Davidson E, Dodge CV, Bemis-Dougherty A, Everett S, Fisher N, Fraenkel L, Goodman SM, Lewis J, Menzies V, Moreland LW, Navarro-Millan I, Patterson S, Phillips LR, Shah N, Singh N, White D, AlHeresh R, Barbour KE, Bye T, Guglielmo D, Haberman R, Johnson T, Kleiner A, Lane CY, Li LC, Master H, Pinto D, Poole JL, Steinbarger K, Sztubinski D, Thoma L, Tsaltskan V, Turgunbaev M, Wells C, Turner AS, Treadwell JR

Arthritis & rheumatology.. 2023 August 75 (8):1299-1311. Epub 05/25/2023.

2022 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for Exercise, Rehabilitation, Diet, and Additional Integrative Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis.

England BR, Smith BJ, Baker NA, Barton JL, Oatis CA, Guyatt G, Anandarajah A, Carandang K, Chan KK, Constien D, Davidson E, Dodge CV, Bemis-Dougherty A, Everett S, Fisher N, Fraenkel L, Goodman SM, Lewis J, Menzies V, Moreland LW, Navarro-Millan I, Patterson S, Phillips LR, Shah N, Singh N, White D, AlHeresh R, Barbour KE, Bye T, Guglielmo D, Haberman R, Johnson T, Kleiner A, Lane CY, Li LC, Master H, Pinto D, Poole JL, Steinbarger K, Sztubinski D, Thoma L, Tsaltskan V, Turgunbaev M, Wells C, Turner AS, Treadwell JR

Arthritis care & research.. 2023 August 75 (8):1603-1615. Epub 05/25/2023.

A Provider-Based Approach to Address Racial Disparities in Lupus Clinical Trial Participation.

Wanty NI, Cooper DL, Simkus A, Twombly EC, McCalla S, Holtz SKD, Langford AT, Cozart T, Gorlitsky B, Moore C, Culton D, Richardson CT, Wardrop RM, Newcomb J, Aranow C, Lim S, Anandarajah A, Sheikh SZ

Arthritis care & research.. 2023 July 75 (7):1434-1442. Epub 01/23/2023.

Identification and Characterization of a High-Need, High-Cost Group Among Hospitalized Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Anandarajah A, Thirukumaran C, McCarthy K, McMahon S, Feng C, Ritchlin C

Arthritis care & research.. 2022 April 74 (4):648-655. Epub 02/15/2022.

Dendritic cell-specific transmembrane protein is required for synovitis and bone resorption in inflammatory arthritis.

Garcia-Hernandez ML, Rangel-Moreno J, Garcia-Castaneda M, Kenney HM, Paine A, Thullen M, Anandarajah AP, Schwarz EM, Dirksen RT, Ritchlin CT

Frontiers in immunology.. 2022 13 :1026574. Epub 11/07/2022.

Designing an Intervention to Improve Management of High-Risk Lupus Patients Through Care Coordination.

Anandarajah A

Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America.. 2020 November 46 (4):723-734. Epub 08/20/2020.

Adopting the Quadruple Aim: The University of Rochester Medical Center Experience: Moving from Physician Burnout to Physician Resilience.

Anandarajah AP, Quill TE, Privitera MR.

American Journal of Medicine. 2018; 131: 8.

Hospitalization of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus is a major cause of direct and indirect healthcare costs.

Anandarajah AP, Luc M, Ritchlin CT.

Lupus. 2017; 26(7): 756.

PKK deficiency in B cells prevents lupus development in Sle lupus mice.

Oleksyn D, Zhao J, Vosoughi A, Zhao JC, Misra R, Pentland AP, Ryan D, Anolik J, Ritchlin C, Looney J, Anandarajah AP, Schwartz G, Calvi LM, Georger M, Mohan C, Sanz I, Chen L.

Immunol Lett. 2017; 185: 1-11.

