David Wofsy, M.D.

Professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology
University of California, San Francisco

David Wofsy, M.D. is Professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology at the University of California, San Francisco.  He also serves as Associate Dean for Admissions at the UCSF School of Medicine.  Dr. Wofsy received his M.D. from the University of California, San Diego.  He subsequently underwent internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship training at the University of California, San Francisco. He has been Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and Director of the Department of Medicine Clinical Trials Center at UCSF.  Dr. Wofsy also served as President of the American College of Rheumatology (2003-04).  He is best known for his research in murine models for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), where he developed and tested several novel strategies for the treatment of SLE.  His current research is devoted to the conduct of clinical trials of biologic therapies for people with SLE.