Howard M. Belmont, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Lupus Clinic at Medical Director, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Co-Director, Lupus Clinic at the Hospital for Joint Diseases
Education
M.D.,
Residency
Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, 1983
Fellowship
Rheumatology,
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Subspecialty: Rheumatology
Hospital Affiliations/Admitting Privileges
Following Dr. Belmont’s medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, he completed his residency at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a fellowship in Rheumatology at the New York University Medical Center-Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Belmont’s expertise includes connective tissue disorders, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, Wegener’s Granulomatosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, systemic vasculitis, and scleroderma. His research interests include mechanisms of vascular injury in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, the role of complement, adhesion molecules, nitric oxide and endothelial cells in SLE, and novel therapies for lupus nephritis.
Dr. Belmont has written numerous publications, including articles in the Journal of Rheumatology, Arthritis & Rheumatology, Lupus, and the
