Dr. Bindee Kuriya

Dr. Bindee Kuriya completed her medical school, internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at the University of Toronto. She earned a master’s degree in clinical epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Kuriya joined the faculty at Sinai Health in 2013 as a clinician investigator and her main interest is the evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes. Specifically, she uses RA registries and real-world population-level data to study important comorbidities associated with RA, including mental health conditions and cardiovascular disease. She is also actively involved in clinical trials of RA therapeutics and treatment strategies. In addition, Dr. Kuriya is the Director of the Rheumatology Rapid Access Clinic that serves to triage urgent referrals from the emergency department at Mount Sinai Hospital. Her practice is currently open for referrals for suspected or confirmed inflammatory arthritis only.