The Relationship Between Focal and Generalized Bone Loss in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Anandarajah AP, El-Taha M, Peng C

Current rheumatology reviews.. 2017 13 (2):152-157. Epub 1900 01 01.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis in clinical remission manifest persistent joint inflammation on histology and imaging studies.

Anandarajah A, Thiele R, Giampoli E, Monu J, Seo GS, Feng C, Ritchlin C

The Journal of rheumatology.. 2014 November 41 (11):2153-60. Epub 10/01/2014.

Imaging in psoriatic arthritis.

Anandarajah A

Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology.. 2013 April 44 (2):157-65. Epub 1900 01 01.

Update on research and future directions of the OMERACT MRI inflammatory arthritis group.

Conaghan PG, McQueen FM, Bird P, Peterfy CG, Haavardsholm EA, Gandjbakhch F, Bøyesen P, Coates L, Ejbjerg B, Eshed I, Foltz V, Hermann KG, Freeston J, Lillegraven S, Lassere M, Wiell C, Anandarajah A, Duer-Jensen A, O'Connor P, Genant HK, Emery P, Ostergaard M

The Journal of rheumatology.. 2011 September 38 (9):2031-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Development and preliminary validation of a magnetic resonance imaging joint space narrowing score for use in rheumatoid arthritis: potential adjunct to the OMERACT RA MRI scoring system.

Ostergaard M, Bøyesen P, Eshed I, Gandjbakhch F, Lillegraven S, Bird P, Foltz V, Boonen A, Lassere M, Hermann KG, Anandarajah A, Døhn UM, Freeston J, Peterfy CG, Genant HK, Haavardsholm EA, McQueen FM, Conaghan PG

The Journal of rheumatology.. 2011 September 38 (9):2045-50. Epub 1900 01 01.

Decreased influenza-specific B cell responses in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor.

Kobie JJ, Zheng B, Bryk P, Barnes M, Ritchlin CT, Tabechian DA, Anandarajah AP, Looney RJ, Thiele RG, Anolik JH, Coca A, Wei C, Rosenberg AF, Feng C, Treanor JJ, Lee FE, Sanz I

Arthritis research & therapy.. 2011 13 (6):R209. Epub 12/16/2011.

Comparative analysis of disease activity measures, use of biologic agents, body mass index, radiographic features, and bone density in psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients followed in a large U.S. disease registry.

Reddy SM, Anandarajah AP, Fisher MC, Mease PJ, Greenberg JD, Kremer JM, Reed G, Chen R, Messing S, Kaukeinen K, Ritchlin CT

The Journal of rheumatology.. 2010 December 37 (12):2566-72. Epub 09/15/2010.

Erosive osteoarthritis.

Anandarajah A

Discovery medicine.. 2010 May 9 (48):468-77. Epub 1900 01 01.

The diagnosis and treatment of early psoriatic arthritis.

Anandarajah AP, Ritchlin CT,

Nature reviews. Rheumatology.. 2009 November 5 (11):634-41. Epub 10/06/2009.

The OMERACT MRI inflammatory arthritis group: advances and future research priorities.

Conaghan PG, Bird P, McQueen F, Peterfy C, Bøyesen P, Gandjbakhch F, Duer-Jensen A, Haavardsholm EA, Ejbjerg B, Wiell C, Coates L, Hermann KG, O'Connor P, Lassere M, Freeston JE, Anandarajah A, Genant H, Emery P, Ostergaard M

The Journal of rheumatology.. 2009 August 36 (8):1803-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Role of RANKL in bone diseases.

Anandarajah AP

Trends in endocrinology and metabolism : TEM.. 2009 March 20 (2):88-94. Epub 01/29/2009.

Effect of adalimumab on Magnetic Resonance Imaging features in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis

Anandarajah, A.P.; Ory, P.; Salonen, D.; Feng, C.; McIllraith, M,; Ritchlin, C.T.

Annals of Rheumatic Disease. 2009; .

Bone loss in the spondyloarthropathies: role of osteoclast, RANKL, RANK and OPG in the spondyloarthropathies.

Anandarajah AP, Schwarz EM

Advances in experimental medicine and biology.. 2009 649 :85-99. Epub 1900 01 01.

The effect of etanercept on osteoclast precursor frequency and enhancing bone marrow edema in patients with psoriatic arthritis.

Anandarajah, A.P.; Totterman, S.; Schwarz, E.M.; Ritchlin, C.T.

Annals of Rheumatic Disease. 2008; 67(3): 296-301.

Advances in the treatment of connective tissue diseases.

Anandarajah, A.P.

Future Rheumatology. 2007; 2: 379-384.

Advances in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and the spondyloarthropathies.

Anandarajah, A.P.

Future Rheumatology. 2007; 2: 133-138.

Infliximab in psoriatic arthritis.

Anandarajah, A.P.; Ritchlin, C.T.

Future Rheumatology. 2007; 2.

Anti-RANKL therapy for inflammatory bone disorders: Mechanisms and potential clinical applications.

Anandarajah AP, Schwarz EM

Journal of cellular biochemistry.. 2006 February 197 (2):226-32. Epub 1900 01 01.

Treatment update on spondyloarthropathy.

Anandarajah A, Ritchlin CT

Current opinion in rheumatology.. 2005 May 17 (3):247-56. Epub 1900 01 01.

Dynamic exercises in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Anandarajah AP, Schwarz EM

Annals of the rheumatic diseases.. 2004 November 63 (11):1359-61. Epub 1900 01 01.

Treatment update on spondyloarthropathy. From NSAIDs and DMARDs to anti-TNF-alpha agents.

Anandarajah AP, Ritchlin CT

Postgraduate medicine.. 2004 November 116 (5):31-6, 39-40. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis.

Anandarajah AP, Ritchlin CT

Current opinion in rheumatology.. 2004 July 16 (4):338-43. Epub 1900 01 01.

Etanercept in psoriatic arthritis.

Anandarajah AP, Ritchlin CT

Expert opinion on biological therapy.. 2003 February 3 (1):169-77. Epub 1900 01 01.

Role of RANKL in bone metabolism: Clinical Implications.

Anandarajah, A.P.; Schwarz, E.M.

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Books

Arthritis; Pathophysiology, prevention and therapeutics. (2011)

Chapter: Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis:

Molecular Mechanisms of Spondyloarthropathies (2008)

A Guide to Healthy Pregnancy and Safe Delivery (1993)

Ratings & Comments

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Ratings

Care provider's discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

4.9 stars

Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

4.9 stars

Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

4.9 stars

Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your care

4.9 stars

Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

4.9 stars

Patient Comments

5.0 stars

Dr. Anandarajah is a good listener: he asks questions to make sure I haven't forgotten any important information.

Jan 12, 2025

5.0 stars

I've been very impressed with Dr. Anandarajah - with his knowledge and his ability to explain the situation

Jan 10, 2025

5.0 stars

Dr. A is the most caring, professional Doctor I have ever had. I highly recommend him!

Jan 09, 2025

5.0 stars

Dr. Anandarajah is always very understanding, and answers any questions or concerns I may have.

Nov 28, 2024

4.6 stars

My care provider is pleasant enough but not good at explaining the proposed procedure, what to expect. I should have asked more questions and that's my fault. I would highly recommend though because he is excellent in his field. I would just advise the person to ask more questions. [...]

Nov 06, 2024

5.0 stars

Dr. Anandarajah is the BEST!!

Oct 26, 2024

5.0 stars

Dr. A always listens and answers your questions. I look forward to my appointments. He remembers my concerns and celebrates my improvement.

Oct 06, 2024

5.0 stars

Knowledgeable, caring, listens to my opinion

Sep 18, 2024

5.0 stars

I love Dr. Anandarajah! He sees me as a whole person and not one of parts. He reviews my meds and cares for me

Sep 15, 2024

5.0 stars

Dr. Anandarajah is on of the highest quality, kindest and most caring healthcare professional I have dealt with in my 65 years. Others should model is behaviors, listening skills and ability to explain and recommend treatments!

Aug 30, 2024