Louisa S. Ziglar
Experienced in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Experienced in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
161 Thomas Johnson Drive Ste 250, 
Frederick, MD 

Overview

Dr. Ziglar is a graduate of Stony Brook University where she was a scholar member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. She earned her medical degree at the State University of New York, Downstate, and completed her internal medicine residency at North Shore University Hospital, New York. She completed her fellowship training for rheumatology at New York University’s Hospital for Joint Diseases, where she was recognized by medical residents with the Fellow of the Year Award for distinguished teaching.

Following fellowship, Dr. Ziglar began private practice while she maintained teaching faculty appointments as Asst. Clinical Professor of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in New York and later at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in New Jersey.

Although Dr. Ziglar treats all types of rheumatic conditions, she has a special interest in osteoporosis and has conducted lab research focused on promoting the development of bone and cartilage cells. Her research was recognized in the form of awards and scholarships through the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes for Health, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She has contributed to the Journal of Biological Chemistry and her research was presented in multiple national abstract meetings.

Dr. Ziglar finds involvement in healthcare advocacy meaningful. While a member of the American College of Rheumatology’s Government Affairs Committee, she led the 2019-2022 revisions of the College’s Health Policy Statement.

Dr. Ziglar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Residency
North Shore University Hospital
Specialties
Rheumatology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NJ
Board Certifications
Rheumatology
Clinical Densitometry
Hospital Affiliations
Frederick Health Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Capital Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
CareFirst
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Change Healthcare
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Johns Hopkins Healthcare
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Kaiser Permanente
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Premera Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • PPO
Samaritan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Arthritis And Rheumatism Associates PC
161 Thomas Johnson Drive Ste 250, Frederick, MD 21702
Other Locations
Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, P.C.
14995 Shady Grove Rd, Suite 250, Rockville, MD 20850

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Ziglar 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.

Osteoporosis
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