Anna Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine-Rheumatology

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Medical Schools:
  • MD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2012)
  • PhD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2012)
Undergraduate School:
  • AB, Harvard University (MA) (2003)
Internship:
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital Program (2012)
Residency:
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital Program, Rheumatology (2013)
Fellowships:
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital Program, Rheumatology (2014)
Languages: English
Department: Medicine-Rheumatology

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor

Recognition & Awards

  • Young Mentoring Award, Harvard Medical School (2021)
  • Department of Medicine Award for Exemplary Service, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2021)

Publications

  • Charitakis E, Dragioti E, Stratinaki M, Korela D, Tzeis S, Almroth H, Liuba I, Jönsson AH, Charalambous G, Karlsson LO, Tsartsalis D. Predictors of recurrence after catheter ablation and electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: an umbrella review of meta-analyses. Europace. 2023 Feb 8;25(1):40-48. PubMed PMID: 36037026
  • Tedeschi SK, Solomon DH, Chen Y, Ellrodt J, Whelan MG, Stratton J, Hayashi K, Whiteman NB, Chen L, Adejoorin I, Marks KE, Gomez-Rivas E, Rao DA, Jonsson AH, Wesemann DR. Humoral and cellular immune responses in persons with rheumatoid arthritis after a third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2023 Apr;59:152177. PubMed PMID: 36796211
  • Jonsson AH. Synovial Tissue Insights into Heterogeneity of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2023 Dec 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38157158
  • Kang JB, Shen AZ, Gurajala S, Nathan A, Rumker L, Aguiar VRC, Valencia C, Lagattuta KA, Zhang F, Jonsson AH, Yazar S, Alquicira-Hernandez J, Khalili H, Ananthakrishnan AN, Jagadeesh K, Dey K, Daly MJ, Xavier RJ, Donlin LT, Anolik JH, Powell JE, Rao DA, Brenner MB, Gutierrez-Arcelus M, Luo Y, Sakaue S, Raychaudhuri S. Mapping the dynamic genetic regulatory architecture of HLA genes at single-cell resolution. Nat Genet. 2023 Dec;55(12):2255-2268. PubMed PMID: 38036787
  • Zhang F, Jonsson AH, Nathan A, Millard N, Curtis M, Xiao Q, Gutierrez-Arcelus M, Apruzzese W, Watts GFM, Weisenfeld D, Nayar S, Rangel-Moreno J, Meednu N, Marks KE, Mantel I, Kang JB, Rumker L, Mears J, Slowikowski K, Weinand K, Orange DE, Geraldino-Pardilla L, Deane KD, Tabechian D, Ceponis A, Firestein GS, Maybury M, Sahbudin I, Ben-Artzi A, Mandelin AM 2nd, Nerviani A, Lewis MJ, Rivellese F, Pitzalis C, Hughes LB, Horowitz D, DiCarlo E, Gravallese EM, Boyce BF, Moreland LW, Goodman SM, Perlman H, Holers VM, Liao KP, Filer A, Bykerk VP, Wei K, Rao DA, Donlin LT, Anolik JH, Brenner MB, Raychaudhuri S. Deconstruction of rheumatoid arthritis synovium defines inflammatory subtypes. Nature. 2023 Nov;623(7987):616-624. PubMed PMID: 37938773
  • Kawano Y, Wang X, Patel NJ, Qian G, Kowalski E, Bade KJ, Vanni KMM, Jonsson AH, Williams ZK, Cook CE, Srivatsan S, Wallace ZS, Sparks JA. Breakthrough COVID-19 After Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab Among Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. J Rheumatol. 2023 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37839812
  • Weisenfeld D, Zhang F, Donlin L, Jonsson AH, Apruzzese W, Campbell D, Rao DA, Wei K, Holers VM, Gravallese E, Moreland L, Goodman S, Brenner M, Raychaudhuri S, Filer A, Anolik J, Bykerk V, Liao KP. Associations Between Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Factors and Synovial Cell Types and States. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023 Oct 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37791989
