Yuanteng Jeff Li, MD, RhMSUS, FACR
Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2024 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, US, Certificate in Leading Clinical Research |
| 2022 | UTHSC McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, US, Certificate in Physician Educator |
| 2020 | University of Houston - Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, US, Certificate in Healthcare Administration |
| 2017 | UTHSC McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, US, MD |
| 2012 | The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, US, Minor, Business Administration |
| 2012 | The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, US, Bachelor of Science Biochemistry, BS |
| 2012 | The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, US, Bachelor of Arts, BA |
Postgraduate Training
| 2022-null | Postgraduate Fellow, LeadingSELF, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2022-2024 | Postgraduate Fellow, Clinical Research Curriculum, UTHSC McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
| 2021-2022 | Chief Fellow, Rheumatology Fellowship, UTHSC McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
| 2020-2022 | Clinical Residency, Rheumatology Fellowship, UTHSC McGovern Medical Scholl, Houston, Texas |
| 2017-2020 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine Residency, UTHSC McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
| null-2024 | Postgraduate Fellow, Capillaroscopy Conference for scleroderma, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN |
| null-2023 | Postgraduate Fellow, Quality Bone Densitometry: Performance, Interpretation, and Clinical Application for Clinicians Course, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Certification in Rheumatology |
| 2022 | American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology Board |
| 2020 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2019 | Texas Medical License |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, RIO Task Force, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Contributor, IOTOX Guidelines for Rheumatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Other Professional Positions
Representative for MD Anderson for Baylor Rheumatology Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Lead, Journal Club for Rheumatology Section, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Member, RheumPAC Committee, American College of Rheumatology, Washington D.C, 2022 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Senator, Faculty Senate, 2024 - Present
Member, Data and Biospecimen Access Committee, 2024 - Present
Member, Institutional Committee, 2023 - Present
Member, RheumPAC Committee, 2022 - Present
Member, Sedation and Procedure Committee, 2022 - Present
Member, Sedation and Procedure Committee, 2022 - 2024
Honors & Awards
| 2020 | Alpha Omega Alpha |
| 2018 - 2019 | 110% Outstanding Resident of the Month |
| 2014 | National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease Summer Research Grant |
| 2012 | Phi Beta Kappa |
| 2011 | Edmund Thornton Miller Presidential Scholarship in Economics |
| 2011 | Marie Smith Regents Endowed Scholarship in Chemistry |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2023. Acute Onset of CNS vasculitis related to Pembrolizumab after Peritoneeal shunt Revision. Invited. IOTOX Clinical Education Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Peresolimab for Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis for General Internal Medicine. Invited. Department Journal Club. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for Baylor College of Medicine Residency. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. A diagnostic approach to monoarthirtis. Invited. APP Lecture. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2019. To Improve Resident Awareness of Stain Prescriptions in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients at Lyndon B. Johnson Renal Clinic. Conference. UTHSC McGovern Medical School Quality Improvement Fair. Houston, TX, US.
- 2014. Poster Presentation "A PKM2 Signature in the Failing Heart". Conference. UTHSC McGovern Medical School Research Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2014. Oral Presentation "A PKM2 signature in the Failing Heart". Conference. American Medical Association Research Symposium. Dallas, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. A Retrospective Safety Analysis based on Platelets in Arthrocentesis and Joint injections in Cancer Patients - Infection-related Rheumatic Disease Poster. Poster. ACR Convergence. Chicago, Illinois, US.
- 2025. Effector CD8+ T cells and PD-1hi CXCL13hi CD4+ T Cells Contribute to Recurrent Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Mediated Inflammatory Arthritis. Poster. ACR Convergence. Chicago, Illinois, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Li Y, Msaouel P, Campbell M, Hwu P, Diab A, Kim ST. Successful management of pre-existing psoriatic arthritis through targeting the IL-23/IL-17 axis in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: a case series. RMD Open, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39214611.
- Keam S, Turner N, Kugeratski FG, Rico R, Colunga-Minutti J, Poojary R, Alekseev S, Patel AB, Li YJ, Sheshadri A, Loghin ME, Woodman K, Aaroe AE, Hamidi S, Iyer PC, Palaskas NL, Wang Y, Nurieva R. Toxicity in the era of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39247203.
- Li YJ, Prieto VG, Tayar J. Case of new-onset scleromyxoedema-scleroedema spectrum disorder in a patient with CLL. RMD Open(9):4, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38016711.
- Skaug B, Guo X, Li YJ, Charles J, Pham KT, Couturier J, Lewis DE, Bracaglia C, Caiello I, Mayes MD, Assassi S. Reduced digestion of circulating genomic DNA in systemic sclerosis patients with the DNASE1L3 R206C variant. Rheumatology (Oxford). e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36708011.
- Rees ML, Subramaniam J, Li Y, Hamilton DJ, Frazier OH, Taegtmeyer H. A PKM2 signature in the failing heart. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 459(3):430-6, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25735978.
Abstracts
- Thimmapuram R, Buni M, Lu H, Tayar J, Li J, Suarez-Almazor M, Rico R, Turner N, Nurieva R. Identification of Biomarkers Predicting Steroid Resistance in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Arthritis. American College of Rheumatology.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 05, 2025