Overview
Kristen Koons, MD, is a rheumatologist. She treats adults for a variety of conditions, including inflammatory arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue disease and vasculitis. She has a clinical interest in rheumatologic conditions that affect the skin. Dr. Koons performs diagnostic ultrasounds and ultrasound-guided joint injections and is co-director of the autoimmune nephritis clinic at Geisinger. In this clinic, patients see a rheumatologist and nephrologist at the same time for autoimmune conditions affecting the kidneys.|Dr. Koons attended The Penn State College of Medicine, where she earned her medical degree. After medical school she completed her residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where she served as chief resident. She followed that with a fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center.|“I love both the clinical and educational aspects of my job,” Dr. Koons says. “I get to treat the whole patient and remain knowledgeable about every organ system. I enjoy solving clinical puzzles by putting together clues from a patient’s history and physical exam. I also get purpose from my involvement in the rheumatology fellowship program. I love teaching and serving as a mentor to those just entering the field of rheumatology.”|Having a father who was a family medicine doctor inspired Dr. Koons to go into medicine, where she can now fuel others’ inspirations. “I am proud that I have become the rheumatology fellowship program director early in my career, and look forward to many years of teaching fellows,” she says.|Dr. Koons is a native of Selinsgrove. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, running, traveling and spending time with her spouse and their two children.
Dr. Koons is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scleroderma. Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Necrotizing Vasculitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc).
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
250 Reitz Boulevard, Lewisburg, PA 17837
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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Areas of Expertise
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- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Koons isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)Dr. Koons isExperienced. Learn about Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).
- Granulomatosis with PolyangiitisDr. Koons isExperienced. Learn about Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.
- Juvenile Primary OsteoporosisDr. Koons isExperienced. Learn about Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis.
- Juvenile Temporal ArteritisDr. Koons isExperienced. Learn about Juvenile Temporal Arteritis.
- MASS PhenotypeDr. Koons isExperienced. Learn about MASS Phenotype.