Richard Cook is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cook is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, Arthritis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Jonathan Hughes, MD, specializes in orthopedic sports medicine and is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He practices at UPMC Sports Medicine and UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Hughes received his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and completed his residency at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, followed by a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hughes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Hypermobile Joints, Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, Osteotomy, and Endoscopy.

Yram J. Groff, MD, is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and was honored with the Sankey Award for Excellence in Orthopaedics. Dr. Groff completed his internship in general surgery, residency in orthopaedic surgery, and fellowship in sports medicine and arthroscopy at UPMC. Dr. Groff was honored with the Most Outstanding Resident Award. He has authored numerous papers and has given academic presentations on a wide variety of topics. Dr. Groff is clinical instructor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Qualified to evaluate and treat the entire spectrum of orthopaedic problems, Dr. Groff specializes in sports-related injuries and disease of the knee and shoulder. Dr. Groff is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He holds a subspecialty certificate in sports medicine through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule. Dr. Groff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Tendinitis, Bursitis, and Hip Replacement.

Marc Levesque is a Rheumatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Levesque is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, Myositis, and Juvenile Dermatomyositis.

Dana Ascherman is a Rheumatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ascherman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Rheumatoid Lung Disease, Dermatomyositis, and Polymyositis.

Rohit Aggarwal is a Rheumatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Aggarwal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Myositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome. Dr. Aggarwal is currently accepting new patients.

Chester V. Oddis, MD is a noted researcher in the clinical, epidemiological and serologic description of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. He has completed epidemiological studies on the incidence of polymyositis and dermatomyositis as well as longitudinal studies on functional disability in myositis patients. His focus has been in the autoantibody patterns in patients with inflammatory myopathy and their peculiar immunogenetic associations. Dr. Oddis has written extensively on the diagnosis and management of patients with myositis. He has published and lectured on the use of novel immunosuppressive agents such as tacrolimus (formerly FK506) in the treatment of patients with refractory myositis. This represents the only reported experience of this particular drug in the pharmacologic treatment of inflammatory myopathy. In collaboration with the Department of Neurology, he has assessed the efficacy and utility of outpatient needle muscle biopsy in the diagnosis of inflammatory myopathy. This is important given the cost-containment focus of the current health-care market. Dr. Oddis is the co-investigator on an important national NIH funded study on the efficacy of doxycycline in preventing the progression of knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged women. This study is the first of its kind in assessing the effect of a disease-modifying agent in osteoarthritis. Board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, Dr. Oddis received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Penn State and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Oddis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Dermatomyositis, Myositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome.

Robert Lafyatis, MD, is a rheumatologist and is certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is  the Thomas Medsger Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Cincinnati and completed his residency at Wake Forest School of Medicine, followed by his fellowship at National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lafyatis’s clinical interests include systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and its complications in the skin and lungs. His research interests include understanding the underlying cause of scleroderma and finding new treatments. Dr. Lafyatis directs the University of Pittsburgh/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Scleroderma Center and the National Institutes of Health, Center for Scleroderma Research Translation.  He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications and co-authors the Textbook of Rheumatology chapter on Scleroderma Pathogenesis. Dr. Lafyatis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Scleroma, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Daniella Schwartz, MD, is a physician board-certified in rheumatology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She received her medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and completed her residency at residency at Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine, followed by her fellowship at National Institutes of Health. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. Her top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease, Arthritis, Behcet Disease, and Tissue Biopsy.

Kenneth Smith is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Short Bowel Syndrome, Flu, Tubal Ligation, and Mastoidectomy.

Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is certified in internal medicine and rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Mercy, and UPMC Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and completed his residency at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital / Medstar Washington Hospital Center, followed by his rheumatology fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Moghadam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome.

Niveditha Mohan, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is certified in rheumatology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Mercy, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. She completed her residency at St Peter's Medical Center and her medical degree at Madras Medical College. Dr. Mohan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Vasculitis, Juvenile Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), and Temporal Arteritis.

Benjamin Plotz, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is board-certified in rheumatology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center and UPMC Shadyside Rheumatology and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Shadyside. Dr. Plotz received his medical degree from State University of New York and completed his residency at George Washington University Hospital, followed by a fellowship at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Plotz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Lupus Nephritis, Sarcoidosis, Gout, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Margalit Rosenkranz, MD, joined the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in 2004. She brings a strong background in research focused on developing a deeper understanding of the immunogenetics of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and other rheumatic diseases. Dr. Rosenkranz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. Her top areas of expertise are Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Arthritis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Juvenile Dermatomyositis.

Scott Canna is a Pediatric Rheumatologist and a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Canna is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, Arthritis, and Tissue Biopsy.

Daniel Kietz, MD, PhD, specializes in pediatric rheumatology and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics. He practices at Pediatric Rheumatology in Lawrenceville and Lupus Center at Pediatric Rheumatology in Shadyside and is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Kietz received his medical degree from Frankfurt University Hospital and completed his residency and fellowship at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Kietz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), and Juvenile Dermatomyositis.

Elaine Cassidy, MD, RhMSUS, is a pediatric rheumatologist and is certified in pediatric rheumatology by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is the Associate Director for the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship program, and is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University and completed her residency at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, followed by her fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Cassidy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. Her top areas of expertise are DRESS Syndrome, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Arthritis, and Adult Still's Disease.

Kathryn Torok, MD, is a board-certified pediatric rheumatologist and director of the Pediatric Scleroderma Clinic at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Torok earned her medical degree from the Penn State College of Medicine. She began her career in pediatric rheumatology as a fellow at UPMC Children’s Hospital in 2006. Upon completion of her fellowship, she started as an instructor in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in July 2009 and was promoted to assistant professor in July 2010. Dr. Torok is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. Her top areas of expertise are Localized Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Pulmonary Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Amr Sawalha, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Lupus Center of Excellence and is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Sawalha received his medical degree from Jordan University of Science and Technology and completed his residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, followed by a fellowship at the University of Michigan Hospital. Dr. Sawalha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Behcet Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Vasculitis, and Takayasu Arteritis.

Julius Birnbaum, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is certified in internal medicine and rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians Lupus Center of Excellence and is affiliated with UPMC Mercy, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and UPMC Presbyterian. He completed his residency at Jacobi Medical Center and medical degree at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Birnbaum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Sjogren Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Interstitial Keratitis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).