David B. Hellmann
Experienced in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Dr. David B. Hellmann

Rheumatology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Floor 1, Floor 1, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Experienced in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Floor 1, Floor 1, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Hellmann is one of Johns Hopkins best physicians, teachers, and program builders. He holds the Aliki Perroti endowed Chair, recognizing his leadership in education. Dr. Hellmann’s clinical care and research focus is on vasculitis. Over the last four years, Dr. Hellmann has evaluated over 200 patients with systemic vasculitis. Areas of interest have included granulomatosis with polyangiitis, temporal arteritis, Takayasu’s arteritis, and polyarteritis nodosa. Dr. Hellmann is director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine which promotes patient-centered care through the creative collaboration of research, teaching, and patient care programs.

Dr. Hellmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). His top areas of expertise are Behcet Disease, Necrotizing Vasculitis, Takayasu Arteritis, and Juvenile Temporal Arteritis.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 39 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Medicine, 1980
Specialties
Rheumatology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
UCSF Medical Center, 1982
Hospital Affiliations
Sibley Memorial Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Floor 1, Floor 1, Baltimore, MD 21224
Call: 443-997-1552

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.


39 Total Publications

The radiologist and data: Do we add value or is data just data?
The radiologist and data: Do we add value or is data just data?
Journal: Clinical imaging
Published: January 23, 2025
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    • Behcet Disease
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    • Adult Still's Disease
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    • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
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    • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
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    • Juvenile Temporal Arteritis
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    • Necrotizing Vasculitis
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    • Polyarteritis Nodosa
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    • Dermatomyositis
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    • Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA, Churg-Strauss Syndrome)
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    • Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis
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    • Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
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    • Vasculitis
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