
Overview
Amr Sawalha, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Lupus Center of Excellence and is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Sawalha received his medical degree from Jordan University of Science and Technology and completed his residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, followed by a fellowship at the University of Michigan Hospital.
Dr. Sawalha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis. His top areas of expertise are Behcet Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Vasculitis, and Takayasu Arteritis.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 183 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations
580 South Aiken Avenue, Suite 430, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
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.
UPMC Arthritis And Autoimmunity Center
Niveditha Mohan, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is certified in rheumatology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Mercy, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. She completed her residency at St Peter's Medical Center and her medical degree at Madras Medical College. Dr. Mohan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis. Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Vasculitis, Juvenile Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), and Temporal Arteritis.
UPMC Arthritis And Autoimmunity Center
J. Steuart Richards, MD, is a rheumatologist and is certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of the West Indies and completed his residency and fellowship at Georgetown University. Dr. Richards’ clinical interests include crystalline arthropathies, rheumatoid arthritis and spondylarthritis, and his research interests include comorbidities in rheumatic disease and gout. He has published many articles in peer reviewed journals and is a member of American College of Rheumatology, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, International Society for Clinical Densitometry, and the Caribbean Association for Rheumatology. Dr. Richards is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis. His top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Gout, Relapsing Polychondritis, and Arthritis.
UPMC Arthritis And Autoimmunity Center
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis. His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Behcet DiseaseDr. Sawalha isDistinguished. Learn about Behcet Disease.
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)Dr. Sawalha isDistinguished. Learn about Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
- Takayasu ArteritisDr. Sawalha isDistinguished. Learn about Takayasu Arteritis.
- VasculitisDr. Sawalha isDistinguished. Learn about Vasculitis.
- Advanced
- Cicatricial PemphigoidDr. Sawalha isAdvanced. Learn about Cicatricial Pemphigoid.
- Henoch-Schonlein PurpuraDr. Sawalha isAdvanced. Learn about Henoch-Schonlein Purpura.
- Localized SclerodermaDr. Sawalha isAdvanced. Learn about Localized Scleroderma.
- Lupus NephritisDr. Sawalha isAdvanced. Learn about Lupus Nephritis.
- SclerodermaDr. Sawalha isAdvanced. Learn about Scleroderma.
- Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)Dr. Sawalha isAdvanced. Learn about Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).
- Experienced
- ArthritisDr. Sawalha isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Sawalha isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE)Dr. Sawalha isExperienced. Learn about Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE).
- Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)Dr. Sawalha isExperienced. Learn about Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).
- Granulomatosis with PolyangiitisDr. Sawalha isExperienced. Learn about Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.
- Juvenile Temporal ArteritisDr. Sawalha isExperienced. Learn about Juvenile Temporal Arteritis.


