About Sebastian Unizony, MD
Clinical Interests:
- ANCA-associated vasculitis
- Aortitis
- Behcet's syndrome
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Dermatomyositis
- Giant cell arteritis
- Lupus
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Spanish
Locations
Mass General Rheumatology
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 4B
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-7938
Medical Education
- MD, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
- Residency, Hospital Carlos Durand
- Residency, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Publications
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- Unizony S, Lu N, Tomasson G et al. Temporal trends of venous thromboembolism risk before and after diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017
- Miyabe C, Miyabe Y, Strle K, Kim ND, Stone JH, Luster AD and Unizony S. An expanded population of pathogenic regulatory T cells in giant cell arteritis is abrogated by IL-6 blockade therapy. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016
- Unizony S, Villarreal M, Miloslavsky EM et al. Clinical outcomes of treatment of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis based on ANCA type. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016
- Unizony S, Kim ND, Hoang MP. Case Records of the Mass General Hospital. Case 7-2015: A 25-year-old man with oral ulcers, rash, and odynophagia. N Engl J Med. 2015
- Unizony S, Menendez ME, Rastalsky N, et al. Inpatient complications in patients with giant cell arteritis: decreased mortality and increased risk of thromboembolism, delirium and adrenal insufficiency. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2015
- Unizony S, Lim N, Phippard DJ, et al. Peripheral CD5+ B Cells in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015
- Miloslavsky EM, Stone JH, Unizony S. Challenging mimickers of primary systemic vasculitis. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2015
- Unizony S, Dasgupta B, Fisheleva E, et al. Design of the tocilizumab in giant cell arteritis trial. Int J Rheumatol. 2013
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The doctor was very clear and thorough.
knowledgeable, interested, respectful
Dr. Unizony is an approachable, professional, and responsive physician with strong interpersonal skills. He is clearly well informed about my condition and has taken very good of me. I am both appreciative and grateful.
I met Dr. Unizony in 2008. He knows my medical history and is always informed about my issues. He is caring and personable. Dr. Unizony provides excellent and thorough medical care. He keeps track of the many medications I take, particularly for arthritis pain, and carefully monitors necessary blood tests. I am grateful for his expertise.
The medical assistant was very helpful, nice and polite and gentle. The doctor was very gentle, understanding and caring. Thank you.
I have confidence in Dr. Unizony's understanding and treatment of my condition.
Thorough, focused, and clearly understanding of all of my needs.
Dr Unizony always keeps up on my medical record
Dr Unizony answered my questions including defining vocabulary when I needed additional explanation. He was patient, shared additional information about my condition, including forthcoming studies to further study my condition. I believe Dr Unizony wants the best results for me