Anne R. Bass, MD
Appointments
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine Associate Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery Associate Director Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Hospital for Special Surgery Internal Medicine, 1988 Rheumatology, 1992, 2002 MD, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, US New York University Medical Center, US
Specialty
Rheumatology
Certification
State Licensure
New York
Education
Residency
Fellowship
Anne R. Bass, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
For ProfessionalsSpecial Expertise
- CPC: Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome Presenting as HELLP Syndrome
- Lyme Disease of the Nervous System: Tracking the Elusive Spirochete
- Would a history of optic neuritis be considered a contraindication for TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy? In the few cases of MS-type symptoms in patients on these therapies, have the symptoms reversed when the medications were discontinued?
- CPC: Pulmonary Nodules in an Infliximab-Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient
- CPC: An Unusual Case of Granulomatous Lung Disease
- Lyme Disease of the Nervous System: Tracking the Elusive Spirochete - An Interview with Dr. Bass by Dr. Paget
- In RA patients unresponsive to several DMARDs but who are PPD+ although the chest X-ray is negative, how long should INH prophylaxis be maintained before initiating an anti-TNF agent? Is anakinra safe to use in patients with a positive PPD?
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Lyme disease
Vasculitis
Inflammatory eye disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Venous thromboembolism
Papers:
Rogozinski L, *Bass A, Glickman I, Talle MA, Goldstein G,.Wang J, Chess L, Thomas Y. The T4 Surface Antigen is Involved in the Induction of Helper Function. J. Immunology 1984; 132(2): 735-739.
Asnis, PD, Gardner MJ, Leitzes AH, Ranawat, A, Tuthill, RP, Magid, S, Peterson GE, *Bass, AR. The Effectiveness of Warfarin Dosing from a Nomogram Comapared to Housestaff Dosing. J.Arthroplasty 2007; 22(2): 213-218.
*Bass AR. In Reply to Letter to the Editor. J Arthroplasty 2007; 22(6): 943-4.
Kolasinski SL, *Bass AR, Kane-Wanger GF, Libman BS, Sandorfi N, Utset T. Subspecialty choice: Why did you become a rheumatologist? Arthritis Rheum 2007; 57:1546-1551
*Bass AR, Mattern CJ, Voos JE, Peterson MGE, Deodhar A and Trost D. Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery: Current practice. Submitted Dec 2007
Case Reports:
Kaul M, Silverberg M, DiCarlo EF, Schneider R, *Bass AR, Erkan D. Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia. Clin Rheumatol 2007; 26: 1575-9.
Alpert D, Flieder DB, Erkan D, *Bass AR. An Unusual Case of Granulomatous Lung Disease. HSS Journal. 2006; 2(2): 191-197.
*Bass AR, Schneider R, Sanders A, Glieder D, Nathan CF, Erkan D. Pulmonary Nodules in an Infiximab-Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient. HSS Journal 2007; 3(1): 119-125.
George D, Varley L, Erkan D, *Bass A, Salmon J, Lockshin MD. Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome presenting as HELLP Syndrome. HSS Journal 2007; 3(2): 216-221.
Abstracts:
*Bass AR, Kopelman, R, McMahon D, Flaster E, D’Agati V, Estes D, Blume RS. High Dose Alternate-Day Steroid (HDADS) Therapy in Lupus Nephritis. Arthritis Rheum. 1990; 33(9): S164.
Berman B, Fields T, Azar N, Pillinger M, Lazaro D, Putterman C, *Bass A, Reyes C, Paget S The Second Annual New York Rheumatology Objective Structured Clinical Examination (ROSCE): successful expansion demonstrates feasibility as a large scale rating tool. Arthritis Rheum 2005; Supplement.
Berman JR, Fields T, Pillinger MH, Lazaro D, Putterman C, *Bass A, Davisdson A, Paget S. The Third Annual New York Rheumaotlogy Objective Structured Clincial Examination (ROSCE): Expansion and Validation of Fellow Assessment by Patient and Attending Raters. Arthritis Rheum 2006; 54(9):S782.
Berman JR, Pillinger MH, *Bass A, Fields T, Paget S, Wesinstein and Lazaro D. The Fourth Annual New York City Rheumaotlogy Objective Structured clinical Examination (NYC ROSCE): Utility for Rating Trainee Professionalism. Arthritis Rheum 2007; 56(9):S539.
Web based publications:
*Bass, AR. Lyme Disease - Prevention and Treatment. Rheumatology.HSS.edu 2004 June 14. <http://rheumatology.hss.edu/pat/
specialReports/bass_lymeDisease.asp>
*Bass AR. "Medical Considerations for Sports and Exercise Participation in the Older Athlete" in Sports Medicine: A Comprehensive Approach (2nd edition). Scuderi G, McCann,PD, eds. Elsevier Mosby, Philadelphia 2005.
*Bass AR, Magid S. “Lyme Disease” in Hospital for Special Surgery Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders (5th edition). Paget SA, Gibofsky A, Beary JF III, eds. Lippincott WIlliams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2006.
Ashany D, *Bass AR, Elkon K. “Rheumatology Laboratory Testing” in Hospital for Special Surgery Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders (5th edition). Paget SA, Gibofsky A, Beary JF III, eds. Lippincott WIlliams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2006.