The 20 Best Dermatomyositis Doctors Near Me in Ann Arbor, MI

Dr. Allison Billi is an assistant professor in the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology. Her research aims to define how the skin contributes to systemic autoimmune disease through identifying female-biased pathways and factors in skin that are critical to autoimmunity. In addition, she provides medical dermatology care to patients of all ages within our outpatient clinic at Domino’s Farms.Dr. Billi is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School where she received her medical degree and her PhD in Human Genetics. Following graduation, she completed her transitional year at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, and a dermatology residency and post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology. Dr. Billi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), Psoriasis, Lichen Planus, and Actinic Keratosis. Dr. Billi is board certified in Dermatology.

Dr. Turnier is a physician scientist and Clinical Lecturer in Pediatric Rheumatology at the University of Michigan. She received her MD degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2011. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at the University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado in 2014. She returned to the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and completed her Pediatric Rheumatology fellowship and training in clinical and translational research in 2017. Dr. Turnier joined the University of Michigan faculty in 2018. She cares for all children with rheumatologic diseases. Her research focuses on improving clinical care for children with myositis and lupus. Dr. Turnier is studying skin disease in myositis and lupus to identify novel disease mechanisms, biomarkers and treatment targets. She uses bioinformatic and translational science approaches to understand how we can develop precision medicine for myositis and lupus patient care and treatment. Dr. Turnier is also developing a multidisciplinary juvenile myositis clinic to increase access to state of the art clinical care and better integrate research with clinical care. Dr. Turnier is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Dermatomyositis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Dr. Turnier is board certified in Pediatric Rheumatology and Pediatrics.

Dr. J. Michelle Kahlenberg MD, PhD is a physician scientist and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan. She completed her MD, PhD, and Internal Medicine training at Case Western Reserve University and completed her fellowship in Rheumatology at the University of Michigan. She joined the University of Michigan faculty in 2011, was appointed Assistant Professor in 2012, and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2018. She has been running her own laboratory and has been an active member of the Immunology Training Program since 2013. Her clinical work is centered on the care of complicated lupus patients, including those with refractory skin disease. Her R01-funded research laboratory combines translational approaches using patient samples and murine models to uncover the mechanisms that drive lupus and lupus flares. In particular, she is focused on unraveling the pathogenic mechanisms in cutaneous lupus, the factors that drive photosensitivity, and how skin inflammation can influence systemic lupus activity. Her work has received institutional accolades and national recognition from the Arthritis National Research Foundation, The Rheumatology Research Foundation, American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Lupus Foundation of America. In her spare time, she enjoys organic gardening, working on the family farm EMMA Acres run by her husband, Mark, and spending time with her husband and children. Dr. Kahlenberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), and Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency. Dr. Kahlenberg is board certified in Rheumatology.

Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD is the Arthur C. Curtis Professor of Molecular Skin Immunology and the Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Emerging Scholar of the Taubman Medical Research Institute. A graduate of the University of Iceland Medical School, he completed his internship and dermatology residency training at the University of Michigan. Dr. Gudjonsson has served on the faculty of the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology since 2008. He provides general medical dermatology patient care at the University of Michigan Taubman Center and maintains clinical and research interests in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders involving the skin.Dr. Gudjonsson came to the U-M in 2003 as part of an innovative research residency training program. Building upon investigative dermatology training completed in Iceland, Dr. Gudjonsson has been performing basic immunological and genetic work on psoriasis at the U-M. Dr. Gudjonsson's primary research focus is basic immunological and genetic research on psoriasis, with projects directed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis. He received the 2007 Young Investigator Award from the American Academy of Dermatology, was named the 2018 Rising Star Lecturer for the Society for Investigative Dermatology and was recipient of the American Skin Association Research Achievement Award in Psoriasis in 2021. Dr. Gudjonsson's research has been supported by research awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Skin Association, Dermatology Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, among others. Dr. Gudjonsson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. He is also highly rated in 39 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Psoriasis, Darier Disease, Benign Chronic Pemphigus, Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), and Vitrectomy. Dr. Gudjonsson is board certified in Dermatology.

Nada Abdulaziz is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Abdulaziz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Polymyositis, and Sjogren Syndrome. Dr. Abdulaziz is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

