Bonnie Bermas, M.D. Titles and Appointments Professor Endowed Title Dr. Morris Ziff Distinguished Professorship in Rheumatology School Medical School Department Internal Medicine | Obstetrics and Gynecology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Bonnie Bermas, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Rheumatic Diseases. She specializes in rheumatology disorders. Originally from New Rochelle, New York, Dr. Bermas holds a bachelor's degree in biochemical sciences from Princeton University in New Jersey. She earned her medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. She completed a residency in internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center. She then completed advanced training through fellowships in rheumatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Bermas is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in rheumatology. She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017. Dr. Bermas is a member of the American College of Rheumatology. Dr. Bermas' research interests include pregnancy and rheumatic diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), and rheumatic immune checkpoint inhibitor adverse events. She has delivered numerous international and national invited lectures, contributed to books such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and published a number of academic articles. Personal Note Outside of work, Dr. Bermas’ interests include her family, reading, cooking, and biking. Education Medical School Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1989) Residency New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)) (1989), Internal Medicine Fellowship Brigham and Women's Hospital (1990), Rheumatology Fellowship National Institutes of Health (1993), Rheumatology Research Interest Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases Rheumatologic Manifestations of Check-point Inhibitors Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Publications Featured Publications Inflammatory myositis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Bitencourt N, Solow EB, Wright T, Bermas BL, Lupus 2020 Jun 29 7 776-781 Statin Intolerance, anti-HMGCR Antibodies, and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Myositis: A "Two-Hit" Autoimmune Toxicity or Clinical Predisposition? von Itzstein MS, Khan S, Popat V, Lu R, Khan SA, Fattah FJ, Park JY, Bermas BL, Karp DR, Ahmed M, Saltarski JM, Gloria-McCutchen Y, Xie Y, Li QZ, Wakeland EK, Gerber DE, Oncologist 2020 May American College of Rheumatology Guidance for the Management of Rheumatic Disease in Adult Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Version 1. Mikuls TR, Johnson SR, Fraenkel L, Arasaratnam RJ, Baden LR, Bermas BL, Chatham W, Cohen S, Costenbader K, Gravallese EM, Kalil AC, Weinblatt ME, Winthrop K, Mudano AS, Turner A, Saag KG, Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 2020 Apr 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases. Sammaritano LR, Bermas BL, Chakravarty EE, Chambers C, Clowse MEB, Lockshin MD, Marder W, Guyatt G, Branch DW, Buyon J, Christopher-Stine L, Crow-Hercher R, Cush J, Druzin M, Kavanaugh A, Laskin CA, Plante L, Salmon J, Simard J, Somers EC, Steen V, Tedeschi SK, Vinet E, White CW, Yazdany J, Barbhaiya M, Bettendorf B, Eudy A, Jayatilleke A, Shah AA, Sullivan N, Tarter LL, Birru Talabi M, Turgunbaev M, Turner A, D'Anci KE, Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 2020 04 72 4 529-556 Development of a Set of Lupus-Specific Ambulatory Care Sensitive, Potentially Preventable Adverse Conditions: A Delphi Consensus Study. Feldman CH, Speyer C, Ashby R, Bermas B, Bhattacharyya S, Chakravarty E, Everett B, Ferucci E, Hersh AO, Marty FM, Merola JF, Ramsey-Goldman R, Rovin BH, Son MB, Tarter L, Waikar S, Yazdany J, Weissman JS, Costenbader KH, Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2019 Oct The prevention, screening and treatment of congenital heart block from neonatal lupus: a survey of provider practices. Clowse MEB, Eudy AM, Kiernan E, Williams MR, Bermas B, Chakravarty E, Sammaritano LR, Chambers CD, Buyon J, Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018 07 57 suppl_5 v9-v17 Trends in use of hydroxychloroquine during pregnancy in systemic lupus erythematosus patients from 2001 to 2015. Bermas BL, Kim SC, Huybrechts K, Mogun H, Hernandez-Diaz S, Bateman BT, Desai RJ Lupus 2018 Jan 961203317749046 An evaluation of the patient-administered Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index for assessing disease activity during pregnancy. Bermas BL, Tedeschi SK, Frits M, Shadick NA Rheumatology (Oxford) 2017 Dec 56 12 2237-2239 Rheumatologic symptoms in oncologic patients on PD-1 inhibitors. Kuswanto WF, MacFarlane LA, Gedmintas L, Mulloy A, Choueiri TK, Bermas BL Semin. Arthritis Rheum. 2017 Oct Lactation and Management of Postpartum Disease. Bermas BL Rheum. Dis. Clin. North Am. 2017 May 43 2 249-262 Results 1-10 of 20 1 2 Next Last Books Featured Books Pregnancy in Siogren's Syndrome, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease. In Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases Bermas BL, Sammaritano LR (2014). New York NY, Springer Press Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease. In Textbook of Rheumatology Sammaritano LR, Bermas, BL (2016). Elsevier Health Sciences The Medical Management of the Rheumatology Patient During Pregnancy. In Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases Bermas BL (2014). New York, NY, Springer Press Drugs and Pregnancy. In Rheumatology, 6th Ed. Bermas BL (2015). St. Louis, MO, Mosby Pregnancy and Fertility in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, 1st Ed. Bermas BL, Sammaritano LR (2016). Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Honors & Awards Best Doctors in Boston (2017) Best Doctors in America (2016) Best Doctors in America (2015) Compassionate CaregiverBrigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (2011) Best Doctors in America (2010) Best Doctors in America (2009) Best Doctors in Boston (2008) Best Doctors in Boston (2007) Best Doctors in Boston (2002) Alpha Omega AlphaMedical Honor Society (1985) Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Rheumatology (1993)
