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CURRICULUM VITAE

David J. Gazeley MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/1997 - 08/2001 B.S. Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
08/2002 - 05/2006 Medical Degree, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
06/2006 - 06/2009 Resident, Internal Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
07/2009 - 06/2011 Fellowship, Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2011 - 03/2014 Assistant Professor, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, WI, Rheumatology, Madison
03/2014 - 06/30/2020 Assistant Professor, Medicine, Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/01/2020 - Present Associate Professor, Medicine, Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2017 - 06/30/2020 Associate Program Director for Fellowship, Medicine, Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/01/2021 - Present Fellowship Program Director, Medicine, Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Internal Medicine
08/14/2009
12/31/2019
ABIM - Rheumatology
10/04/2011
12/31/2021
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin License
52910-020
04/2009
10/31/2025
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2009 - Present Resident Teaching Award, Tufts Medical Center
2015 - 2016 MCW's Outstanding Medical Student Teachers Award, MCW
2017 - 2018 MCW's Outstanding Medical Student Teachers Award, MCW
2021 Top Doctors - featured in Milwaukee Magazine, Professional Research Services - Honoring excellence in the medical field among peers

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2009 - Present American College of Rheumatology

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
05/2019 - Present Clinical Interim Liaison - MCW Rheumatology, Arthritis Foundation Wisconsin

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Advancing Health Equity for Lupus Patients in Wisconsin: how a Care Continuum and community stakeholders can inform interventions to close disparities gaps
Source:
University of Wisconsin System "UW sub-contract"
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2021 - 06/31/2024
Direct Funds:
$41,991
  
Title:
Clarifying Misbeliefs About Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ): Developing an Individualized Decision Aid in Diverse Patients with Lupus (HCQ-IDEAL)
Source:
Institute for Clinical & Translational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison "UW Sub-contract"
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
Direct Funds:
$31,002 (MCW/Subsite)
  
Title:
Predictors and Outcomes of Periodic Adherence Measurements in Lupus
Source:
UW Sub-contract
Role:
Site Principal Investigator
Direct Funds:
$22,000
  
Non-Peer Review
Title:
SLE - Brave Trial - Selected Site
Source:
Eli-Lilly
Role:
Site Investigator
Dates:
05/2019 - Present
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Investigating Retention in Care to Address Healthcare Disparities in Lupus: A Wisconsin urban lupus cohort study (WPP3395)
Source:
Wisconsin Partnership Program (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health)
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
04/01/2017 - 03/31/2019
Direct Funds:
$27,565
  
Title:
Apathy in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Source:
MCW Research Affairs Committee (RAC)
Role:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2022
Direct Funds:
$24,806
  
Title:
Extending BP Connect: Implementing in diverse clinics and for out-of-network follow-up. (WPP4358)
Source:
University of Wisconsin-Madison/NIH Advancing Translational Sciences
Role:
Collaborator
Dates:
09/01/2020 - 02/28/2022
Direct Funds:
$27,565 (MCW/Subsite)
  
Title:
Engaging Stakeholders in Integration of Assessing Medication Adherence & Tailoring Intervention in Clinic (A-MATIC) in SLE Visits
Source:
University of Wisconsin-Madison/NIH Advancing Translational Sciences
Role:
Collaborator
Dates:
01/01/2021 - 08/30/2021
Direct Funds:
$10,451 (MCW/Subsite)
  
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Refractory Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
Source:
Genentech and University of Pittsburgh
Role:
Site Investigator
Dates:
07/2015 - 06/2019
  
