Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)Symptoms, Doctors, Treatments, Advances & More
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- Giant cell arteritis
- Arteritis cranialis
- Arteritis temporalis
- Cranial arteritis
- GCA
- Horton's arteritis
- Horton's giant cell arteritis
- Horton's temporal arteritis
- Horton’s disease
- Horton’s syndrome
- Temporal arteritis
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Carol Langford is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been practicing medicine for over 43 years. Dr. Langford is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Vasculitis, Takayasu Arteritis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Langford is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 1994.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Philip Seo is an Associate Professor in the Division of Rheumatology. A graduate of Harvard College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, Dr. Seo completed his Internal Medicine training as a member of the Osler Medical Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Since then, he has worked at Johns Hopkins in several capacities, including as a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and as an Assistant Chief of Service of the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, before joining the Division of Rheumatology. Dr. Seo is the Director of the Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center and Director of the Johns Hopkins Rheumatology Fellowship Program. His clinical interests lie in the assessment and treatment of patients with systemic vasculitis, in particular, the ANCA-associated vasculitides, which include granulomatosis with polyangiitis, microscopic polyangiitis, and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Dr. Seo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Vasculitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Takayasu Arteritis, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Seo is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.
Tanaz Kermani is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Kermani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). She is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Vasculitis, and Takayasu Arteritis. Dr. Kermani is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in the elderly and is usually treated with long-term corticosteroid therapy. Many patients experience relapses and treatment-related side effects. Current diagnostic and monitoring methods provide limited prognostic information and cannot reliably distinguish active from inactive disease during relapse. This project addresses the clinical ne...
Summary: This is a multi-center, randomized, open label study that will assess the efficacy and safety of ACTEMRA(R) or one of its FDA-approved biosimilars Tocilizumab (TCZ) maintenance versus withdrawal in Giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients who are in remission after at least 12 months of high dose TCZ treatment. Eligible participants will also have discontinued glucocorticoids (e.g., prednisone (or equi...
Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center