Dr. Rachel L. Kaiser
Overview
Dr. Kaiser earned a B.A. from the University of Chicago with general honors. While there, she served as a Student Marshal, the highest undergraduate honor bestowed by the university. She received her M.D. with an Area of Concentration in Medical Humanities from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Kaiser completed her Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine and served as Chief Resident at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. She then received a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley and then completed her Rheumatology Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Prior to joining Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, Dr. Kaiser was on the faculty for several years as an Asst. Professor in the Division of Rheumatology at UCSF. In that position, she taught and mentored medical students, residents, and Rheumatology fellows in the classroom, on the inpatient Rheumatology consult service, and in the Lupus clinic.
Dr. Kaiser has received numerous honors and awards including the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Distinguished Fellow Award. She has received grants from the Arthritis Foundation, ACR, and UCSF in support of her research examining genetic risk factors for thrombosis in patients with lupus. Dr. Kaiser has experience in all areas of rheumatology and has a special interest in lupus and osteoporosis.
Dr. Kaiser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Localized Scleroderma. Her top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Hypermobile Joints, and Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- STATE MEDICAID
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations
5454 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 600, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Kaiser has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Virginia Steen is a Rheumatologist and an Allergy and Immunologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Steen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Localized Scleroderma. Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Kuru, and Scleroma.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Wigley received his M.D. degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency at Johns Hopkins where he also trained in a postdoctoral fellowship program. Dr. Wigley is a physician-scientist whose specialty is Raynaud’s phenomenon and scleroderma. He founded The Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center with Robert A. Wise, M.D., of the Johns Hopkins Division of Pulmonary Medicine. Dr. Wigley has been honored with two American College of Rheumatology awards over the past couple years. He received the ACR Distinguished Clinician Scholar Award in 2009 and the ACR Masters Award in 2011. Dr. Wigley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Localized Scleroderma. His top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Raynaud Phenomenon, and Scleroma.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Laura Hummers is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology. She graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. She then pursued her rheumatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University and has since been on the faculty working at the Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center since 2003 where she has been Co-Director of the Center. She received her ScM degree through the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation from the Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2010. Dr. Hummers also serves as Clinical Director for the Division of Rheumatology. Dr. Hummers actively participates in a number of clinical trials and clinical investigations at the Scleroderma Center and has a particular interest in predictors of outcomes in scleroderma. She actively manages a large patient practice focused exclusively on scleroderma and related conditions at Johns Hopkins and actively helps to manage the Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center longitudinal database. She also has specific expertise in other scleroderma-like conditions such as scleromyxedema, scleredema and eosinophilic fasciitis. Dr. Hummers is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Localized Scleroderma. Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Eosinophilic Fasciitis, and Scleroma.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Hypermobile JointsDr. Kaiser isDistinguished. Learn about Hypermobile Joints.
- OsteoporosisDr. Kaiser isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoporosis.
- Postmenopausal OsteoporosisDr. Kaiser isDistinguished. Learn about Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.
- Advanced
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Kaiser isAdvanced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- Chondrocalcinosis 2Dr. Kaiser isAdvanced. Learn about Chondrocalcinosis 2.
- Lupus NephritisDr. Kaiser isAdvanced. Learn about Lupus Nephritis.
- MelorheostosisDr. Kaiser isAdvanced. Learn about Melorheostosis.
- Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis
- OsteoarthritisDr. Kaiser isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Experienced
- Adult Still's DiseaseDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Adult Still's Disease.
- Alopecia AreataDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Alopecia Areata.
- Ankylosing SpondylitisDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- Aphthous StomatitisDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Aphthous Stomatitis.
- Autosomal Dominant HypocalcemiaDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia.
- Autosomal Recessive HypotrichosisDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis.