The 20 Best Polymyositis Doctors in The United States

Andrew Mammen is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mammen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Necrotizing Myopathy (NM). Dr. Mammen is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

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 Polymyositis. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Myositis, and Scleroderma. Dr. Paik is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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 Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome. Dr. Oddis is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Oddis is currently accepting new patients.

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 Polymyositis. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Inclusion Body Myositis. Dr. Christopher is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Mazen Dimachkie is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Fairway, Kansas. He has been practicing medicine for over 38 years. Dr. Dimachkie is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 39 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Inclusion Body Myositis, Myasthenia Gravis, Thymectomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Dimachkie is board certified in United Council For Neurologic Subspecialties, Clinical Neuromuscular Pathology - 2015 , American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine - 2008 , American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology - 1996 , and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Neurology - 1995. Dr. Dimachkie is currently accepting new patients.

Christina Charles is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Charles is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Myositis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Dr. Charles is board certified in Rheumatology, American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2005.

Rohit Aggarwal is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Aggarwal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome. Dr. Aggarwal is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

Anthony Amato is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Amato is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 63 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Inclusion Body Myositis, Myositis, Polymyositis, Thymectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Amato is board certified in Neurology, 1991 and Neuromuscular Medicine, 2008.

Floranne Ernste is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dr. Ernste is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. She is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Myositis, Inclusion Body Myositis, and Tissue Biopsy.

Michael Feely is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He has been practicing medicine for over 22 years. Dr. Feely is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Necrotizing Vasculitis.

Imran Umer is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Umer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Umer is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Iago Pinal is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Pinal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Antisynthetase Syndrome, and Lung Transplant.

Lorinda Chung is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Stanford, California. Dr. Chung is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Dermatomyositis, and Polymyositis.

Ira Targoff is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Targoff is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Myositis.

Eleni Tiniakou is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Tiniakou is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Myositis, Polymyositis, and Necrotizing Myopathy (NM).

Elena Tishkowski is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Augusta, Georgia. Dr. Tishkowski is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. She is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Dermatomyositis, and Polymyositis.

Mohammad Kamran is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Kamran is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 41 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis, Dermatomyositis, and Gout. Dr. Kamran is currently accepting new patients.

Christopher Lee is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myasthenia Gravis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Lee is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology.

Wayne Rubinstein is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Rubinstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). Dr. Rubinstein is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology.

Cory Kogelschatz is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Murray, Utah. He has been practicing medicine for over 14 years. Dr. Kogelschatz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polymyositis. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Dr. Kogelschatz is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.