Yousaf Ali

  • ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Medicine, Rheumatology
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Specialty

Certifications

  • Rheumatology

  • American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Focus

Education

  • BM, Royal Free Hospital Sch of Medicine

  • MD, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. University of London

  • Residency, Oregon Health and Science University
    Internal Medicine

  • Fellowship, Yale University
    Rheumatology

  • Residency, Internal Medicine
    Oregon Health Sciences University

Biography

    Dr. Ali is a graduate of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in London. After 2 years of postgraduate training in the UK, Dr. Ali  moved to the US and completed Internal Medicine training at OHSU in Portland, Oregon. He then trained in Rheumatology at Yale University and is board certified in both Rheumatology and Internal Medicine.  He is the current Interim Chief of Rheumatology. 

    Dr. Ali was in practice in Providence, Rhode Island for 9 years where he was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Brown University. He received many awards including the prestigious Beckwith Family award for outstanding teaching.

    He has published many articles, book chapters, and has lectured widely on Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoporosis, Gout, SLE, Osteoarthritis and the development and study of Novel Biologic therapeutics.

Awards

  • 2007 - 2008
    Best Doctors in Rhode Island

  • 2006 - 2006
    Beckwith Family Award for outstanding teaching
    Brown University

  • 2004 - 2004
    Teaching Recognition Award
    Brown university

  • 2001 - 2001
    Preceptor Award
    Brown University

Publications

Hyaluronan Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee [review]. Med Lett Drugs Ther.; 40(1030).

Refractory Scleritis Associated with Hepatitis C and Cyroglobulinemia. J Clinical Rheumatology 1999 December;.

Acute pseudogout following intr-articular injection of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid. Am J Med 1999 December ; 107(6): 641-642.

Infliximab induced SLE. Annals Internal Medicine 2002 October; 137(7): 625-626.

Always trust your gut feeling. The Lancet 2005 March; 365(9465): 1201.

Ali Y, Perlman E. Successful treatment of refractory sarcoid associated uveitis with Inflixmab. Annals of Internal Medicine 2004 June; 140(3465): no.11 W-48.

Ali . Self Assessment Questions in Rheumatology . Humana Press;.

Evaluation of the patient with Musculoskeletal symptoms. In: Hand Surgery. LWW Book; pp625-628.

Gout and Pseudogout: 
Primary Care for Women. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2nd Edition; pp633-636.

Aaron RK, Voisinet A, Racine J, Ali Y, Feller ER. Corticosteroid-associated avascular necrosis: dose relationships and early diagnosis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2011 Dec; 1240.

Industry Relationships

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.

Dr. Ali did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2012 and/or 2013: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website at http://icahn.mssm.edu/about-us/services-and-resources/faculty-resources/handbooks-and-policies/faculty-handbook. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.

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