Dr. Ruchi Jain, Rheumatologist
Dr. Jain is a board-certified Rheumatologist located in Westchester County with over 10 years of experience in treating patients with all aspects of rheumatic diseases. She completed residency and fellowship training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She has been part of the academic faculty at Montefiore Medical Center in New York and previously Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, seeing and treating the most complex medical and Rheumatology conditions.
Dr. Jain is actively engaged in scholarly efforts in the field of Rheumatology. She has presented her research widely and maintains a faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She works with fellows/students at Montefiore Medical Center and serves as the Wellness officer in the division of Rheumatology. She also has an interest in Life coaching.
Dr. Jain has been named by her peers to Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro area 2017-2022, SuperDoctors in 2019-2022, Westchester Magazine Top Doctors 2017-2022 and Exceptional Women in Medicine Award 2020-2022.
Selected Publications and Presentations
Publications
A.Ramu, N. Kaur, R. Jain. Rare case of Sjögren’s syndrome antibody (SSA-Ro52kDA)-associated interstitial lung disease and myositis with pipe stem capillaries. BMJ Case Reports 2021: Vol 14, 10.
J. Lee, S. Rikin, R. Jain. Identifying Content Themes in Primary Care Physician and Rheumatologist Communications Within Electronic Consultations: A Qualitative Study. ACR Open Rheumatology 2021: Vol 3, 715-722
R. Duarte, C. Argoff, D. Gonzalez, M. Hossack, A. Jain, R. Jain, K. Nguyen, B. Pujar, N. Sehgal, J. Singh, D. Wong, A. Wong, S. Yerra, S. Wahezi. Telemedicine During COVID-19 and Beyond: A Practical Guide and Best Practices Multidisciplinary Approach for the Orthopedic and Neurologic Pain Physical Examination. Pain Physician: 23:S205-S237, 2020
Ayesha B, Kumthekar A, Jain R, Patel S, Ramesh M, Ferastraoaru D, Hudes G, Karagic M, Zafar S, Bartash R, Vasquez-Canizares N, Kitsis E, Tagoe C, Wahezi D, Rubinstein T, Broder A. Rapid Implementation of a Multidisciplinary COVID-19 Cytokine Storm Syndrome Task Force [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020; 72 (suppl 10).
I. Castrejon, E. Nikiphorou, R. Jain, A. Huang, J. Block, T. Pincus. Assessment of Fatigue in Routine Care on a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ): A Cross-sectional Study of Associations with RAPID-3 and other Variables in Different Rheumatic Diseases. Clin and Exp. Rheumatology. 34:901-909, 2016
I. Castrejon, J. Block, S. Everakes, R. Jain, T. Pincus. A Physician Checklist to Record Patient Levels of Inflammation, Damage and Distress as Quantitative Data Rather than as Narrative Impressions. Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. 73:178-194, July 2015
R. Jain, P.D. Gorevic. Approach to a Patient with Joint Pain. The Handbook of Hospitalist Medicine. 2011
R. Jain, S. Dasari, T. Soriano, L. Decherrie, L. Kerr. Rheumatologists on the Road: A Subspecialist’s Role in Caring for the Homebound. Arthritis Care and Research. 63:1482-85, Oct 2011
Presentations
Oral Podium Presentation: Identifying Educational Themes and Knowledge Gaps Through Analysis of Electronic Consultation (eConsult) Communication Between Primary Care Physicians and Rheumatologists; Atlanta, GA November 2019
Oral Podium Presentation: Rheumatologists on the Road: A Subspecialist’s Role in Caring for the Homebound. American College of Rheumatology conference; Atlanta, GA November 2010
Triage in Chronic Rheumatic Diseases: Face Validity of Quantitative Physician Estimates for Inflammation (Reversible), Damage (Irreversible), and Distress in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Fibromyalgia Seen in Usual Care. American College of Rheumatology conference; San Francisco, CA November 2015
4 Physician Global Assessments for Overall Status, Inflammation, Damage and “Neither”- with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Osteoarthritis (OA), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and Fibromyalgia (FM) Patients Seen in Usual Care; European League Against Rheumatism conference; Rome, Italy June 2015
How Much Does Fatigue Contribute to the Physician and Patient Global Estimates in Different Rheumatic Diseases? Analysis From Routine Care on a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ). European League Against Rheumatism conference; Rome, Italy June 2015
Quantitative Assessment of Fatigue in Routine Care Using a Multidimensional Health Questionnaire (MDHAQ). European League Against Rheumatism conference; Rome, Italy June 2015
Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment in a Cohort of Male Patients with Underlying Rheumatologic Diagnosis in a Tertiary Care Setting. American College of Rheumatology conference; Boston, MA November 2014
Improving Access to Health Care in Rheumatology Practices through Initiation of an Outpatient Urgent Care Clinic, A Paradigm Shift. American College of Rheumatology conference; Boston, MA November 2014
Overcoming Barriers to Acute Patient Access: Is there a Need for Urgent Care Clinics in Rheumatology Practices? American College of Rheumatology conference; Boston, MA November 2014