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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Vasculitis, Juvenile Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), and Temporal Arteritis.

Alan Berg is a Rheumatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Berg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Ankylosing Spondylitis, Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), Rheumatoid Lung Disease, and Rheumatoid Pneumoconiosis.

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

Christine Peoples, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices at the University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Bedford. Dr. Peoples also provides rheumatology care via telemedicine at certain outpatient telemedicine centers and through video visits. She completed her medical degree at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling. Get Expert Care Closer to Home: UPMC Outpatient Telemedicine Centers  If you are located outside of the Pittsburgh region, you can receive care virtually from Dr. Peoples at a UPMC Outpatient Telemedicine Center near you. UPMC Outpatient Telemedicine Centers connect patients to expert care from UPMC specialists virtually without having to travel to Pittsburgh. New and returning telemedicine patients can be seen at the following locations: - UPMC Outpatient Telemedicine Center at UPMC Bedford. - UPMC Outpatient Telemedicine Center at UPMC Cole. - UPMC Outpatient Telemedicine Center at UPMC Northwest. To schedule an appointment, contact a UPMC Outpatient Telemedicine Center near you. Please note that services vary by location. Dr. Peoples is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Her top areas of expertise are Sjogren Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Interstitial Keratitis, and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).

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

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 Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Lupus Nephritis, Sarcoidosis, Gout, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD, 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. She completed her fellowship, residency, and medical degree at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Talabi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Her top areas of expertise are Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Juvenile Temporal Arteritis, Temporal Arteritis, and Necrotizing Vasculitis.

Thaddeus Osial is a Rheumatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Osial is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, and Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Dr. Osial is currently accepting new patients.

Amar Kohli, MD, is certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Shadyside. He completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and medical degree at Drexel University. Dr. Kohli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Neurosarcoidosis, Sarcoidosis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Juvenile Temporal Arteritis, and Endoscopy.

Anthony Nicolas, MD is a Rheumatologist and is certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Lebanon and completed his residency at UMMS-Baystate at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, (Internal Medicine), followed by his fellowship at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, (Rheumatology). Dr. Nicolas’s clinical interests include General Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and his education interests include Clinical training of fellows, residents, medical students. Dr. Nicolas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Necrotizing Vasculitis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), and Temporal Arteritis.

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

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 Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Behcet Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Vasculitis, and Takayasu Arteritis.

Sebastian E. Sattui MD, MS, is a rheumatologist and is certified in rheumatology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is Assistant Professor of Medicine and is the Director of the Vasculitis Center at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru and completed his residency at University of Alabama at Birmingham, followed by his rheumatology fellowship and advance rheumatology/vasculitis fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Sattui’s clinical interests include vasculitis, particularly giant cell arteritis (GCA) and ANCA-vasculitis and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), and his research interests include treatment outcomes of vasculitis and PMR including age-related outcomes of patients with inflammatory conditions. He has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals and presented his work in international meetings. He was also awarded the Vasculitis Foundation/Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium Fellowship Award 2019-2021. Dr. Sattui is a member of the American College of Rheumatology and the American College of Physicians.  View the full list of Dr. Sattui's publications on PubMed. Dr. Cortes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Vasculitis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), and Temporal Arteritis.

Edward Smith is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Alzheimer's Disease, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Antonio Achkar is a Rheumatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Achkar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Necrotizing Vasculitis, Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease (UCTD), and Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.

Vladimir Liarski is a Rheumatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Liarski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Lupus Nephritis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and Antisynthetase Syndrome. Dr. Liarski is currently accepting new patients.

Santosh Bhusal is a Rheumatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bhusal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Juvenile Temporal Arteritis, and Necrotizing Vasculitis. Dr. Bhusal is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel Janiak is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Janiak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Moebius Syndrome, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Dr. Louis Heyl, MD is a board-certified Family Medicine Doctor and a long-time physician at Heyl Family Practice, a third-generation primary care office in Pittsburgh. With over 40 years of experience supporting individuals in our community, Dr. Heyl has earned the trust of many family generations since he started his career in medicine. Dr. Heyl has made an effort to continue the legacy of his father, Frank Heyl, by prioritizing quality patient care. This has helped him build a reputation as a preferred PCP in the Pittsburgh area.Dr. Heyl treats a wide range of conditions, and he is a strong believer in trying different things to help manage your health and wellness including adjustments to your diet. Dr. Heyl has become a resource for many of his patients that are exploring the option of a plant-based and whole food lifestyle, as he earned a certification in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University in 2011. Not only does he take the time to educate his patients on the health benefits to the lifestyle, but he is a role model by implementing it in his own day to day meal choices.When asked what his favorite aspect of primary care is, he states, "The people, the relationships. I want patients to know I am invested in their success."Dr. Heyl has held a variety of leadership positions over the course of his career, and he was a founding member of Genesis Medical Associates.Dr. Heyl practices at both offices (West View and McCandless). Dr. Heyl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Gardner-Diamond Syndrome, Autoerythrocyte Sensitivity, Purpura, and Gout.

Tad Scheri, MD, specializes and is certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. He practices at Grob, Scheri, Woodburn and Griffin Family Medicine. Dr. Scheri is affiliated with UPMC Passavant. He completed his residency and medical degree at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Scheri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Xanthoma, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.