  • Wang R, Singaraju A, Marks KE, Shakib L, Dunlap G, Adejoorin I, Greisen SR, Chen L, Tirpack AK, Aude C, Fein MR, Todd DJ, MacFarlane L, Goodman SM, DiCarlo EF, Massarotti EM, Sparks JA, Jonsson AH, Brenner MB, Postow MA, Chan KK, Bass AR, Donlin LT, Rao DA. Clonally expanded CD38(hi) cytotoxic CD8 T cells define the T cell infiltrate in checkpoint inhibitor-associated arthritis. Sci Immunol. 2023 Jul 28;8(85):eadd1591. PubMed PMID: 37506196
  • Inamo J, Keegan J, Griffith A, Ghosh T, Horisberger A, Howard K, Pulford J, Murzin E, Hancock B, Jonsson AH, Seifert J, Feser ML, Norris JM, Cao Y, Apruzzese W, Louis Bridges S, Bykerk V, Goodman S, Donlin L, Firestein GS, Perlman H, Bathon JM, Hughes LB, Tabechian D, Filer A, Pitzalis C, Anolik JH, Moreland L, Guthridge JM, James JA, Brenner MB, Raychaudhuri S, Sparks JA, Michael Holers V, Deane KD, Lederer JA, Rao DA, Zhang F. Deep immunophenotyping reveals circulating activated lymphocytes in individuals at risk for rheumatoid arthritis. bioRxiv. 2023 Jul 4. PubMed PMID: 37461737
  • Faust HJ, Cheng TY, Korsunsky I, Watts GFM, Gal-Oz ST, Trim W, Kongthong K, Jonsson AH, Simmons DP, Zhang F, Padera R, Chubinskaya S, Wei K, Raychaudhuri S, Lynch L, Moody DB, Brenner MB. Adipocytes regulate fibroblast function, and their loss contributes to fibroblast dysfunction in inflammatory diseases. bioRxiv. 2023 May 18. PubMed PMID: 37292637
  • Tedeschi SK, Solomon DH, Rao DA, Jonsson AH, Wesemann DR. Response letter to the editor. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2023 Aug;61:152223. PubMed PMID: 37210284
  • Weinand K, Sakaue S, Nathan A, Jonsson AH, Zhang F, Watts GFM, Zhu Z, Rao DA, Anolik JH, Brenner MB, Donlin LT, Wei K, Raychaudhuri S. The Chromatin Landscape of Pathogenic Transcriptional Cell States in Rheumatoid Arthritis. bioRxiv. 2023 Apr 8. PubMed PMID: 37066336
  • Dunlap G, Wagner A, Meednu N, Zhang F, Jonsson AH, Wei K, Sakaue S, Nathan A, Bykerk VP, Donlin LT, Goodman SM, Firestein GS, Boyle DL, Holers VM, Moreland LW, Tabechian D, Pitzalis C, Filer A, Raychaudhuri S, Brenner MB, McDavid A, Rao DA, Anolik JH. Clonal associations of lymphocyte subsets and functional states revealed by single cell antigen receptor profiling of T and B cells in rheumatoid arthritis synovium. bioRxiv. 2023 Mar 21. PubMed PMID: 36993527
  • Kang JB, Shen AZ, Sakaue S, Luo Y, Gurajala S, Nathan A, Rumker L, Aguiar VRC, Valencia C, Lagattuta K, Zhang F, Jonsson AH, Yazar S, Alquicira-Hernandez J, Khalili H, Ananthakrishnan AN, Jagadeesh K, Dey K, Daly MJ, Xavier RJ, Donlin LT, Anolik JH, Powell JE, Rao DA, Brenner MB, Gutierrez-Arcelus M, Raychaudhuri S. Mapping the dynamic genetic regulatory architecture of HLA genes at single-cell resolution. medRxiv. 2023 Mar 20. PubMed PMID: 36993194
  • Tedeschi SK, Solomon DH, Chen Y, Ellrodt J, Whelan MG, Stratton J, Hayashi K, Whiteman NB, Chen L, Adejoorin I, Marks KE, Gomez-Rivas E, Rao DA, Jonsson AH, Wesemann DR. Humoral and cellular immune responses in persons with rheumatoid arthritis after a third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2023 Apr;59:152177. PubMed PMID: 36796211
  • Lagattuta KA, Kang JB, Nathan A, Pauken KE, Jonsson AH, Rao DA, Sharpe AH, Ishigaki K, Raychaudhuri S. Repertoire analyses reveal T cell antigen receptor sequence features that influence T cell fate. Nat Immunol. 2022 Mar;23(3):446-457. PubMed PMID: 35177831
  • Jonsson AH, Zhang F, Dunlap G, Gomez-Rivas E, Watts GFM, Faust HJ, Rupani KV, Mears JR, Meednu N, Wang R, Keras G, Coblyn JS, Massarotti EM, Todd DJ, Anolik JH, McDavid A, Wei K, Rao DA, Raychaudhuri S, Brenner MB. Granzyme K(+) CD8 T cells form a core population in inflamed human tissue. Sci Transl Med. 2022 Jun 15;14(649):eabo0686. PubMed PMID: 35704599
