The 20 Best Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Doctors Near Me

Robyn Domsic, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is certified 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 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Mercy. She completed her medical degree at University of Iowa College of Medicine. Dr. Domsic is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Raynaud Phenomenon, and Scleroma.

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 Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Eosinophilic Fasciitis, and Scleroma.

Robert Lafyatis, MD, is a rheumatologist and is certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is  the Thomas Medsger Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Cincinnati and completed his residency at Wake Forest School of Medicine, followed by his fellowship at National Institutes of Health.Dr. Lafyatis’s clinical interests include systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and its complications in the skin and lungs. His research interests include understanding the underlying cause of scleroderma and finding new treatments. Dr. Lafyatis directs the University of Pittsburgh/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Scleroderma Center and the National Institutes of Health, Center for Scleroderma Research Translation.  He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications and co-authors the Textbook of Rheumatology chapter on Scleroderma Pathogenesis. Dr. Lafyatis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Scleroma, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

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 an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Raynaud Phenomenon, and Scleroma.

Paul M. Hassoun, M.D., is professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the director of the pulmonary hypertension program at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He received his medical degree from the Faculté de Médecine Lariboisière-Saint Louis at the University of Paris, France, completed an internship and residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, both at Harvard Medical School. He was on faculty in the pulmonary division at New England Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine (Tufts-NEMC) in Boston, MA, until 2002 when he joined the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hassoun has served or currently serves on numerous American Thoracic Society (ATS) assemblies and committees, including the Pulmonary Circulation Long Range Planning Committee, the Pulmonary Circulation Program Committee (for which he served as chair for 2008-2009), the ATS Scientific Advisory Council, Pulmonary Circulation Leadership Committee, and the American College of Chest Physicians Vascular Steering Committee. He served as the ATS Pulmonary Circulation chair (2011-2012) and on the ATS Publications Policy Committee. He was recently elected president of the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI; 2018-2019). Dr. Hassoun has held numerous editorial activities including serving on the editorial board of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Medicine (2010 to present), CHEST (2006-2015) and the European Respiratory Review (2008-2015). He currently serves as associate editor of the European Respiratory Journal (2013-present) and has served as associate editor for the Journal of Clinical Investigation (2017-2022). Dr. Hassoun is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Cerebral Hypoxia, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, and Lung Transplant.

David Fiorentino is a Dermatologist in Redwood City, California. Dr. Fiorentino is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Dermatomyositis, Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), and Calcinosis.

Kathryn Torok, MD, is a board-certified pediatric rheumatologist and director of the Pediatric Scleroderma Clinic at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Torok earned her medical degree from the Penn State College of Medicine. She began her career in pediatric rheumatology as a fellow at UPMC Children’s Hospital in 2006. Upon completion of her fellowship, she started as an instructor in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in July 2009 and was promoted to assistant professor in July 2010. Dr. Torok is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Her top areas of expertise are Localized Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Pulmonary Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Dr. Julie Paik completed her medical school training at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. She then completed her residency and chief residency at UCLA-Cedars-Sinai/VA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She completed rheumatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins and joined the faculty in 2013. She currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center and Scleroderma Center. Her research interests are in myositis and scleroderma or overlap myositis. She also has a special interest in novel therapeutics in refractory dermatomyositis. This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Dr. Paik is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Her top areas of expertise are Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Myositis, and Scleroderma.

Vallerie Mclaughlin is a Cardiologist and an Internal Medicine provider in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Mclaughlin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Hypertension, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Angioplasty, and Cardiac Ablation.

Sergio Jimenez is a Rheumatologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jimenez is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome, and Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Soumya Chatterjee is a Rheumatologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Chatterjee is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Sjogren Syndrome.

Chris Derk is a Rheumatologist in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Dr. Derk is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Raynaud Phenomenon. Dr. Derk is currently accepting new patients.

Nora Sandorfi is a Rheumatologist in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sandorfi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis. Dr. Sandorfi is currently accepting new patients.

Eric Hachulla practices in Caen, France. Mr. Hachulla is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Sjogren Syndrome, Lung Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.

Dr. Bernstein's clinical and research interests focus on systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), as well as on the detection and treatment of interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension in patients with autoimmune diseases. She is the Florence Irving Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and an Associate Attending at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Bernstein is the founder and Director of the Columbia University/NewYork-Presbyterian Scleroderma Center.Dr. Bernstein graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College, and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society while a medical student at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She was the recipient of the American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Fellow Award and the Charles L. Christian Award for Excellence in Musculoskeletal Research while a rheumatology fellow at Hospital for Special Surgery. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to systemic sclerosis research, Dr. Bernstein received the Edith Busch Prize for Young Investigators at the 8th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress. Dr. Bernstein has received grants from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Arthritis Foundation, and Rheumatology Research Foundation to study lung disease in scleroderma. Her ongoing research projects focus on interstitial lung disease in scleroderma and on lung transplantation in patients with autoimmune diseases. Dr. Bernstein is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Her top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Scleredema, and Scleroma.

Dr. Rick Silver is a professor of medicine and pediatrics and has served as director of the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology since 1995. In 2007, he was named distinguished university professor, the highest academic rank bestowed at MUSC. The division has seen remarkable growth in all facets, including extramural research funding, clinical services, and fellowship training during his tenure as division director. Under his direction, the Division of Rheumatology has been consistently ranked among the top 20 programs by U.S. News and World Report.Dr. Silver's research interests center on scleroderma and, in particular, scleroderma lung disease, now a major cause of death among patients with scleroderma. He and his colleagues were the first to utilize bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to characterize scleroderma lung disease. He played an instrumental role in the design and development of the Scleroderma Lung Study I and II. Dr. Silver helped to initiate and develop MUSC's pulmonary hypertension center and sarcoidosis center. Dr. Silver serves as associate director of a multidisciplinary clinical research center (MCRC) for the study of rheumatic diseases in African-Americans funded by NIAMS. Dr. Silver's clinical interests include scleroderma and scleroderma-related conditions, as well as childhood rheumatic diseases. MUSC Health is one of the world's leaders in clinical care and investigation of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and scleroderma-like conditions, e.g. eosinophilic fasciitis and the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. MUSC Health also serves as the state of South Carolina's only referral center for childhood rheumatic diseases. Dr. Silver has led the efforts to coordinate care for children in South Carolina with rheumatic diseases for the past 32 years,FALSE, and he continues to provide clinical care and conduct clinical research with Dr. Tasha Ruth, whose primary appointment is in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Silver is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Dermatomyositis.

David Launay practices in Lille, France. Mr. Launay is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Angioedema, Lung Transplant, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Faye Hant, DO, MSCR, specializes in Rheumatology and is located in Charleston, SC. Dr. Hant is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), and Scleroma.

Michael Hughes is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Palm Springs, California. Dr. Hughes is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). His top areas of expertise are Raynaud Phenomenon, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Lung Transplant, and Hepatectomy.

Lesley Saketkoo is a Rheumatologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Saketkoo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), and Pulmonary Hypertension.