Dr. Lowe received her undergraduate degree from Occidental College, Los Angeles, California in 1981 and her M.D. degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas in 1985. She did a transitional internship at St. Joseph's Hospital, Houston, Texas from 1985-1986 and then was a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. From 1987-1989, she completed her residency training in dermatology at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, followed by a Dermatopathology Fellowship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, from 1990-1991. Dr. Lowe is board certified in both Dermatology and Dermatopathology.In 1990, Dr. Lowe served as an Instructor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas. She moved to the Department of Dermatology at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, where she was a Senior Staff Physician and Director of Dermatopathology from 1991-1996. In 1996 she joined the faculty of the Departments of Pathology and Dermatology at the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, as Assistant Professor, where she was promoted to Associate Professor in 1998, and to Professor in 2004. She served as the Director of Dermatopathology in the Department of Pathology from 1996-2012.While at the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Lowe has been actively involved in the dermatopathology service, teaching and academic pursuits. She has been recognized institutionally and nationally as an educator and clinician. In 2013, Dr. Lowe received the Walter Nickel Teaching Award given by the American Society of Dermatopathology and also received the Outstanding Clinician of the Year Award bestowed by the University of Michigan Medical School. In 2015, she was inducted into the University of Michigan League of Clinical Excellence. Dr. Lowe received the William B. Taylor Resident Teaching Award from the Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan in 1999 and 2005 for exemplary teaching. She has been recognized annually since 2003 in America's Top Doctors for Cancer by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. She has served on national committees, including the American Board of Dermatology, Dermatopathology Test Committee and the American Board of Pathology, Dermatopathology Test Committee and has served on the editorial boards of both the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and Cancer. Dr. Lowe is the author or co-author of more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Lowe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Melanoma, Sebaceous Adenoma, Syringoma, and Syringocystadenoma Papilliferum. Dr. Lowe is board certified in Dermatology and Dermatopathology.

In 2008, Dr. Dlugosz was named Poth Professor of Cutaneous Oncology in the Dermatology Department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He is Scientific Director of the Cutaneous Oncology Program of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his M.D. at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 1984, did an internship at the Roger Williams General Hospital in Providence, RI, and completed his dermatology residency, including a year as Chief Resident, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, in 1988. He received his post-doctoral training with Dr. Stuart Yuspa at the National Cancer Institute, where he subsequently established an independent research program prior to his recruitment to the University of Michigan in 1997.Dr. Dlugosz has received multiple awards, grants, and fellowships from the National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, American Association for Cancer Research, Society for Investigative Dermatology, and Dermatology Foundation. He was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation in 2002, has been included in the Best Doctors in America listing since 2003, and was elected to the American Dermatological Association in 2005.The National Institutes of Health and other scientific agencies frequently enlist Dr. Dlugosz as a grant reviewer. He is also an ad hoc reviewer for multiple scholarly journals, and is frequently invited to speak, or chair sessions, at major scientific meetings both in the United States and abroad. Dr. Dlugosz is an author on over 60 published papers.Dr. Dlugosz's basic research program is centered on two interrelated areas. He is investigating how the abnormal regulation of an embryonic signaling pathway, called the Hedgehog pathway, causes tumor development in skin and several other organs. In other studies, he is investigating the role of the Hedgehog pathway in development, growth, and regeneration of hair follicles and related structures. Dr. Dlugosz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. He is also highly rated in 88 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cicatricial Pemphigoid, Pemphigus, Bullous Pemphigoid, and Pemphigus Vulgaris. Dr. Dlugosz is board certified in Dermatology.

Dr. Tejasvi received his medical degree from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, India. He completed residency-training program and worked as senior resident in Dermatology and Venereology, from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. He completed post-doctoral training in genetics of psoriasis under the direction of Drs. R.P.Nair and James T. Elder at the University of Michigan, Department of Dermatology in Ann Arbor.Dr. Tejasvi's primary research interest is translational genetics, epigenetics in psoriasis and pharmacogenetics that involves application of genetic information to predict response to therapies. Dr. Tejasvi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. He is also highly rated in 39 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL), T-Cell Lymphoma, Mycosis Fungoides, and Lymphomatoid Papulosis.

Dr. Maya Aravind is a board-certified dermatologist and Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Michigan. She provides medical dermatology diagnosis and treatment to patients of all ages within in our medical dermatology outpatient clinics.Dr. Aravind received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, and her master of science degree in clinical research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health Rackham School of Graduate Studies. Following graduation, she completed her transitional year internship at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, MI, and her dermatology residency at the U-M Department of Dermatology. Dr. Aravind practiced dermatology in Tennessee and Texas before joining the clinical faculty of the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology in 2022. Dr. Aravind is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 38 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Actinic Keratosis, Melanoma, Warts, and Seborrheic Keratosis.

Dr. Grace Osborne is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics and is a board-certified dermatologist and a fellowship-trained pediatric dermatologist. She provides dermatological diagnosis and treatment to patients of all ages in our medical dermatology and pediatric dermatology outpatient clinics.Dr. Osborne received her medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, then completed her transitional year internship at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia. She completed her dermatology residency and pediatric dermatology fellowship at the University of Michigan Medical School. During her residency, Dr. Osborne pursued a postdoctoral research fellowship within our NIH funded T32 training program in the laboratory of Dr. J. Michelle Kahlenberg. Dr. Osborne joined the Michigan Medicine Dermatology faculty in 2023. Dr. Osborne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Comedones, Melanoma, Urticaria Pigmentosa, and Molluscum Contagiosum. Dr. Osborne is board certified in Dermatology.

Jacqueline Madison, M.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor in both Rheumatology in the Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatric Rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Madison earned her bachelor’s degree at Yale University before moving back to her home state of Michigan where she earned her degree in medicine at the University of Michigan. She next completed her Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency followed by a combined fellowship in adult and pediatric Rheumatology at the University of Michigan.Dr. Madison sees patients with rheumatic disease across the age spectrum. She cares for children, adolescents, and adults in Rheumatology. She cares for patients with all rheumatic disease and frequently sees patients with arthritis, lupus, antiphospholipid syndrome, myositis, vasculitis, and autoinflammatory disease. She is enthusiastic about helping patients fit their medical needs into a full life.Dr. Madison participates in research on Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) with the Knight Lab. She contributes to research related to understanding the mechanisms of APS and how the disease manifests in a variety of ways in patients. She has a particular interest in pediatric patients with APS. Dr. Madison also collaborates with Dr. Turnier and her work on signatures of inflammation in the skin of patients with myositis and lupus.Outside of medicine, Dr. Madison enjoys spending time with her family including her partner, child, and dog. She loves traveling, running, dance, and enjoying the outdoors. Dr. Madison is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency, Lupus Nephritis, and Dermatomyositis. Dr. Madison is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, and Pediatric Rheumatology.

Dr. Fox is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School. Following internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, he joined the faculty of the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Fox is Professor of Internal Medicine and, from 1990 to 2018, was Chief of the Division of Rheumatology. In addition, he co-directs the University of Michigan Clinical Autoimmunity Center of Excellence. In 2013, Dr. Fox became the Frederick G. L. Huetwell and William D. Robinson, M.D. Professor of Rheumatology. Dr. Foxs research focuses on defining and characterizing pathways of human T cell activation, determining the role of these pathways in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease, investigating T cell interactions with synovial fibroblasts, understanding the role of interleukin-17 in arthritis, and exploring novel approaches to the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma. He is author of more than 230 scientific papers and book chapters and has served on the Editorial Board of Arthritis & Rheumatism, as an Associate Editor and Section Editor of the Journal of Immunology and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. His published work has been cited more than 10,000 times. He is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians. Dr. Fox is also active in the clinical care of patients with rheumatic diseases and in teaching students and fellows in both clinical and research settings. Dr. Fox has been an ACR ()American College of Rheumatology) member since 1985, an ACR volunteer since 1991, and an ACR Master since 2018. He has been a member of 12 ACR and RRF committees and task forces and chaired the Publications Committee, Finance Committee, and Monitoring Committee. In 2011-2012, Dr. Fox later co-chaired the ACR Task Force on Academic Rheumatology. From 2007-2008, Dr. Fox served as the seventy-first President of the American College of Rheumatology and the sixth ACR President from the University of Michigan. Dr. Fox currently holds leadership positions in the Immune Tolerance Network and in the Biomarkers Consortium of the Foundation for the NIH. Dr. Fox is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Adult Still's Disease, Necrotizing Vasculitis, Scleroderma, and Tissue Biopsy.

William Mccune is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Mccune is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Lupus Nephritis, Vasculitis, and Splenectomy. Dr. Mccune is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

Dr. Breglio is a Clinical Instructor and board-certified dermatologist in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Breglio obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree at Penn State College of Medicine. She obtained her Doctor of Philosophy degree at University of Oxford through the NIH Oxford Cambridge Scholars Program. She completed her dermatology residency training at Duke University Medical Center. She then practiced at the Durham VA Medical Center, Greenville VA Medical Center, and as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Duke Dermatology Department. She came to University of Michigan for a Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship. Dr. Breglio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. Her clinical expertise encompasses Tieche-Jadassohn Nevus, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Dermatomyositis, and Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL). Dr. Breglio is board certified in Dermatology.

Dr. Young earned her medical degree from Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center (2008), and completed her residency training at the University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine (2011). Her continuity clinic is at Briarwood Family Medicine. Dr. Young is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Intrauterine Device Insertion, and Endoscopy. Dr. Young is board certified in Family Medicine.

Angela Malani is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Malani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Adult Still's Disease, Sjogren Syndrome, and Dermatomyositis. Dr. Malani is board certified in Rheumatology.

April Marquardt is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Marquardt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Neuroretinitis, Punctate Inner Choroidopathy, Scleritis, and Eales Disease. Dr. Marquardt is board certified in Rheumatology.

Nadine Saad is a Pediatric Rheumatologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Saad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency, PFAPA, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, and Localized Scleroderma.

Vivek Nagaraja is a Geriatrics provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Nagaraja is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Scleredema.

Vladimir Ognenovski is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Ognenovski is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dermatomyositis. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Polymyositis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis, and Rheumatoid Pneumoconiosis.