Overview
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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Eosinophilic Fasciitis, and Scleroma.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 138 peer reviewed articles and participating in 7 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 7 articles in the study of Myositis.
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Locations
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Floor 1, Floor 1, Baltimore, MD 21224
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hummers 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.
7 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Christopher-Stine is the Co-Founder and Director of the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center. She is a Professor of Medicine and Neurology. She is a longstanding core faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine College Advisory Program and serves as the Co-Chair of the Johns Hopkins Institutional Review Board (IRB 5). Dr. Christopher-Stine graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in chemistry from Franklin and Marshall College; was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha at Hahnemann University School of Medicine, where she received her MD degree, and she attained her Masters of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her internship and residency training were completed at MCP Hahnemann University, where she also served as Chief Resident. She pursued her rheumatology fellowship training at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Christopher is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. Her top areas of expertise are Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Inclusion Body Myositis.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Julie Paik completed her medical school training at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. She then completed her residency and chief residency at UCLA-Cedars-Sinai/VA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She completed rheumatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins and joined the faculty in 2013. She currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center and Scleroderma Center. Her research interests are in myositis and scleroderma or overlap myositis. She also has a special interest in novel therapeutics in refractory dermatomyositis. This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Dr. Paik is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. Her top areas of expertise are Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Myositis, and Scleroderma.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Christopher A. Mecoli is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is rheumatology. A physician-scientist, Dr. Mecoli serves on the faculty of Johns Hopkins Myositis Center and Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center. He earned his M.D. from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He completed an internal medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a rheumatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He also holds an M.H.S. in clinical investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Mecoli is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Dermatomyositis, Myositis, Scleroderma, and Polymyositis.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- SclerodermaDr. Hummers isElite. Learn about Scleroderma.
- Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)Dr. Hummers isElite. Learn about Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).
- Distinguished
- Eosinophilic FasciitisDr. Hummers isDistinguished. Learn about Eosinophilic Fasciitis.
- Raynaud PhenomenonDr. Hummers isDistinguished. Learn about Raynaud Phenomenon.
- ScleromaDr. Hummers isDistinguished. Learn about Scleroma.
- Advanced
- Localized SclerodermaDr. Hummers isAdvanced. Learn about Localized Scleroderma.
- MyositisDr. Hummers isAdvanced. Learn about Myositis.
- ScleredemaDr. Hummers isAdvanced. Learn about Scleredema.
- Experienced
- Antisynthetase SyndromeDr. Hummers isExperienced. Learn about Antisynthetase Syndrome.
- ArthritisDr. Hummers isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- DermatomyositisDr. Hummers isExperienced. Learn about Dermatomyositis.
- Eosinophilia-Myalgia SyndromeDr. Hummers isExperienced. Learn about Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome.
- Erythema NodosumDr. Hummers isExperienced. Learn about Erythema Nodosum.
- Granulomatosis with PolyangiitisDr. Hummers isExperienced. Learn about Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.