Tuhina Neogi

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Dr. Tuhina Neogi is Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology at Boston University Schools of Medicine and of Public Health, the endowed Alan S. Cohen Professor of Rheumatology, Chief of Rheumatology at Boston Medical Center, and System Chief of the Health System. As a rheumatologist and PhD-trained epidemiologist, her research focuses on osteoarthritis and crystal-related arthritis, with a particular focus on pain mechanisms. She has numerous NIH grants supporting her research. Dr. Neogi serves or has served on the boards of several professional and scientific societies, is a past chair of the FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee, and is a Deputy Editor for Osteoarthritis & Cartilage and editor for Firestein & Kelley’s Textbook of Rheumatology. Her work was recognized with the 2014 ACR Henry Kunkel Young Investigator Award, the 2022 OARSI Clinical Research Award, and an honorary doctorate from Lund University in Sweden in 2021. She has led or engaged in development of new classification criteria for a number of rheumatic diseases, and has led national ACR treatment guidelines for gout and osteoarthritis. In addition to research and clinical care, Dr. Neogi mentors early-stage researchers. In recognition for her mentoring, she received the 2025 ACR Excellence in Investigative Mentoring Award.