- Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread to people through the bite of blacklegged ticks.
- Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system.
- Lyme disease is most common in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and upper-Midwest regions of the United States.
Dr. Jonathan Dixon
Education: A.B. Harvard College, 1966 (Magna Cum Laude, Economics)
M.D. Harvard Medical School, 1970 (Cum Laude)
Postgraduate Education:
1970-1971 Internship (straight medicine), University of California, San Francisco
1971-1973 Medical Residency, University of California, San Francisco
1973-1974 Fellow, Arthritis and Immunology, San Francisco V.A. Hospital, laboratory of Dr. Norman Talal
1977-1979 Fellow, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Practice Experience:
1979-2011 Private, group practice of rheumatology
2011-2016 Rheumatology Clinic
Hartford Hospital
2016- Rheumatologist, Bone and Joint Institute
Hartford Hospital
Military Experience:
1974-1977 Major, U.S. Army Medical Corps, honorable discharge. Meritorious Service medal
Board Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, 1971
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1973
American Board of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology), 1978
Licensure: Previously licensed to practice medicine in the State of Connecticut, CT 1979 (CT License # 021512)
Staff Appointments: Hartford Hospital (emeritus)
Faculty Appointments:
1980-1988 Clinical Instructor in Medicine, University of Connecticut
School of Medicine
1989- Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Professional Organizations: Fellow, American College of Rheumatology
Positions Held:
1974-1977 U.S. Army Europe, Consultant in Rheumatology and
Immunology
1979-1980 John Leonard Teaching Fellow, Hartford Hospital
1980-1986 Member, Medical and Scientific Committee, Connecticut
Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation
1985-1987 Secretary-Treasurer of the Medical Staff, Hartford Hospital
1987-1991 Board of Directors, Hartford Physicians Organization (HPA),
an IPA
1987-1991 Board of Directors, Hartford Physician-Hospital Organization
(HPHO)
1987-1989 Representative from the Rheumatology Division to the
Medical Advisory Board of the HPA
1987-1989 Chairman, Medical Advisory Board of the HPA
1987-1990 Member, Medical Review Committee A, Hartford County
Medical Association
1988-1990 Member, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff Council, Hartford Hospital
1988-1996 Member, Medical Staff Council, Hartford Hospital
1989-1990 President, Hartford Physicians Association
1990-1991 President, Hartford Physician-Hospital Organization
1990-1993 Chairman, Medical Review Committee B, Hartford County
Medical Association
1990-1993 Board of Directors, Hartford County Medical Association
1994-1995 Chairman, HPHO Task Force for new product development
1994-1996 Member, Connecticare (HMO)-Connecticare Physicians Network (IPA) Product Policy Team
1997 Chairman, Hartford Physician-Hospital Organization ad hoc
Committee on Medicare Risk Contracting
1997-2008 Member, Physician Health Committee, Hartford County Medical Association
1999 Secretary of the Medical Staff, Hartford Hospital
2003 Member of the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, Hartford Hospital
1999-2001 Vice-President of the Medical Staff, Hartford Hospital
2001-2008 Chairman, Physician Health Committee, Hartford County
Medical Association
2001-2011 Board of Directors, Hartford County Medical Association
2001- 2011 Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Hartford Hospital
President of the Medical Staff, Hartford Hospital
2004-2008 Board of Directors, Hartford Healthcare Corporation
2006-2007 Chairman, Search Committee for Chair of Department of
Medicine, Hartford Hospital
2007-2008 Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors of Hartford Hospital
2011-2017 Facilitator/Faculty, Correlated Medical Problem Solving
Course at University of Connecticut School of Medicine
2011-2016 Director, Rheumatology Clinic, Hartford Hospital
2012-2021 Board of Directors, Seabury, Inc (CHHI), Bloomfield, CT
2016-2022 Rheumatologist, Bone and Joint Institute, Hartford Hospital
2017- Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Seabury, Inc (CHHI)
2018- Facilitator/Faculty, Clinical Reasoning course for 2nd year
Students, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
2019-2021 Chair, Board of Directors, Seabury, Inc (CHHI)
2020- Chair, Board of Directors, Seabury at Home, Inc (SAHI)
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Publications
Cantu R, Ames A, DiGiacinto G, Dixon JA: Hypotension: A major factor limiting recovery from cerebral ischemia. J Surg Res 9: 525, 1969
Cantu R, Dixon JA, Ames A: Reversible ischemia model. J Surg Res 9: 521, 1969
Cantu R, Ames A, DiGiacinto G, Dixon JA: Reversibility of experimental cerebrovascular obstruction induced by complete ischemia. J Neurosurg 31: 429, 1969
Dixon JA, Sugai S, Talal N: An unusual mouse myeloma protein binding native DNA. Clin Exp Immunol 19: 347, 1975
Talal N, Smith LH, Dixon JA: Recent clinical and experimental developments in Sjogren’s syndrome. Western J Med 122: 50, 1975
Whiteside T, Dixon JA: Clinical usefulness of Crithidia Luciliae test for antibodies to native DNA. Amer J Clin Pathol 72: 829, 1979
Dixon JA, Mulhern L, Whiteside T, Luksick J: Crithidia Luciliae assay for antibodies to native DNA in procainamide-induced lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 7: 544, 1980
Medsger TA, Dixon JA, Garwood V: Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis associated with ovarian carcinoma. Ann Int Med 96: 424, 1982
Nester T, Levitz R, Toscani M, Dixon JA, et al: Penetration of the R and S epimers of moxalactam into synovial fluid. Curr Ther Res 42: 341, 1987
Koup J, Thomas D, Tucker E, Black A, Ruderman M, Dixon JA, Kinkel A: Plasma and synovial fluid meclofenamic acid concentrations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of the knee. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 35(2): 199, 1988
Weinblatt ME, Dixon JA, Falchuk KR: Serious liver disease in a patient receiving methotrexate and leflunomide. Arthritis Rheum 43: 2609, 2000