Alfredo Aguirre, MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Alfredo Aguirre is a rheumatologist who cares for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). His research interests include health care disparities in lupus treatment and the pharmacology of lupus drugs. He also leads clinical trials to evaluate new therapies for SLE and lupus nephritis (a complication of lupus affecting the kidneys).

Aguirre earned his medical degree from Emory University. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in rheumatology at UCSF.
Education
2022 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Publications

  1. Aguirre A, DeQuattro K, Shiboski S, Katz P, Greenlund KJ, Barbour KE, Gordon C, Lanata C, Criswel L, Dall'Era M, Yazdany J. Medication cost concerns and disparities in patient-reported outcomes among a multiethnic cohort of patients with lupus. The Journal of rheumatology 2023. PMID: 37321640


  2. Aguirre A, Izadi Z, Trupin L, Barbour KE, Greenlund KJ, Katz P, Lanata C, Criswell L, Dall'Era M, Yazdany J. Race, ethnicity, and disparities in risk of end-organ lupus manifestations following SLE diagnosis in a multiethnic cohort. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2022. PMID: 35452566


  3. Izadi Z, Gianfrancesco MA, Aguirre A, Strangfeld A, Mateus EF, Hyrich KL, Gossec L, Carmona L, Lawson-Tovey S, Kearsley-Fleet L, Schaefer M, Seet AM, Schmajuk G, Jacobsohn L, Katz P, Rush S, Al-Emadi S, Sparks JA, Hsu TY, Patel NJ, Wise L, Gilbert E, Duarte-García A, Valenzuela-Almada MO, Ugarte-Gil MF, Ribeiro SLE, de Oliveira Marinho A, de Azevedo Valadares LD, Giuseppe DD, Hasseli R, Richter JG, Pfeil A, Schmeiser T, Isnardi CA, Reyes Torres AA, Alle G, Saurit V, Zanetti A, Carrara G, Labreuche J, Barnetche T, Herasse M, Plassart S, Santos MJ, Rodrigues AM, Robinson PC, Machado PM, Sirotich E, Liew JW, Hausmann JS, Sufka P, Grainger R, Bhana S, Costello W, Wallace ZS, Yazdany J, Global Rheumatology Alliance Registry. Development of a Prediction Model for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases: Results From the Global Rheumatology Alliance Registry. ACR open rheumatology 2022. PMID: 35869686


  4. Aguirre A, Urisman A, Margaretten M. Starting off on the right foot: A 22-year-old woman with leg swelling. Arthritis care & research 2021. PMID: 34197038


  5. Aguirre A, Yazdany J. Hepatitis B Screening Before Biologic or Targeted Synthetic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drug Therapy: Many Roads to Improvement. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2021. PMID: 34725177


  6. Aguirre A, Trupin L, Margaretten M, Goglin S, Noh JH, Yazdany J. Using process improvement and systems redesign to improve rheumatology care quality in a safety net clinic. The Journal of rheumatology 2020. PMID: 32062597


  7. Swaims-Kohlmeier A, Haaland RE, Haddad LB, Sheth AN, Evans-Strickfaden T, Lupo LD, Cordes S, Aguirre AJ, Lupoli KA, Chen CY, Ofotukun I, Hart CE, Kohlmeier JE. Progesterone Levels Associate with a Novel Population of CCR5+CD38+ CD4 T Cells Resident in the Genital Mucosa with Lymphoid Trafficking Potential. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2016. PMID: 27233960


  8. Mori M, Aguirre AJ, Elder RW, Kashkouli A, Farris AB, Ford RM, Book WM. Beyond a broken heart: circulatory dysfunction in the failing Fontan. Pediatric cardiology 2014. PMID: 24531876


  9. Vicetti Miguel RD, Hendricks RL, Aguirre AJ, Melan MA, Harvey SA, Terry-Allison T, St Leger AJ, Thomson AW, Cherpes TL. Dendritic cell activation and memory cell development are impaired among mice administered medroxyprogesterone acetate prior to mucosal herpes simplex virus type 1 infection. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2012. PMID: 22942424