James Andrews, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Rheumatology
Fellowship Program Associate Program Director, Research
Sites of Practice: 
Harborview Medical Center
Roosevelt Clinic
University of Washington Medical Center

Faculty Information

Biography
Education & Training: 
M.D.
Stanford Medical Center
Stanford CA
2004-2009
Residency in Internal Medicine
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco CA
2009-2012
Fellowship in Rheumatology
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco CA
2012-2014
Contact
Email: 
rheum@uw.edu
Phone: 
(206) 543-3414
Research & Clinical Interests
Clinical Interests: 

Dr. Andrews conducts clinical outcomes research that studies how various rheumatologic illnesses impact physical disability, body composition, and muscle strength.  His current projects use a variety of epidemiological and biostatistics methods to examine: 1) how muscle weakness leads to physical disability in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis; 2) relationships between chronic inflammation, skeletal muscle function, and body composition in lupus; 3) anti-cholesterol medications and risk of adverse effects on physical function; and 4)  aging-related changes in physical function and body composition in rheumatoid arthritis.

Publications
PubMed: 
PubMed Bibliography
Publications: 

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Andrews JS, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Barton J, Margaretten M, Yazdany J, Yelin EH, Katz PP. Muscle Strength and Changes in Physical Function in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 Aug;67(8):1070-7. doi: 10.1002/acr.22560.

Andrews JS, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Barton J, Margaretten M, Yazdany J, Yelin EH, Katz PP. Muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical disability in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.