Title:
CAIN457Q12301
Source:
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Role:
PI
Dates:
03/01/2020 - 08/22/2023
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Regional
Psoriatic Arthritis; How to diagnoses psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis - benefits and risks of available therapies., Watertown Regional Medical Center, Watertown, WI, 09/29/2016
Rheumatology for the Primary Care Provider, Nurse Practice Group, Fond du Lac, WI, 12/15/2016
Patient centered outcomes research, Blended Advisory Board- Smoking and hypertension in RA/Lupus., Oconomowoc, WI, 04/13/2017 - Present
"What to expect when you're expecting...and have Lupus.", Lupus Medical Symposium, Lupus Foundation of America Wisconsin Chapter, Milwaukee, WI, 05/05/2018
Lupus and Healthcare Disparities: Region IV National Medical Association (NMA), Educational Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 06/01/2019
"More Than Just Skin Deep: The Symptoms, Causes and Life with Lupus", Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) of Southeast Wisconsin Science Café, Providence Baptist Church, 3865 N. 82nd Street in Milwaukee, 08/19/2019
Lupus; research/clinical trials happening at MCW and the clinical features, CTSI Discovery Radio, WMSE 91.7, 02/21/2020
"The Word on Medicine", Lupus Awareness Month, Podcast, 2020 - Present
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
2014 - Present Interviewer, Internal Medicine Residency Program Intern Selection Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
2014 - Present Interviewing and selection of candidates for Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Fellowship Recruitment Committee, Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/01/2017 - 07/01/2020 Elected Member from DOM, MCW Faculty Council, Medical College of Wisconsin
08/2018 - 08/2020 Innovation Lead, Innovation Faculty Fellows Program, Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
08/2014 - Present Teach M3/M4 students on rounds and in Rheumatology clinic and inpatient consult service
08/2014 - Present Preceptor M1/M2 Clinical Apprentice Course
2014 - Present Yearly “Bench to Bedside” Musculoskeletal Sessions
11/12/2015 13th Annual Student Networking reception for 1st & 2nd yr. medical students
04/27/2016 - Present Yearly M2 Symptoms Unit - Joint Pain Symptoms Unit
09/09/2016 - Present Yearly M2 Foundations of Pathological Processes - Introduction to Joint Disease
04/11/2018 Beast Mode Teaching. M3 Medicine Clerkship
 
Resident and Fellow Education
07/2014 - Present Yearly Department of Medicine Academic half-day: “Soft tissue syndromes" lecture given to Internal Medicine Interns
08/06/2014 - Present Yearly Department of Medicine Academic half-day: “SLE treatments and complications"
08/2014 - Present Journal club (present 5/year)
08/2014 - Present “Infectious Arthritis” monthly teaching conference
08/2014 - Present “Physical Examination” for the Rheumatology 101 lectures series.
03/09/2016 “Monoarticular Arthritis” Lecture given to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residents/students at Medical College of Wisconsin
09/07/2016 - Present Yearly Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology/Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine: “SLE in pregnancy” Fellowship lecture.
05/08/2018 - 05/10/2018 Clinical Pathophysiology noon Conference Tuesday VA & Thursday MCW
02/28/2019 ID Fellows: Syndromes that masquerade as infections
03/27/2019 PMR Residents: Systemic Lupus: Treatment and Complications
04/17/2020 Present "Rheumatological Outpatient Illness" Pulmonary Grand Rounds
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
Invited Lecturer Spring Semester 2013. Diagnostic Methods Course (651) PA students, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 02/2013 Mentor
3rd year Internal Medicine Mentor 02/2013 UW-Madison, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 02/2013 Lecturer
Musculoskeletal Small Group Facilitator 2nd year Medical Student Curriculum, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 03/2013 Facilitator
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
Research Programs
08/01/2021 - Present Clinical Trials - Efficacy and Safety of Benralizumab in EGPA Compared to Mepolizumab (MANDARA) - Sub Investigator
09/2021 - 12/16/2025 Clinical Trials PRO40425 FP19834 - Lupus Nephritis - Novartis
 
