Overview
Dr. ElTaraboulsi was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He graduated valedictorian from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry. He earned his medical degree from East Carolina University and completed a combined internal medicine-pediatrics program at Georgetown University Hospital. He completed rheumatology fellowship training at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
During training, Dr. ElTaraboulsi participated in clinical research and has published in the areas of scleroderma and osteoarthritis. His work has been presented at several conferences including the DC Rheumatism Society, American College of Rheumatology and Osteoarthritis Research Society International. He co-authored a textbook chapter on pseudogout and gout. He is trained in musculoskeletal ultrasound and implements its use for diagnostic and interventional purposes. He has special interest in transitional care as it applies to adolescents with chronic rheumatic conditions.
Dr. ElTaraboulsi is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology. He is a member of the American College of Rheumatology and participates in advocacy.
Dr. Eltaraboulsi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Localized Scleroderma. His top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Tenosynovitis, and Gout.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Localized Scleroderma.
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Locations
18111 Prince Phillip Dr, Suite 323, Olney, MD 20832
14995 Shady Grove Rd, Suite 250, Rockville, MD 20850
Clinical Research
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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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- Distinguished
- OsteoporosisDr. Eltaraboulsi isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoporosis.
- Postmenopausal OsteoporosisDr. Eltaraboulsi isDistinguished. Learn about Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.
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- Ankylosing SpondylitisDr. Eltaraboulsi isAdvanced. Learn about Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA)Dr. Eltaraboulsi isAdvanced. Learn about Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA).
- BursitisDr. Eltaraboulsi isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- FibromyalgiaDr. Eltaraboulsi isAdvanced. Learn about Fibromyalgia.
- GoutDr. Eltaraboulsi isAdvanced. Learn about Gout.
- MelorheostosisDr. Eltaraboulsi isAdvanced. Learn about Melorheostosis.
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- Adult Still's DiseaseDr. Eltaraboulsi isExperienced. Learn about Adult Still's Disease.
- Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with TylosisDr. Eltaraboulsi isExperienced. Learn about Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis.
- Behcet DiseaseDr. Eltaraboulsi isExperienced. Learn about Behcet Disease.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Eltaraboulsi isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU)Dr. Eltaraboulsi isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU).
- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE)Dr. Eltaraboulsi isExperienced. Learn about Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE).