Faculty
Peter A. Simkin, M.D.
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
American College of Rheumatology Master
OFFICE ADDRESS
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific Street
Box 356428
Seattle, WA 98195-6428
psimkin@uw.edu
Telephone: (206) 543-3414
FAX (206) 685-9397
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
B.A., Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, 1957
M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1961
Residency in Medicine, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, 1961-63
Residency in Medicine, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, 1965-66
Fellowship in Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1966-69
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Peter Simkin studies the pathophysiology and management of gouty arthritis as well as the structure and function of the synorium, cartilage and bone in healthy and diseased joints. Read more about his research here...
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Simkin, PA: Rethinking the physiology of articular cartilage. J Clin Rheum (in press).
Simkin PA: Pressure-driven intravasation of osseous fat. In Osteoarthritis pain. Felson D (Ed), (In press).
Simkin, PA: A biography of the chondrocyte. Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67:1064-1068.
Rosenthal AR, Fahey M, Gohr G, Burner T, Konon I, Daft L, Mattson E, Hirschmugl C, Ryan LM, Simkin P: Feasibility of a tetracycline-binding method for detecting synovial fluid basic calcium phosphate crystals. Arthritis Rheum 58: 3270-3274. 2008.
Simkin PA, Gardner GC. Musculoskeletal System and Joint Physiology. In: Rheumatology. Hochberg M et al Ed, 4th Edition, London, Elsevier, pp 33-43, 2008.
Simkin PA: Fluid dynamics of the joint space and trafficking of matrix products. In: Dynamics of Bone and Cartilage Metabolism, 2nd ed. Seibel MJ, Robbins SP, & Bilezekian JP (eds). San Diego, Academic Press, pp 451-456, 2006.
Simkin PA: Physiologic Aspects of Urate Homeostasis. In: Cyrstal-Induced Arthropathies, R. Wortmann, H.R. Schumacher, Jr., M. Becker, L. Ryans (eds.), Taylor and Francis, pp 255-277, 2006.