Robert George Lahita is an American physician, internist and rheumatologist, best known for his research into systemic lupus erythematosus.[1] and other autoimmune diseases. He is the author of more than 16 books and 150 scientific publications in the field of autoimmunity and immuno-endocrinology and a media consultant on health-related issues.[2] He currently serves as Director of the Institute of Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases at St. Joseph's Healthcare System,[3] specializing in autoimmunity, rheumatology, and treatment of diseases of joints, muscle, bones and tendons including arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries and collagen diseases.
Lahita is the editor of the standard textbook Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (5th edition),[6] now Lahita's Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (6th edition) and the Senior Editor of the Textbook of Autoimmune Diseases.[7] Lahita is the Associate Editor of Lupus, An International Journal[8] and was co-editor of the Yearbook of Rheumatology (out of print). He is the author of four books for the general public, Lupus, Q&A; Everything You Need to Know,[9]The Arthritis Solution[10]Rheumatoid Arthritis: Everything You Need to Know,[11]Women and Autoimmune Disease; The Mysterious Way the Body Betrays Itself,[12] and Immunity Strong - Boost Your Natural Healing Power and Live to 100.[13]
On September 11, 2001, Lahita triaged and treated those involved in the disaster that were transported to Jersey City, New Jersey by ferry. He was featured in Life Magazine's Faces of Ground Zero.[14]
Early life
Lahita graduated from Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey in 1963. In the 1960s Lahita attended Saint Peter's University, Jersey City, N.J., where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology in 1967.[15] He received his medical degree in 1973 and a PhD in microbiology with Russell W. Schaedler, Chairman of the Department of Microbiology from Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Xiong, W. and R.G. Lahita. Novel Treatments for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.[16] Vol 3, no 5, pp255–266. Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease. 2011.[17]
^Lahita, Robert G.; Bradlow, Leon; Fishman, Jack; Kunkel, Henry G. (July 1982). "Estrogen metabolism in systemic lupus erythematosus. Patients and family members". Arthritis & Rheumatism. 25 (7): 843–846. doi:10.1002/art.1780250726. ISSN0004-3591. PMID7104055.
^Lahita, R. G.; Bradlow, H. L.; Kunkel, H. G.; Fishman, J. (July 1981). "Increased 16 alpha-hydroxylation of estradiol in systemic lupus erythematosus". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 53 (1): 174–178. doi:10.1210/jcem-53-1-174. ISSN0021-972X. PMID7240374.
^Lahita, Robert G.; results, search (2014-12-02). Lupus Q&A Revised and Updated, 3rd edition: Everything You Need to Know (Revised, Updated ed.). Avery. ISBN9781583335451.
^results, search (1999-10-01). The Arthritis Solution: The Newest Treatments To Help You Live Pain-Free. New York: Avon. ISBN9780380807789.