Marinos Dalakas is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dalakas is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, and Laminectomy. Dr. Dalakas is currently accepting new patients.

Chester V. Oddis, MD is a noted researcher in the clinical, epidemiological and serologic description of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. He has completed epidemiological studies on the incidence of polymyositis and dermatomyositis as well as longitudinal studies on functional disability in myositis patients. His focus has been in the autoantibody patterns in patients with inflammatory myopathy and their peculiar immunogenetic associations.Dr. Oddis has written extensively on the diagnosis and management of patients with myositis. He has published and lectured on the use of novel immunosuppressive agents such as tacrolimus (formerly FK506) in the treatment of patients with refractory myositis. This represents the only reported experience of this particular drug in the pharmacologic treatment of inflammatory myopathy. In collaboration with the Department of Neurology, he has assessed the efficacy and utility of outpatient needle muscle biopsy in the diagnosis of inflammatory myopathy. This is important given the cost-containment focus of the current health-care market.Dr. Oddis is the co-investigator on an important national NIH funded study on the efficacy of doxycycline in preventing the progression of knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged women. This study is the first of its kind in assessing the effect of a disease-modifying agent in osteoarthritis.Board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, Dr. Oddis received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Penn State and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Oddis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Dermatomyositis, Myositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome.

Rohit Aggarwal is a Rheumatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Aggarwal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome. Dr. Aggarwal is currently accepting new patients.

Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is certified in internal medicine and rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Mercy, and UPMC Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and completed his residency at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital / Medstar Washington Hospital Center, followed by his rheumatology fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Moghadam is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome.

Dana Ascherman is a Rheumatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ascherman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Rheumatoid Lung Disease, Dermatomyositis, and Polymyositis.

Tanya Chandra, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is board-certified in internal medicine and rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is affiliated with UPMC Mercy. Dr. Chandra received her medical degree from Kasturba Medical College and completed her residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, followed by fellowships at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Chandra is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. Her top areas of expertise are Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome.

David Lacomis, MD, is a neurologist and is certified in neurology, clinical neurophysiology, and neuromusculoskeletal medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is chief of the Division of Neuromuscular Diseases and director of clinical research for the Live Like Lou Center of ALS Research. He is also a professor of Neurology and Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine and completed his residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, followed by his fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Dr. Lacomis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Myasthenia Gravis, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Lambert-Eaton Syndrome, and Thymectomy.

Jay Mergaman is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Trevose, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mergaman has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Myositis, Macrophagic Myofasciitis, and Cervical Spondylosis. Dr. Mergaman is currently accepting new patients.

Goran Rakocevic is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rakocevic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Inclusion Body Myositis, Myasthenia Gravis, and Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy. Dr. Rakocevic is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel Skubick is a Neurologist in North Wales, Pennsylvania. Dr. Skubick is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Macrophagic Myofasciitis, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Migraine.

Timothy Vollmer is a Pain Medicine provider in Russell, Pennsylvania. Dr. Vollmer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Macrophagic Myofasciitis, Myositis, and Spinal Stenosis.

Nishant Gandhi is a Pain Medicine provider in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gandhi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Macrophagic Myofasciitis, Myositis, and Invertebral Disc Disease.

Ninad Sthalekar is a Pain Medicine specialist and a Physiatrist in Warrington, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sthalekar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Macrophagic Myofasciitis, Myositis, Invertebral Disc Disease, and Chronic Pain.

Sean Butler is a Pain Medicine provider in Warrington, Pennsylvania. Dr. Butler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disk, Invertebral Disc Disease, and Macrophagic Myofasciitis.

Bryan O'neill is a Physiatrist in North Wales, Pennsylvania. Dr. O'neill is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Macrophagic Myofasciitis, Myositis, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, and Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia.

Dana Direnzo is a Rheumatologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Direnzo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. Her top areas of expertise are Sjogren Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Myositis, and Interstitial Keratitis. Dr. Direnzo is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Topkis is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Topkis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Familial Hypertension.

Samina Seraj is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Seraj is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Seraj is currently accepting new patients.

Kamla Mishra is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mishra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Lloyd is a board-certified physician specializing in family medicine. He attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he earned his medical degree. He completed his residency at University of North Carolina Hospitals. Dr. Lloyd is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Lloyd is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myositis. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glossitis, and Pernicious Anemia.