The 20 Best Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) Doctors Near Me

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 Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome.

Michael Weinblatt is a Rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Weinblatt is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, Rheumatoid Lung Disease, and Psoriatic Arthritis.

Daniel Solomon is a Rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Solomon is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, Gout, Knee Replacement, and Gallbladder Removal.

Alan Kivitz is a Rheumatologist in Duncansville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kivitz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis, and Psoriasis.

Tanaz Kermani is a Rheumatologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Kermani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Her top areas of expertise are Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Vasculitis, and Takayasu Arteritis. Dr. Kermani is currently accepting new patients.

Miguel Gay-Gonzalez practices in Santander And Univ. Of The Witwatersrand, South Africa. Mr. Gay-Gonzalez is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Vasculitis, Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Lung Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Patrice Cacoub practices in Paris, France. Mr. Cacoub is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Cryoglobulinemia, Vasculitis, Takayasu Arteritis, Vitrectomy, and Leg or Foot Amputation.

Eric Matteson is a Rheumatologist in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Matteson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), and Tissue Biopsy.

Eric Hachulla practices in Caen, France. Mr. Hachulla is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Sjogren Syndrome, Lung Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.

Daniel Wendling practices in Clermont-ferrand, France. Mr. Wendling is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis, and Polymyalgia Rheumatica.

Tsutomu Takeuchi practices in Tachikawa, Japan. Mr. Takeuchi is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, Shingles, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Maxime Dougados practices in Paris, France. Mr. Dougados is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Arthritis, Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Iain Mcinnes practices in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Mr. Mcinnes is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Psoriatic Arthritis, Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Josef Smolen practices in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Smolen is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Kidney Transplant.

Vibeke Strand is a Rheumatologist in Portola Valley, California. Dr. Strand is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Her top areas of expertise are Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Tissue Biopsy.

Arthur Kavanaugh is an Internal Medicine provider in La Jolla, California. Dr. Kavanaugh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Psoriatic Arthritis, Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Kenneth Saag is a Rheumatologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Saag is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Gout, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Arthritis.

Benjamin Terrier practices in Paris, France. Mr. Terrier is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Vasculitis, Necrotizing Vasculitis, Cryoglobulinemia, and Kidney Transplant.

Loic Guillevin practices in Paris, France. Mr. Guillevin is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Vasculitis, Vasculitis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Polyarteritis Nodosa, and Kidney Transplant.

Xavier Puechal practices in Paris, France. Mr. Puechal is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Vasculitis, Necrotizing Vasculitis, Kidney Transplant, and Endoscopy.