  • Korsunsky I, Wei K, Pohin M, Kim EY, Barone F, Major T, Taylor E, Ravindran R, Kemble S, Watts GFM, Jonsson AH, Jeong Y, Athar H, Windell D, Kang JB, Friedrich M, Turner J, Nayar S, Fisher BA, Raza K, Marshall JL, Croft AP, Tamura T, Sholl LM, Vivero M, Rosas IO, Bowman SJ, Coles M, Frei AP, Lassen K, Filer A, Powrie F, Buckley CD, Brenner MB, Raychaudhuri S. Cross-tissue, single-cell stromal atlas identifies shared pathological fibroblast phenotypes in four chronic inflammatory diseases. Med. 2022 Jul 8;3(7):481-518.e14. PubMed PMID: 35649411
  • Tedeschi SK, Stratton J, Ellrodt JE, Whelan MG, Hayashi K, Yoshida K, Chen L, Adejoorin I, Marks KE, Jonsson AH, Rao DA, Solomon DH. Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity assessed by patient-reported outcomes and flow cytometry before and after an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Jul;81(7):1045-1048. PubMed PMID: 35168944
  • Simmons DP, Nguyen HN, Gomez-Rivas E, Jeong Y, Jonsson AH, Chen AF, Lange JK, Dyer GS, Blazar P, Earp BE, Coblyn JS, Massarotti EM, Sparks JA, Todd DJ, Rao DA, Kim EY, Brenner MB. SLAMF7 engagement superactivates macrophages in acute and chronic inflammation. Sci Immunol. 2022 Feb 11;7(68):eabf2846. PubMed PMID: 35148199
  • Gutierrez-Arcelus M, Baglaenko Y, Arora J, Hannes S, Luo Y, Amariuta T, Teslovich N, Rao DA, Ermann J, Jonsson AH, Navarrete C, Rich SS, Taylor KD, Rotter JI, Gregersen PK, Esko T, Brenner MB, Raychaudhuri S. Allele-specific expression changes dynamically during T cell activation in HLA and other autoimmune loci. Nat Genet. 2020 Mar;52(3):247-253. PubMed PMID: 32066938
  • Choi B, Choudhary MC, Regan J, Sparks JA, Padera RF, Qiu X, Solomon IH, Kuo HH, Boucau J, Bowman K, Adhikari UD, Winkler ML, Mueller AA, Hsu TY, Desjardins M, Baden LR, Chan BT, Walker BD, Lichterfeld M, Brigl M, Kwon DS, Kanjilal S, Richardson ET, Jonsson AH, Alter G, Barczak AK, Hanage WP, Yu XG, Gaiha GD, Seaman MS, Cernadas M, Li JZ. Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Host. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 3;383(23):2291-2293. PubMed PMID: 33176080
  • Hou L, Rao DA, Yuki K, Cooley J, Henderson LA, Jonsson AH, Kaiserman D, Gorman MP, Nigrovic PA, Bird PI, Becher B, Remold-O'Donnell E. SerpinB1 controls encephalitogenic T helper cells in neuroinflammation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Oct 8;116(41):20635-20643. PubMed PMID: 31548399
  • Arazi A, Rao DA, Berthier CC, Davidson A, Liu Y, Hoover PJ, Chicoine A, Eisenhaure TM, Jonsson AH, Li S, Lieb DJ, Zhang F, Slowikowski K, Browne EP, Noma A, Sutherby D, Steelman S, Smilek DE, Tosta P, Apruzzese W, Massarotti E, Dall'Era M, Park M, Kamen DL, Furie RA, Payan-Schober F, Pendergraft WF 3rd, McInnis EA, Buyon JP, Petri MA, Putterman C, Kalunian KC, Woodle ES, Lederer JA, Hildeman DA, Nusbaum C, Raychaudhuri S, Kretzler M, Anolik JH, Brenner MB, Wofsy D, Hacohen N, Diamond B. Publisher Correction: The immune cell landscape in kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis. Nat Immunol. 2019 Oct;20(10):1404. PubMed PMID: 31409923
  • Arazi A, Rao DA, Berthier CC, Davidson A, Liu Y, Hoover PJ, Chicoine A, Eisenhaure TM, Jonsson AH, Li S, Lieb DJ, Zhang F, Slowikowski K, Browne EP, Noma A, Sutherby D, Steelman S, Smilek DE, Tosta P, Apruzzese W, Massarotti E, Dall'Era M, Park M, Kamen DL, Furie RA, Payan-Schober F, Pendergraft WF 3rd, McInnis EA, Buyon JP, Petri MA, Putterman C, Kalunian KC, Woodle ES, Lederer JA, Hildeman DA, Nusbaum C, Raychaudhuri S, Kretzler M, Anolik JH, Brenner MB, Wofsy D, Hacohen N, Diamond B. The immune cell landscape in kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis. Nat Immunol. 2019 Jul;20(7):902-914. PubMed PMID: 31209404
  • Zhang F, Wei K, Slowikowski K, Fonseka CY, Rao DA, Kelly S, Goodman SM, Tabechian D, Hughes LB, Salomon-Escoto K, Watts GFM, Jonsson AH, Rangel-Moreno J, Meednu N, Rozo C, Apruzzese W, Eisenhaure TM, Lieb DJ, Boyle DL, Mandelin AM 2nd, Boyce BF, DiCarlo E, Gravallese EM, Gregersen PK, Moreland L, Firestein GS, Hacohen N, Nusbaum C, Lederer JA, Perlman H, Pitzalis C, Filer A, Holers VM, Bykerk VP, Donlin LT, Anolik JH, Brenner MB, Raychaudhuri S. Defining inflammatory cell states in rheumatoid arthritis joint synovial tissues by integrating single-cell transcriptomics and mass cytometry. Nat Immunol. 2019 Jul;20(7):928-942. PubMed PMID: 31061532
  • Singh JA, Guyatt G, Ogdie A, Gladman DD, Deal C, Deodhar A, Dubreuil M, Dunham J, Husni ME, Kenny S, Kwan-Morley J, Lin J, Marchetta P, Mease PJ, Merola JF, Miner J, Ritchlin CT, Siaton B, Smith BJ, Van Voorhees AS, Jonsson AH, Shah AA, Sullivan N, Turgunbaev M, Coates LC, Gottlieb A, Magrey M, Nowell WB, Orbai AM, Reddy SM, Scher JU, Siegel E, Siegel M, Walsh JA, Turner AS, Reston J. Special Article: 2018 American College of Rheumatology/National Psoriasis Foundation Guideline for the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Jan;71(1):2-29. PubMed PMID: 30499259
  • Gansner JM, Rahmani M, Jonsson AH, Fortin BM, Brimah I, Ellis M, Smeland-Wagman R, Li ZJ, Schenkel JM, Brenner MB, Yefidoff-Freedman R, Sloan SR, Berliner N, Issa NC, Baden LR, Longo DL, Wesemann DR, Neuberg D, Rao DA, Kaufman RM. Plateletpheresis-associated lymphopenia in frequent platelet donors. Blood. 2019 Feb 7;133(6):605-614. PubMed PMID: 30429159
  • Singh JA, Guyatt G, Ogdie A, Gladman DD, Deal C, Deodhar A, Dubreuil M, Dunham J, Husni ME, Kenny S, Kwan-Morley J, Lin J, Marchetta P, Mease PJ, Merola JF, Miner J, Ritchlin CT, Siaton B, Smith BJ, Van Voorhees AS, Jonsson AH, Shah AA, Sullivan N, Turgunbaev M, Coates LC, Gottlieb A, Magrey M, Nowell WB, Orbai AM, Reddy SM, Scher JU, Siegel E, Siegel M, Walsh JA, Turner AS, Reston J. Special Article: 2018 American College of Rheumatology/National Psoriasis Foundation Guideline for the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 Jan;71(1):5-32. PubMed PMID: 30499246
  • Ebihara T, Jonsson AH, Yokoyama WM. Natural killer cell licensing in mice with inducible expression of MHC class I. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Nov 5;110(45):E4232-7. PubMed PMID: 24145414
  • Sauer K, Park E, Siegemund S, French AR, Wahle JA, Sternberg L, Rigaud S, Jonsson AH, Yokoyama WM, Huang YH. Inositol tetrakisphosphate limits NK cell effector functions by controlling PI3K signaling. Blood. 2013 Jan 10;121(2):286-97. PubMed PMID: 23175687
  • Jonsson AH, Yang L, Kim S, Taffner SM, Yokoyama WM. Effects of MHC class I alleles on licensing of Ly49A+ NK cells. J Immunol. 2010 Apr 1;184(7):3424-32. PubMed PMID: 20194719
  • Jonsson AH, Yokoyama WM. Assessing licensing of NK cells. Methods Mol Biol. 2010;612:39-49. PubMed PMID: 20033633
  • Jonsson AH, Yokoyama WM. Natural killer cell tolerance licensing and other mechanisms. Adv Immunol. 2009;101:27-79. PubMed PMID: 19231592
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Practice Locations

UCHealth Rheumatology Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-7700

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2015)
  • Rheumatology, Board Certification (2017)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Arthritis
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles
  • Immune System - Autoimmune Disorders
  • Immune System
  • Immune System - Rheumatoid Arthritis
Public Speaking
Yes

General Information

Medical Schools:
  • MD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2012)
  • PhD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2012)
Undergraduate Schools:
  • AB, Harvard University (MA) (2003)
Internships:
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital Program (2012)
Residency Programs:
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital Program, Rheumatology (2013)
Fellowships:
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital Program, Rheumatology (2014)
Languages: English
Department: Medicine-Rheumatology
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13001 East 17th Place
Campus Box C290
Aurora, CO 80045

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