The 20 Best MASS Phenotype Doctors Near Me in Charleston, SC

Dr. Jim Oates is a professor of medicine and Director of the Division of Rheumatology at the Medical University of South Carolina. He received a BS in chemistry at Bates College and a medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1991. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine and fellowship in rheumatology at Duke University Medical Center in 1996. He came to the Medical University of South Carolina in 1996 to complete a research fellowship and joined the faculty of the Division of Rheumatology in 1997.Dr. Oates' clinical and research interests are focused on systemic lupus erythematosus. He is involved in clinical trials of therapies for systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis and is the principal investigator on several studies at MUSC involving noninvasive markers of disease and mechanisms through which disease severity may increase among African-Americans. He is an active member of the M.U.S.C.L.E. Research Group. Dr. Oates has supported clinical research at a regional and national level by serving the President of the American Federation for Medical Research and President of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, where he now serves as an associate editor of its journal, the American Journal of Medical Sciences. He has received numerous awards, including: Phi Beta Kappa from Bates College; the Four Schools Physician Scientist Training Program Scholarship from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; the Senior Rheumatology Scholar Award from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR); the Arthritis Investigator Award from the ACR and its foundation; the Research Education Foundation (REF); the Merck Young Investigator Award; the REF/European League Against Rheumatism International Exchange Award; and, the Developing Scholar Award from the Medical University of South Carolina Health Sciences Foundation. Dr. Oates is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lupus Nephritis, Dermatomyositis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), and Temporal Arteritis.

Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon, DO, specializes in Rheumatology and is located in Charleston, SC. Dr. Maksimowicz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Antisynthetase Syndrome, Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome, Polyarteritis Nodosa, and Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Dr. Maksimowicz is currently accepting new patients.

Grace Suppa, DO, specializes in Rheumatology and is located in Charleston, SC. Dr. Suppa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. Her clinical expertise encompasses Sjogren Syndrome, VEXAS Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis. Dr. Suppa is currently accepting new patients.

Edwin Smith is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Polymyositis.

Eric Zollars is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Zollars is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Lupus Nephritis.

Celine Ward is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Ward is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Juvenile Temporal Arteritis, and Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis.

Alan Nussbaum is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Nussbaum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Fibromyalgia.

Georgia Roane is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Roane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. She is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Psoriatic Arthritis.

Dr. Rick Silver is a professor of medicine and pediatrics and has served as director of the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology since 1995. In 2007, he was named distinguished university professor, the highest academic rank bestowed at MUSC. The division has seen remarkable growth in all facets, including extramural research funding, clinical services, and fellowship training during his tenure as division director. Under his direction, the Division of Rheumatology has been consistently ranked among the top 20 programs by U.S. News and World Report.Dr. Silver's research interests center on scleroderma and, in particular, scleroderma lung disease, now a major cause of death among patients with scleroderma. He and his colleagues were the first to utilize bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to characterize scleroderma lung disease. He played an instrumental role in the design and development of the Scleroderma Lung Study I and II. Dr. Silver helped to initiate and develop MUSC's pulmonary hypertension center and sarcoidosis center. Dr. Silver serves as associate director of a multidisciplinary clinical research center (MCRC) for the study of rheumatic diseases in African-Americans funded by NIAMS. Dr. Silver's clinical interests include scleroderma and scleroderma-related conditions, as well as childhood rheumatic diseases. MUSC Health is one of the world's leaders in clinical care and investigation of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and scleroderma-like conditions, e.g. eosinophilic fasciitis and the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. MUSC Health also serves as the state of South Carolina's only referral center for childhood rheumatic diseases. Dr. Silver has led the efforts to coordinate care for children in South Carolina with rheumatic diseases for the past 32 years,FALSE, and he continues to provide clinical care and conduct clinical research with Dr. Tasha Ruth, whose primary appointment is in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Silver is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Dermatomyositis.

Dr. Katherine Silver specializes in the fields of adult and pediatric rheumatology. She attended medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina and graduated in 2009. She went on to complete residencies in both internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2013, she returned to MUSC for additional training in rheumatology. Dr. Silver completed a combined fellowship in adult and pediatric rheumatology in 2017. During this time, she also obtained a masters degree in the area of clinical research. After completing her training, she joined the faculty at MUSC.Dr. Silver's clinical interests include scleroderma and connective tissue diseases, juvenile scleroderma, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Scleroderma is a rare and often poorly understood disease. Dr. Silver is passionate about providing comprehensive care to patients with this condition as well as having the opportunity to participate in clinical research in an effort to learn more about this disease.Another one of Dr. Silver's interests is transition medicine. Being trained in both adult and pediatric rheumatology, she is uniquely suited to help young adults with rheumatologic conditions transition from the world of pediatric rheumatology to that of adult rheumatology. Dr. Silver is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Scleroma, and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. Dr. Silver is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Melissa Cunningham was raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and a Masters degree in molecular medicine from Boston University. After receiving her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Pennsylvania State University, she entered the ABIM's clinician-scientist track at the Medical University of South Carolina, where she completed her residency and fellowship training in June 2012, and subsequently joined the faculty as an assistant professor in the division of rheumatology and immunology.Dr. Cunningham's group has a particular interest in inflammation, autoimmunity, and sex bias. Her research is focused on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the role of estrogen receptor alpha (ERa) in modulating the inflammatory response in this disease, which is predominately diagnosed in females (9:1 vs. males). Her work has been supported by MUSC's specialized center of research on sex and gender factors affecting women's health, a grant from MUSC's center for genomic medicine and a three-year CTSA KL2 award. She is currently funded on a five-year NIH career development award (K08). Dr. Cunningham is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lupus Nephritis, Palindromic Rheumatism, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, and MASS Phenotype. Dr. Cunningham is currently accepting new patients.

Gary Gilkeson is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Gilkeson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Lupus Nephritis, Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), and Islet Cell Transplantation.

Faye Hant, DO, MSCR, specializes in Rheumatology and is located in Charleston, SC. Dr. Hant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. She is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), and Scleroma. Dr. Hant is currently accepting new patients.

Jennifer Schmidt is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Schmidt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. Her clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis.

John McDonald, MD, specializes in Primary Care, and Internal Medicine and is located in Mount Pleasant, SC. Dr. Mcdonald is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MASS Phenotype. He is also highly rated in 44 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and High Cholesterol.