The 20 Best Antisynthetase Syndrome Doctors in The United States

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 Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome. Dr. Oddis is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Oddis is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Christopher-Stine is the Co-Founder and Director of the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center. She is a Professor of Medicine and Neurology. She is a longstanding core faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine College Advisory Program and serves as the Co-Chair of the Johns Hopkins Institutional Review Board (IRB 5). Dr. Christopher-Stine graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in chemistry from Franklin and Marshall College; was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha at Hahnemann University School of Medicine, where she received her MD degree, and she attained her Masters of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her internship and residency training were completed at MCP Hahnemann University, where she also served as Chief Resident. She pursued her rheumatology fellowship training at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Christopher is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Inclusion Body Myositis. Dr. Christopher is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Iago Pinal is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Pinal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Antisynthetase Syndrome, and Lung Transplant.

Dr. Julie Paik completed her medical school training at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. She then completed her residency and chief residency at UCLA-Cedars-Sinai/VA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She completed rheumatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins and joined the faculty in 2013. She currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center and Scleroderma Center. Her research interests are in myositis and scleroderma or overlap myositis. She also has a special interest in novel therapeutics in refractory dermatomyositis. This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Dr. Paik is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Myositis, and Scleroderma. Dr. Paik is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Jonathan Thomas is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Texarkana, Texas. Dr. Thomas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome, Antisynthetase Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Sjogren Syndrome.

Gordon Lam is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Lam is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Antisynthetase Syndrome, Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome, Dermatomyositis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Jonathan Adelson is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Adelson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses MASS Phenotype, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Antisynthetase Syndrome, and Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome.

Michelene Hearth is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. She has been practicing medicine for over 40 years. Dr. Hearth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease (UCTD).

. Dr. Migliarino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Infant Hyperglycemia. Dr. Migliarino is board certified in American Board Of Family Medicine.

Lynell Klassen is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He has been practicing medicine for over 53 years. Dr. Klassen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, and Rheumatoid Lung Disease.

Rohit Aggarwal is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Aggarwal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Myositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome. Dr. Aggarwal is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

Dr. Christopher A. Mecoli is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is rheumatology. A physician-scientist, Dr. Mecoli serves on the faculty of Johns Hopkins Myositis Center and Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center. He earned his M.D. from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He completed an internal medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a rheumatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He also holds an M.H.S. in clinical investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Mecoli is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Myositis, Polymyositis, and Scleroderma.

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome. Dr. Moghadam is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Moghadam is currently accepting new patients.

Mahpara Syed is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Dr. Syed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), MASS Phenotype, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Dr. Syed is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Syed is currently accepting new patients.

Soumya Chatterjee is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Chatterjee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Sjogren Syndrome. Dr. Chatterjee is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2001.

Alla Model is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Independence, Ohio. Dr. Model is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Polymyalgia Rheumatica, and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease (UCTD). Dr. Model is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 1997.

Pallavi Sharma is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Stockbridge, Georgia. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Fibromyalgia, Raynaud Phenomenon, and Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome. Dr. Sharma is currently accepting new patients.

Feyrouz Al is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Avon, Ohio. She has been practicing medicine for over 34 years. Dr. Al is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 37 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Osteopenia, and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis. Dr. Al is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2006.

Ali Dagher is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Dearborn, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 41 years. Dr. Dagher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Sjogren Syndrome, Juvenile Temporal Arteritis, and Temporal Arteritis. Dr. Dagher is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Dagher is currently accepting new patients.

Katina Tsagaris is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Tsagaris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Antisynthetase Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Scleredema, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Scleroderma. Dr. Tsagaris is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2015.