Awards
| 2014 | Questcor Research Fellowship Award für das Projekt: `RORγt a new isoform of RORγt in Th17 cells`. |
Christine Konya, M.D.
Board certified physician in internal medicine and rheumatology
Medical Training and Work experience
| Since 2018 - | Partner Physician at Private Practice “Rheumatologie am Wasserturm”, Mannheim |
| 2018 | German Internal Medicine and Rheumatology certification examination |
| 2016 - 2017 | Attending Physician at “Southern Oregon Rheumatology Clinic”, Oregon USA |
| 2015 | ABIM Rheumatology Board certification examination |
| 2015 | Medical Doctor Department of Nephrology Universitätsklinikum Mannheim and ACURA Klinikum Baden-Baden |
| 2012 - 2014 | Rheumatology Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston USA |
| 2013 | American Boards of Internal Medicine certification examination |
| 2012 | United States Medical Licensing Exam/ USMLE Step 3 |
| 2009 - 2012 | Internal Medicine Residency, Steward Carney Hospital, Tufts Medical School, Boston USA |
| 2008 | United States Medical Licensing Exam/ USMLE Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) |
| 2008 - 2009 | Research Fellow at the Lowance Center for Human Immunology, Emory University, Atlanta USA |
| 2007 | United States Medical Licensing Exam/ USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills) |
| 2006 - 2007 | Medical Doctor at Rheumatology Private Mannheim |
| 2006 | License to Practice Medicine in Germany |
| 2005 - 2006 | Medical School Ruprecht-Karls Universitaet Heidelberg |
| 2000 - 2005 | Medical School Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin |
Teaching
| 2012 - 2013 | Rheumatology review lectures of Harvard Medical School students |
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
| 2015 | Update on the role of Interleukin 17 in rheumatologic autoimmune diseases. Konya C, Paz Z, Apostolidis SA, Tsokos GC, Cytokine – 2015 Oct |
| 2014 | The role of T cells in systemic lupus erythematosus: an update. Konya C, Paz Z, Tsokos GC, Curr Opin Rheumatol – 2014 Sep |
| 2014 | Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Presenting as a Renal Tumor. Ward, A., Konya, C., Mark, E. J., Rosen, S., Am. J. Surg. Pathol. – 2014 Oct |
| 2013 | T Cells as Treatment Targets in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Konya, C.,Kyttaris, VC., Rheumatology: Current Research 2013 Jul |
| 2012 | CD8+CD45RA+CCR7+FOXP3+ T cells with immunosuppressive properties: a novel subset of inducible human regulatory T cells. Suzuki M, Jagger AL, Konya C, Shimojima Y, Pryshchep S, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. J Immunol. 2012 Sep |
| 2009 | Treating autoimmune disease by targeting CD8(+) t suppressor cells. Konya C, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2009 Aug |
| 2008 | Inhibitory CD8+ T cells in autoimmune disease. Suzuki M, Konya C, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. Hum Immunol. 2008 Nov |
Professional Membership
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie/DGRh
Berufsverband der Rheumatologen Nordbaden
American College of Physicians ACP
American College of Rheumatology ACR
Personal details
Mother of 2 wonderful sons
Spoken languages: German, English, Hungarian, Romanian