Yu (Ray) Zuo, MD, MS
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About
Dr. Zuo is the Edward T. and Ellen K. Dryer Early Career Professor of Rheumatology, Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome Program associate director at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the pathogenic role of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) and autoimmunities against NETs in various thromboinflammatory diseases such as antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), vasculitis and COVID-19. He has authored more than 50 papers, and his current research is supported by the National Institute of Health, Taubman Medical Research Institute, Arthritis National Research Foundation, the National Institute of Health, the Rheumatology Research Foundation, and the Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan support his current research. He has earned the distinction of being named a Taubman Institute Emerging Scholar and was also the recipient of the 2024 American Society of Clinical Investigation Young Physician-Scientist Award.
Qualifications
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MSUT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
2016 - 2018
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MDRoss University School of Medicine, 2300 SW 145th Avenue, Miramar, FL, 33027, United States
2007 - 2011
Center Memberships
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Center MemberTaubman Institute
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Center MemberSamuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Recent Publications
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Gan Y, Liang W, Liu C, Yalavarthi S, Warnock M, Sabb K, Sarosh C, Schaefer JK, Tambralli A, Madison JA, Emal CD, Tsou PS, Shi H, Zuo Y, Lawrence DA, Knight JS. Journal of Autoimmunity, 2026 Jun 1; 161:Journal ArticleEndothelial cell-derived plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 potentiates thrombosis in antiphospholipid syndrome
DOI:10.1016/j.jaut.2026.103563 -
Kmetova K, Zuo, MD, MS YR, Gewurz-Singer O. 2026 Feb 23;Proceeding / Abstract / PosterThe Association of Calprotectin with Vascular Injury and Remodeling in Clinically-Isolated Aortitis
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Mazetto Fonseca BDM, NaveenKumar SK, Yalavarthi S, Sugur K, Newman TG, Hoy CK, Sarosh C, Schaefer JK, Tambralli A, Madison JA, Zuo Y, Orsi F, Holinstat M, Knight JS. Arthritis Rheumatol, 2025 Dec 1;Journal ArticleProthrombotic Activation of Platelet Pannexin 1 Channels in Antiphospholipid Syndrome.
DOI:10.1002/art.70001 PMID: 41327823 -
King S, Sarosh C, Tambralli A, Madison J, Zuo Y, Sood S, Girard J, Shevell L, Knight J, Schaefer J. Blood, 2025 Dec 8; 146 (Supplement 1): 3109Proceeding / Abstract / PosterAspirin use among patients with thrombotic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
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Chong E, Sugur K, Matossian S, Kmetova K, Christine G, Turnier J, Zuo, MD, MS Y. 2025 Oct 28;Proceeding / Abstract / PosterA New Link Between Calprotectin, Cholesterol Efflux Dysfunction, and Premature Atherosclerosis in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
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Madison J, Sloan E, Kwan O, Saez C, Lewis K, Marilao J, Baay B, Elrefai R, Dale M, McCurdy D, Goteti S, Bhatt J, Ogbu E, Knight J, Zuo, MD, MS Y. 2025 Oct 9;Proceeding / Abstract / PosterPerformance of the 2023 and 2006 APS Classification Criteria in Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with APS: A Multisite Cohort Study
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Kmetova K, Poppey G, Sugur K, Ford J, Liang W, Merkel P, Chong E, Yalavarthi S, NaveenKumar S, Milman N, Gewurz-Singer O, Zuo, MD, MS YR. 2025 Oct 5;Proceeding / Abstract / PosterThe Association of Calprotectin with Vascular Injury and Remodeling in Clinically-Isolated Aortitis
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NaveenKumar SK, Newman TG, Fonseca BM, Yalavarthi S, Flores Nascimento MC, Sabb K, Kmetova K, Chong E, Sugur K, Ranger CH, Tompkins MP, Sarosh C, Madison JA, Tambralli A, Schaefer JK, Holinstat M, Zuo Y, Knight JS. Blood Adv, 2025 Jul 24;Journal ArticleA Disrupted Adenosinergic Axis Facilitates Platelet Activation in APS: Exploring a Novel Therapeutic Target.
DOI:10.1182/bloodadvances.2025016162 PMID: 40705954
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