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 Scleredema. 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 1 article in the study of Scleredema.
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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
Rheumatology Associates Of Baltimore LLC
Tazeen Rehman is a Rheumatologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rehman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleredema. Her top areas of expertise are Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Fibromyalgia. Dr. Rehman is currently accepting new patients.
Arthritis And Rheumatism Associates PC
Grace Ahn is a Rheumatologist in Wheaton, Maryland. Dr. Ahn is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleredema. Her top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Raynaud Phenomenon, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Dr. Ahn is currently accepting new patients.
Arthritis And Rheumatism Associates PC
Dr. DiIorio serves as Co-Director of the Osteoporosis Assessment Center, a division of Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, P.C. She is a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology, a member of the American College of Physicians and a member of the Medical Advisory Board of the Lupus Foundation. Dr. DiIorio received her B.A. from New York University, New York, NY in 1983 where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Magnum Cum Laude graduate. She earned her Doctorate of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine where she was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, a medical honor society. Her Internship and Residency were served at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, and her Fellowship training in Rheumatic Diseases was completed at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. She was Board Certified in rheumatology in 1994 and re-certification again completed in 2014.Dr. DiIorio was recognized as an outstanding specialist in Rheumatology in Washingtonian Magazine and Best Doctors in America. Accepting patients at our Rockville facility. The minimum age group accepted is 16 years. Dr. Diiorio is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleredema. Her top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Psoriasis.
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
- 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.