Clinical Programs
01/2019 - Present MCW Sports Medicine - Member of the Elite Athlete Medical Specialty consulting Team
01/2019 - Present Initiated and leading the effort to create a multidisciplinary "High Risk" Lupus clinic
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2014 - 06/2018 Sjogren's patient support group liaison
03/2017 - Present LUPUS Foundation of America, Wisconsin Chapter Board of Directors
05/2018 - Present Team "Wiggle Rheum" Captain for Annual "Walk to End Lupus Now" Lupus Foundation of America, WI
05/21/2021 Content Expert for WISN radio's "The Latest Word on Medicine - Lupus Awareness Month" Milwaukee Wisconsin
05/22/2021 Expert Panelist for WISN radio's "The Word on Medicine - Rheumatology" Milwaukee Wisconsin
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Gazeley, D, Schell W, Noxie N. Perinatal HIV exposure and transmission in Wisconsin, 1994-2005. Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Update Fall 2006, Pgs 5-9.
2. Gazeley DJ, Cronin ME. Diagnosis and treatment of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2011 Dec;3(6):315-24. PMCID: PMC3383495
3. Tzou M, Gazeley DJ, Mason PJ. Retroperitoneal fibrosis. Vasc Med. 2014 Oct;19(5):407-14.
4. Gazeley DJ, Yeturi S, Patel PJ, Rosenthal AK. Erosive osteoarthritis: A systematic analysis of definitions used in the literature. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2017 Feb;46(4):395-403. PMCID: PMC6278834
5. Garg S, Chewning B, Gazeley D, Gomez S, Kaitz N, Weber AC, Rosenthal A, Bartels C. Patient and healthcare team recommended medication adherence strategies for hydroxychloroquine: results of a qualitative study informing intervention development Lupus Science and Medicine. 1 August 2022;9(1).
6. Oddis CV, Rockette HE, Zhu L, Koontz DC, Lacomis D, Venturupalli S, Moghadam-Kia S, Ascherman DP, Crofford L, Dimachkie MM, Ernste F, Gazeley D, Marder G, Aggarwal R. Randomized Trial of Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Refractory Adult Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis ACR Open Rheumatology. 2022.
7. Nepal D, Gazeley D. Role of IL-6 and IL-6 targeted therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2023 Dec 01;62(12):3804-3810.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Chang I, Gazeley D. Crystalline arthropathy and bone health. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2018 Mar;30(2):173-176.
 
Abstracts
1. Fitzgerald SA, Sharkey CD, Vreede AP, Gazeley DJ, McFarland TA, Schaser KA, Rose WN. ADAMTS13-deficient thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with concomitant systemic lupus erythematosus [American Society for Apheresis abstract 50]. J Clin Apher. 2013;28(2):113.
2. Gazeley D, Weinblatt M, Bender S. Early Diagnosis and Treatment of RA: Clinical Performance and Economic Outcomes from Continuing Education Initiative [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017; 69 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/early-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-ra-clinical-performance-and-economic-outcomes-from-a-continuing-education-initiative/. Accessed July 15, 2019.
3. Aggarwal R, Rockette H, Venturupalli S, Marder G, Dimachkie M, Gazeley D, Ernste F, Crofford L, Moghadam-Kia S, Koontz D, Zhu L, Oddis C, Gazeley D. Tocilizumab in Myositis: Results of a Phase IIb Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020; 72 (suppl 10).
4. Bartels CM, Gazeley D, Rosenthal AK, Ferguson S, Ramly E, Messina M, White DW. Multisite Study of the Impact of COVID-19 Era Telemedicine Expansion on Reduction in No-Show Rates. Poster presentation. American College of Rheumatology Convergence 2020 national meeting (virtual). November 7, 2020. Arthritis and Rheumatol. 2020; 72 (suppl 10).
5. Gazeley D, Messina M, Ramly E, Rosenthal A, Lapp L, Stewart L, Bartels C. Tailored BP Connect Protocol with Implementation Support for Rheumatology Clinic Staff Exceeds Non-tailored Protocol at Improving Primary Care Referrals for Blood Pressure Follow-up [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021; 73 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/tailored-bp-connect-protocol-with-implementation-support-for-rheumatology-clinic-staff-exceeds-non-tailored-protocol-at-improving-primary-care-referrals-for-blood-pressure-follow-up/
6. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence November 2023 – San Diego, CA - Association Between Area Deprivation Index and Organ Damage Accumulation in a Statewide Incident Lupus Cohort Jonathan Katz1, Bryn Sutherland2, Ang Yu3, Jenna Cormier2, Yiran Jiang2, David Gazeley4, Felix Elwert3 and Christie M. Bartels5, 1Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 2Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 3Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 4Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, 5University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
7. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence November 2023 – San Diego, CA - Examining Hydroxychloroquine Prescribing and SLE Damage in a Statewide Lupus Cohort Jenna Cormier1, Bryn Sutherland1, Yiran Jiang2, David Gazeley3, Jonathan Katz4, Shalvi Parikh4, Carlos Torres5, Eden Charles5, Ang Yu6, Felix Elwert6 and Christie M. Bartels7, 1Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 3Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, 4Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 5University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 6Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 7University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI