Doyt Conn MD
Overview
Born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Dr. Conn received his BA from Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, and his MD at the University of Nebraska, College of Medicine, Omaha. He interned at Wayne County General Hospital in Eloise Michigan (Detroit) and was in the United States Public Health Service, the Division of Hospitals in Galveston, Texas.
After taking his medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, he joined the staff of the Division of Rheumatology at Mayo in 1970. Dr. Conn served as chair of the division for 11 years, rose to professor of medicine, and was named the John Finn Minnesota Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation Professor of Medicine.
After 25 years, he retired from Mayo in 1995 and became Sr. Vice President for Medical Affairs for the National Arthritis Foundation in Atlanta. Shortly thereafter, he joined the Division of Rheumatology at Emory University School of Medicine and Grady Health System. Dr. Conn started working at Emory full-time in 1998 and was named professor of medicine and chief of rheumatology at Grady. He became division director of rheumatology in 1999 until 2007, then served as interim director from 2009-2012.
Dr. Conn was a member of the ABIM for Rheumatology from 1882-1988, member of ABIM Sep for Rheumatology 2006-2008. He was Editor of the Bulletin in the Rheumatic Disease, 1998-2004 and is currently Chair of the DSMB for NAIMS sponsored Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium(VCRC) studies.
Dr. Conns research focus has been in vasculitis and complications of RA. Since joining Emory his focus has been on outcome studies in African Americans with Rheumatoid Arthritis and on the use and misuse of prednisone in the treatment of RA. He has published over 200 papers and book chapters.
Academic Appointment
- Professor of Medicine, Medicine - Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- BA from Nebraska Wesleyan University
- MD from University of Nebraska at Omaha
Research
Publications
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2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Kawasaki Disease.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) Volume: 74 Page(s): 538 - 548
04/01/2022 Authors: Gorelik M; Chung SA; Ardalan K; Binstadt BA; Friedman K; Hayward K; Imundo LF; Lapidus SK; Kim S; Son MB -
2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Kawasaki Disease.
Arthritis Rheumatol Volume: 74 Page(s): 586 - 596
04/01/2022 Authors: Gorelik M; Chung SA; Ardalan K; Binstadt BA; Friedman K; Hayward K; Imundo LF; Lapidus SK; Kim S; Son MB -
2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Polyarteritis Nodosa.
Arthritis Rheumatol Volume: 73 Page(s): 1384 - 1393
08/01/2021 Authors: Chung SA; Gorelik M; Langford CA; Maz M; Abril A; Guyatt G; Archer AM; Conn DL; Full KA; Grayson PC -
2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) Volume: 73 Page(s): 1088 - 1105
08/01/2021 Authors: Chung SA; Langford CA; Maz M; Abril A; Gorelik M; Guyatt G; Archer AM; Conn DL; Full KA; Grayson PC -
2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) Volume: 73 Page(s): 1071 - 1087
08/01/2021 Authors: Maz M; Chung SA; Abril A; Langford CA; Gorelik M; Guyatt G; Archer AM; Conn DL; Full KA; Grayson PC -
2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Polyarteritis Nodosa.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) Volume: 73 Page(s): 1061 - 1070
08/01/2021 Authors: Chung SA; Gorelik M; Langford CA; Maz M; Abril A; Guyatt G; Archer AM; Conn DL; Full KA; Grayson PC -
2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis.
Arthritis Rheumatol Volume: 73 Page(s): 1349 - 1365
08/01/2021 Authors: Maz M; Chung SA; Abril A; Langford CA; Gorelik M; Guyatt G; Archer AM; Conn DL; Full KA; Grayson PC -
2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis.
Arthritis Rheumatol Volume: 73 Page(s): 1366 - 1383
08/01/2021 Authors: Chung SA; Langford CA; Maz M; Abril A; Gorelik M; Guyatt G; Archer AM; Conn DL; Full KA; Grayson PC -
The Story Behind the Use of Glucocorticoids in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Semin Arthritis Rheum Volume: 51 Page(s): 15 - 19
02/01/2021 Authors: Conn DL -
Correction to: Effect of daily low dose prednisone, divided or single daily dose, in the treatment of African Americans with early rheumatoid arthritis.
Clin Rheumatol Volume: 37 Page(s): 1139
04/01/2018 Authors: Conn DL; Tiliakos A; Bao G; Liu S; Easley KA