Overview
Dr. Louie earned his B.A. degree in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley. He graduated medical school from Drexel University (formerly known as MCP Hahnemann University) in Philadelphia and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. He subsequently completed a fellowship in rheumatology at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. Additional training in clinical investigation at Duke University School of Medicine earned him a master's in health sciences degree.
Dr. Louie served as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of rheumatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for 6 years. There, he relished his role as a preceptor for trainees in the classroom, ambulatory and inpatient settings. Dr. Louie has published numerous articles in peer reviewed medical journals and has presented at local and national scientific meetings. He has also served as principal investigator and co-investigator in various clinical trials of new arthritis therapies. After leaving Hopkins, Dr. Louie worked in a private practice before joining ARA.
Dr. Louie treats all manner of rheumatological conditions, but has particular interest and expertise in inflammatory arthritis, including axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Louie is an active member of SPARTAN, a professional organization of North American experts in spondyloarthritis.
Dr. Louie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleroderma. His top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Ankylosing Spondylitis, Osteoporosis, and Psoriasis.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
161 Thomas Johnson Drive Ste 250, Frederick, MD 21702
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.
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Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Virginia Steen is a Rheumatologist and an Allergy and Immunologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Steen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleroderma. Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Kuru, and Scleroma.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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 Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleroderma. Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Eosinophilic Fasciitis, and Scleroma.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Wigley received his M.D. degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency at Johns Hopkins where he also trained in a postdoctoral fellowship program. Dr. Wigley is a physician-scientist whose specialty is Raynaud’s phenomenon and scleroderma. He founded The Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center with Robert A. Wise, M.D., of the Johns Hopkins Division of Pulmonary Medicine. Dr. Wigley has been honored with two American College of Rheumatology awards over the past couple years. He received the ACR Distinguished Clinician Scholar Award in 2009 and the ACR Masters Award in 2011. Dr. Wigley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleroderma. His top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Raynaud Phenomenon, and Scleroma.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Ankylosing SpondylitisDr. Louie isDistinguished. Learn about Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- OsteoporosisDr. Louie isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoporosis.
- PsoriasisDr. Louie isDistinguished. Learn about Psoriasis.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Dr. Louie isDistinguished. Learn about Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
- Advanced
- Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA)Dr. Louie isAdvanced. Learn about Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA).
- BursitisDr. Louie isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)Dr. Louie isAdvanced. Learn about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
- FibromyalgiaDr. Louie isAdvanced. Learn about Fibromyalgia.
- GoutDr. Louie isAdvanced. Learn about Gout.
- Polymyalgia RheumaticaDr. Louie isAdvanced. Learn about Polymyalgia Rheumatica.
- Experienced
- Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis
- ArthritisDr. Louie isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Behcet DiseaseDr. Louie isExperienced. Learn about Behcet Disease.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Louie isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- Chondrocalcinosis 2Dr. Louie isExperienced. Learn about Chondrocalcinosis 2.
- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE)Dr. Louie isExperienced. Learn about Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE).