Gary A. Kunkel
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Gary A. Kunkel, MD

Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Farmington Health Center

165 N. University Ave.
Farmington , UT 84025
801-213-3200
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University of Utah Hospital

Rheumatology, Area E
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-7724
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VA - Building #14

500 S Foothill Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84148
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  • Dr.Kunkel received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and completed his internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowships at the University of Utah. Dr. Kunkel joined the faculty in 2004 in the Division of Rheumatology and is currently an associate professor of medicine. He is seeing patients at both the University Hospital and VA Medical Center, and has a clinical and research interest in the causes of, detection of (in particular with the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound), and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and gout.



    Dr.Kunkel has published several articles in the peer reviewed medical literature, and is a member of the American College of Rheumatology and the Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

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  • Dr.Kunkel received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and completed his internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowships at the University of Utah. Dr. Kunkel joined the faculty in 2004 in the Division of Rheumatology and is currently an associate professor of medicine. He is seeing patients at both the University Hospital and VA Medical Center, and has a clinical and research interest in the causes of, detection of (in particular with the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound), and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and gout.



    Dr.Kunkel has published several articles in the peer reviewed medical literature, and is a member of the American College of Rheumatology and the Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Rheumatology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Rheumatology)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Education history

    Fellowship Rheumatology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Residency Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Texas Southwestern M.D.
    Undergraduate University of Texas at Austin B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Wheeler AM, Baker JF, Riley TR 4th, Johnson TM, Yang Y, Roul P, Wysham KD, Cannon GW, Kunkel G, Kerr G, Ascherman DP, Monach P, Reimold A, Matson S, Poole JA, Duryee MJ, Thiele GM, Mikuls TR, England BR (2025). Peripheral Biomarker Signatures in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Arthritis Rheumatol. (Read full publication)
    2. Klein J, Wheeler A, Baker JF, Yang Y, Roul P, Frideres H, Wysham KD, Kerr GS, Reimold A, Ascherman DP, Kunkel GA, Cannon GW, Monach PA, Poole JA, Thiele GM, Mikuls TR, England BR (2024). MUC5B Promoter Variant and Survival in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Rheumatology (Oxford). (Read full publication)
    3. Aripova N, Thiele GM, Duryee MJ, Hunter CD, Yang Y, Roul P, Ascherman DP, Matson SM, Kunkel G, Cannon GW, Wysham KD, Kerr GS, Monach PA, Baker JF, Poole JA, Mikuls TR, England BR (2024). Antibodies to Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adduct Are Associated With Prevalent and Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in US Veterans. Arthritis Rheumatol, 76(9), 1353-1363. (Read full publication)
    4. Walsh JA, Pei S, Alexander S, Braaten T, Walker JH, Clewell J, Douglas KM, Penmetsa GK, Ye X, Breviu B, Cannon GW, Kunkel GA, Sauer BC (2024). Missed opportunities for treatment of inflammatory arthritis and factors associated with non-treatment: An observational cohort study in United States Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or ankylosing spondylitis. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 66, 152436. (Read full publication)
    5. Luedders BA, Wheeler AM, Ascherman DP, Baker JF, Duryee MJ, Yang Y, Roul P, Wysham KD, Monach P, Reimold A, Kerr GS, Kunkel G, Cannon GW, Poole JA, Thiele GM, Mikuls TR, England BR (2024). Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase Concentrations and Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease in a Prospective Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort. Arthritis Rheumatol. (Read full publication)
    6. Wheeler AM, Baker JF, Riley T, Yang Y, Roul P, Wysham KD, Cannon GW, Kunkel G, Kerr G, Ascherman DP, Monach P, Reimold A, Poole JA, Merriman TR, Mikuls TR, England BR (2024). Development and Internal Validation of a Clinical and Genetic Risk Score for Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Rheumatology (Oxford). (Read full publication)
    7. Poole JA, England BR, Sayles H, Johnson TM, Duryee MJ, Hunter CD, Baker JF, Kerr GS, Kunkel G, Cannon GW, Sauer BC, Wysham KD, Joseph AM, Wallace BI, Thiele GM, Mikuls TR (2023). Serum alarmins and the risk of incident interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford), 63(7), 1998-2005. (Read full publication)
    8. Wallace BI, England BR, Baker JF, Rojas J, Sauer BC, Roul P, Kunkel GA, Braaten TJ, Petro A, Mikuls TR, Cannon GW (2023). Lowering Expectations: Glucocorticoid Tapering Among Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis Achieving Low Disease Activity on Stable Biologic Therapy. ACR Open Rheumatol, 5(9), 437-442. (Read full publication)
    9. Wheeler AM, Baker JF, Poole JA, Ascherman DP, Yang Y, Kerr GS, Reimold A, Kunkel G, Cannon GW, Wysham KD, Singh N, Lazaro D, Monach P, Bridges SL Jr, Mikuls TR, England BR (2022). Genetic, social, and environmental risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 57, 152098. (Read full publication)
    10. Baker JF, England BR, George MD, Wysham K, Johnson T, Kunkel G, Sauer B, Hamilton BC, Hunter CD, Duryee MJ, Monach P, Kerr G, Reimold A, Xiao R, Thiele GM, Mikuls TR (2021). Elevations in adipocytokines and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford), 61(12), 4924-4934. (Read full publication)
    11. Brooks R, Baker JF, Yang Y, Roul P, Kerr GS, Reimold AM, Kunkel G, Wysham KD, Singh N, Lazaro D, Monach PA, Poole JA, Ascherman DP, Mikuls TR, England BR (2022). The impact of disease severity measures on survival in U.S. veterans with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease. Rheumatology (Oxford), 61(12), 4667-4677. (Read full publication)
    12. Johnson TM, Yang Y, Roul P, Sauer BC, Cannon GW, Kunkel G, Michaud K, Baker JF, Mikuls TR, England BR (2022). A Narrowing Mortality Gap: Temporal Trends of Cause-Specific Mortality in a National Matched Cohort Study in US Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). (Read full publication)
    13. Baker JF, England BR, George MD, Wysham K, Johnson T, Lenert A, Kunkel G, Sauer B, Duryee MJ, Monach P, Kerr G, Reimold A, Thiele GM, Mikuls TR (2022). Adipocytokines and achievement of low disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 55, 152003. (Read full publication)
    14. Alex AM, Kunkel G, Sayles H, Flautero Arcos JD, Mikuls TR, Kerr GS (2019). Exposure to ambient air pollution and autoantibody status in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol, 39(3), 761-768. (Read full publication)