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Najia Shakoor, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Rush Medical College and serves as an attending physician at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Shakoor received her medical degree from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine and her fellowship in rheumatology at Rush.

Research Interest

Shakoor performs clinical research studies on osteoarthritis. Her studies primarily focus on looking at the risk factors for the development of osteoarthritis and non-invasive interventions for treating and managing osteoarthritis. Her current studies are looking at footwear for the management of osteoarthritis and what types of footwear may be the most appropriate for patients with osteoarthritis to wear. She also evaluates sensory function in osteoarthritis and how sensory function may be involved in the disease process.

Over the past 3 years, Shakoor has received grant support from the NIH as well the Arthritis Foundation. She also serves as consultant, on a large NIH-funded national study, the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST).

Collaborations

RUMC Investigators:

Shakoor's studies are performed in collaboration with the Rush Gait Laboratory which is part of the Orthopedic Department. The Gait Laboratory, is a new high tech facility, an essential part of her studies. She is one of the primary users of this resource at Rush.

1. Markus Wimmer, PhD: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, RUMC. - Dr. Wimmer...
    
2. Kharma Foucher, MD, PhD: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, RUMC. - Dr. Foucher...
    
3. Roy Lidtke, DPM: Section of Rheumatology, RUMC. - Dr. Lidtke...
    
4. Carla Scanzello, MD, PhD: Section of Rheumatology, RUMC. - Dr. Scanzello...
    
5. Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD: Dept. of Biochemistry, RUMC. - Dr. Malfait...
    
6. Laura Thorp, PhD: Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RUMC. - Dr. Thorp...
    

National Collaborations:

1. Michael C. Nevitt, PhD, MPH: Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics,University of California, San Francisco - Dr. Nevittt is the principal investigator for the Multicenter Osteoarthritis (MOST) Study.
    
2. Howard J. Hillstrom, PhD: Director, Leon Root, M.D. Motion Analysis Laboratory,Hospital for Special Surgery - Dr. Hillstrom...
    

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Publications (selected from 25 peer-reviewed publications)

1. Shakoor N,Lee KJ, Fogg LF, Wimmer MA, Foucher KC, Mikolaitis RA, Block JA.  The relationship of vibratory perception with dynamic joint loading, radiographic severity, and pain in knee osteoarthritis.  Arthritis Rheum 64(1):181-6, 2012. [PMID: 21898358]
    
2. Shakoor N, Dua A, Thorp LE,  Mikolaitis RA, Wimmer MA, Foucher KC,  Fogg LF, Block JA.  Asymmetric loading and bone mineral density at the asymptomatic knees of subjects with unilateral hip osteoarthritis.  Arthritis Rheum 63(12):3853-8), 2011. [PMID: 22127702]
    
3. Block JA,Shakoor N.   Lower Limb Osteoarthritis:  Biomechanical alterations and implications for therapy.  Curr Opinion Rheumatol 22(5):544-50, 2010. [PMID: 20592605]
    
4. Shakoor N, Sengupta M, Foucher KC, Wimmer MA, Fogg LF, Block JA.  The effects of common footwear on joint loading in osteoarthritis of the knee.  Arthritis Rheum 62(7):917-23, 2010. [PMID: 20191571]
    
5. Shakoor N, Lidtke RH, Sengupta M, Fogg LF, Block JA.  The effects of specialized footwear on joint loads in osteoarthritis of the knee. Arthritis Rheum 59(9): 1214-20, 2008. [PMID: 18759313]  

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Major Accomplishments of Former Trainees

Shakoor has mentored a dozen residents, fellows and graduate students in research.

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