Elana Jaye Bernstein, MD
Overview
Dr. Bernstein's clinical and research interests focus on systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), as well as on the detection and treatment of interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension in patients with autoimmune diseases. She is the Florence Irving Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and an Associate Attending at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Bernstein is the founder and Director of the Columbia University/NewYork-Presbyterian Scleroderma Center.
Dr. Bernstein graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College, and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society while a medical student at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She was the recipient of the American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Fellow Award and the Charles L. Christian Award for Excellence in Musculoskeletal Research while a rheumatology fellow at Hospital for Special Surgery. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to systemic sclerosis research, Dr. Bernstein received the Edith Busch Prize for Young Investigators at the 8th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress. Dr. Bernstein has received grants from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Arthritis Foundation, and Rheumatology Research Foundation to study lung disease in scleroderma. Her ongoing research projects focus on interstitial lung disease in scleroderma and on lung transplantation in patients with autoimmune diseases.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
- Autoimmune Disease in Pregnancy
- Dermatomyositis
- Lupus In Pregnancy
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Myositis
- Polymyositis
- Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases
- Raynaud's Phenomenon
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Systemic Sclerosis
- Vasculitis
Academic Appointments
- Florence Irving Associate Professor of Medicine
Administrative Titles
- Director, Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital Scleroderma Program
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Female
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- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
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- Oxford Liberty
- POS
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- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- BA, 2003 Anthropology, Amherst College
- MD, 2007 Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- MSc, 2013 Clinical and Translational Investigation, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
- Internship: 2008 Massachusetts General Hospital
- Residency: 2010 Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship: 2013 Hospital for Special Surgery
Committees, Societies, Councils
Committees, Societies, Councils
Society Memberships
American College of Rheumatology
Scleroderma Foundation
Alpha Omega Alpha
Committee Memberships
2010-2013: Fellows Subcommittee, American College of Rheumatology
2012-2013: Chair, Fellows Subcommittee, American College of Rheumatology
2010-2011: Committee on Education, American College of Rheumatology
2010-2014: Annual Meeting Planning Committee, American College of Rheumatology
2012-2013: Committee on Training and Workforce Issues, American College of Rheumatology
2015-2018: Committee on Rheumatologic Care (CORC), American College of Rheumatology
2017: Expert Panelist, CTD-ILD Summit, American College of Rheumatology
2017- present: Co-chair of Lung Working Group, Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium
2018-2021: Committee on Education, American College of Rheumatology
2019-2023: Chair, Education Partner Program Subcommittee, American College of Rheumatology
2022- present: Practice Guidelines Subcommittee, American College of Rheumatology
2022- present: Committee on Nominations and Appointments, American College of Rheumatology
2023- present: Medical and Scientific Advisory Board, National Scleroderma Foundation
Board Certifications
- Rheumatology
- Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha
American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Fellow Award
KL2 Post-Doctoral Scholar Award
Arthritis Foundation Clinical to Research Transition Award
Charles L. Christian Award for Excellence in Musculoskeletal Research
Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award
VP&S Promising Clinician Scientist Award
M. Irené Ferrer Scholar Award Award
Irving Scholars Award
Edith Busch Prize for Young Investigators
Research
I am a clinical investigator who studies lung disease in systemic sclerosis, post-lung transplant outcomes of adults with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, and the relationship between autoimmunity and interstitial lung disease.
Dr. Bernstein is a clinical investigator who studies the relationship between autoimmunity and interstitial lung disease as well as post-lung transplant outcomes of adults with autoimmune diseases. As the Florence Irving Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, she devotes her time to clinical research in systemic sclerosis and to the clinical care of patients with systemic sclerosis. Dr. Bernstein is also the founder and Director of the Columbia University/NewYork-Presbyterian Scleroderma Center, where she has established a clinical and research program in systemic sclerosis and serves as the site PI for several multicenter NIH-, foundation-, and industry-sponsored clinical trials.
Selected Publications
- Bernstein EJ, Khanna D, and Lederer DJ. Screening high resolution computed tomography of the chest to detect interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis: a global survey of rheumatologists. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 Feb 9. doi: 10.1002/art.40441. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 29426066. NIHMSID: NIHMS940062.
- Bernstein EJ, Bathon JM, and Lederer DJ. Survival of adults with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension after lung transplantation. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 Feb 13. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex527. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 29447389. PMCID: In Process.
- Gordon JK, Martyanov V, Franks JM, Bernstein EJ, Szymonifka J, Magro C, Wildman HF, Wood TA, Whitfield ML, and Spiera RF. Belimumab for the treatment of early diffuse systemic sclerosis: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018;70(2):308-16. PMID: 29073351.
- Podolanczuk AJ, Oelsner EC, Barr RG, Bernstein EJ, Hoffman EA, Easthausen IJ, Hinckley Stukovsky K, RoyChoudhury A, Michos ED, Raghu G, Kawut SM, and Lederer DJ. High attenuation areas on chest CT and clinical respiratory outcomes in community-dwelling adults. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Jun 14. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201703-0555OC. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 28613921.
- Bernstein EJ, Gordon JK, Spiera RF, Huang W, Horn EM, and Mandl LM. Comparison of delta end tidal carbon dioxide after three minutes of step exercise between systemic sclerosis patients with and without pulmonary hypertension. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2017;56(1):87-94. PMID: 28028158. PMC Journal - In Process.
- Gordon JK, Girish G, Berrocal VJ, Zhang M, Hatzis C, Assassi S, Bernstein EJ, Domsic RT, Hant FN, Hinchcliff M, Schiopu E, Steen VD, Frech TM, Khanna D. Reliability and validity of the tender and swollen joint counts and the modified Rodnan skin score in early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis: analysis from the Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis cohort. J Rheumatol. 2017;44(6):791-4. PMID: 28298560.
- Bernstein EJ, Barr RG, Austin JHM, Kawut SM, Raghu G, Sell JL, Hoffman EA, Newell, Jr JD, Watts Jr. JR, Nath PH, Sonavane SK, Bathon JM, Majka DS, and Lederer DJ. Rheumatoid arthritis-associated autoantibodies and subclinical interstitial lung disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Thorax. 2016;71(12):1082-90. PMID: 27609750; NIHMSID: NIHMS807743.
- Bernstein EJ, Peterson ER, Sell JL, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy SM, Bathon JM, and Lederer DJ. Survival of adults with systemic sclerosis following lung transplantation: a nationwide cohort study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015;67(5):1314-22. PMID: 25581250.
- Bernstein EJ, Isakova T, Sullivan ME, Chibnik LB, Wolf M, and Kay J. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is associated with hypophosphatemia: a case-control study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014;53(9):1613-1617. PMID: 24706993; PMCID: PMC4135584.
- Bernstein EJ, Mandl LA, Gordon JK, Spiera RF, and Horn EM. The submaximal heart and pulmonary evaluation: a novel noninvasive test to identify pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Care Res. 2013;65(10):1713-1718. PMID: 23740875; PMCID: PMC4084928.
- Bernstein EJ and Mandl LA. Changing incidence of orthopedic surgery in rheumatic disease: contributing factors. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2013;15(10):365-372. PMID: 23955065.
- Bernstein EJ, Schmidt-Lauber C, and Kay J. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a systemic fibrosing disease resulting from gadolinium exposure. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2012;26(4):489-503. PMID: 23040363.
- Bernstein EJ and Kay J. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a fibrosing disorder induced by gadolinium exposure. Int J Adv Rheumatol. 2011;9(4):123-133.
- Bernstein EJ, Kay J, and Gibofsky A. Treating rheumatoid arthritis to target: an international initiative. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2011;4(3):79-83. PMID: 21656282. PMCID: PMC3261254.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov