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Texas Health Heart And Vascular Specialists
Jorge Cheirif, M.D., was born and raised in Mexico City. He obtained his medical degree from the National University of Mexico and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.Cheirif is the director of the non-invasive cardiology lab, medical director of the Hispanic Initiative, and immediate past president and director of the Behavioral Event Review Committee (BERC) at Texas Health Dallas. He also serves as chair of the Heart & Vascular Accreditation Case Manager (HV-ACM) strategy committee. He is board-certified in cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine, focusing on consultative cardiology, echocardiography, CT angiography and cardiac catheterization.Cheirif was on the American Heart Association local affiliate board of directors for two years; has received the Clinician Scientist Award from the American Heart Association; and was named Teacher of the Year by Ochsner Clinic, Texas Health Dallas, and Baylor College of Medicine. In addition, he has been named to Best Doctors in Dallas and Texas Super Doctors for 10 years. Cheirif speaks Spanish, Yiddish and Hebrew, and lives in Dallas with his wife, Heidy. Dr. Cheirif is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vasculitis. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
Perelman Center For Advanced Medicine
Peter Merkel is a Rheumatologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Merkel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vasculitis. His top areas of expertise are Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Vasculitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Takayasu Arteritis, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Merkel is currently accepting new patients.
Penn Rheumatology Perelman
Rennie Rhee is a Rheumatologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rhee is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vasculitis. Her top areas of expertise are Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Vasculitis, Temporal Arteritis, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Rhee is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a severe autoimmune condition characterised by inflammation of small blood vessels. The condition causes multi-organ dysfunction and, if left untreated, is usually fatal. AAV is difficult to diagnose and the degree of disease activity is challenging to monitor. Current methods of disease activity assessment are either inaccura...
Summary: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of tarperprumig in participants with newly diagnosed or relapsing anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis.