Patti Katz

Patti Katz, PhD is a Professor at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, Department of Medicine. As a leading researcher in rheumatology, her work focuses on patient-reported outcomes, health communications, and psychosocial factors in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). She serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of ACR Open Rheumatology and Deputy Editor for Methodology and Biostatistics at JBJS.

• Research highlights: Cognitive impairment in SLE, frailty assessment, obesity-disease interactions, and stress-disease outcomes
• Leadership roles in American College of Rheumatology

Her recent publications examine inflammation-cognition links, frailty epidemiology, and lifestyle impacts on chronic inflammatory diseases. She has developed patient-reported outcome metrics and validated cognitive assessment tools for autoimmune populations.

Scientific Awards include the Lawren H. Daltroy Award (2021), Lifetime Achievement Award (2015), and multiple President's Awards from rheumatology societies. She serves on editorial boards for key rheumatology journals and has mentored extensively in investigative methods.