25 of the Best Rheumatologists Near Me

Eric Ruderman is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ruderman is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, Arthritis, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Ruderman is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology (Certified). Dr. Ruderman is currently accepting new patients.

Chester V. Oddis, MD is a noted researcher in the clinical, epidemiological and serologic description of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. He has completed epidemiological studies on the incidence of polymyositis and dermatomyositis as well as longitudinal studies on functional disability in myositis patients. His focus has been in the autoantibody patterns in patients with inflammatory myopathy and their peculiar immunogenetic associations.Dr. Oddis has written extensively on the diagnosis and management of patients with myositis. He has published and lectured on the use of novel immunosuppressive agents such as tacrolimus (formerly FK506) in the treatment of patients with refractory myositis. This represents the only reported experience of this particular drug in the pharmacologic treatment of inflammatory myopathy. In collaboration with the Department of Neurology, he has assessed the efficacy and utility of outpatient needle muscle biopsy in the diagnosis of inflammatory myopathy. This is important given the cost-containment focus of the current health-care market.Dr. Oddis is the co-investigator on an important national NIH funded study on the efficacy of doxycycline in preventing the progression of knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged women. This study is the first of its kind in assessing the effect of a disease-modifying agent in osteoarthritis.Board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, Dr. Oddis received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Penn State and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Oddis is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome. Dr. Oddis is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Oddis is currently accepting new patients.

Ashok Kumar, MD, specializes in rheumatology. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC McKeesport, and UPMC East. Dr. Kumar completed his medical degree and residency at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and fellowship at Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease. Dr. Kumar is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gallbladder Disease, Arthritis, Japanese Encephalitis, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kumar is currently accepting new patients.

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 highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Myositis, and Scleroderma. Dr. Paik is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Alan Baer graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1978 and completed his post-graduate medical training in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the Johns Hopkins and Vanderbilt University Hospitals. He was a faculty member at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, from 1986 to 2007, and served there as Chief of the Section of Rheumatology and Fellowship Program Director. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2007 and is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of the Jerome L. Greene Sjogren's Syndrome Center. Since 2015, he has been an Investigator in the Sjogren's Syndrome Clinic at the National Institutes of Health. He was Chief of Rheumatology and Clinical Director of the Johns Hopkins University Rheumatology Practice at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland from 2007 to 2014. Dr. Baer is currently engaged in a number of research studies in the area of Sjogren's syndrome, both at Johns Hopkins and in the NIH Sjogren's Syndrome Clinic. He was the principal investigator of the NIH subcontract to Johns Hopkins to conduct the Sjogren's International Registry (SICCA) and enrolled 300 patients into the registry. The SICCA registry has been a rich source of clinical data and biospecimens for research that Dr. Baer is conducting with colleagues at both Hopkins and the University of California-San Francisco. He is conducting a longitudinal observational study of patients with Sjogren's syndrome. Dr. Baer is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sjogren Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, and Interstitial Keratitis. Dr. Baer is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Mease graduated from Stanford University receiving his Medical Doctorate. He specializes in internal medicine and rheumatology. Dr. Mease is a practicing physician at Seattle Rheumatology Associates, Swedish Cherry Hill, and Swedish First Hill. Dr. Mease is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Psoriatic Arthritis, Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA). Dr. Mease is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Mease is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Christopher-Stine is the Co-Founder and Director of the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center. She is a Professor of Medicine and Neurology. She is a longstanding core faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine College Advisory Program and serves as the Co-Chair of the Johns Hopkins Institutional Review Board (IRB 5). Dr. Christopher-Stine graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in chemistry from Franklin and Marshall College; was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha at Hahnemann University School of Medicine, where she received her MD degree, and she attained her Masters of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her internship and residency training were completed at MCP Hahnemann University, where she also served as Chief Resident. She pursued her rheumatology fellowship training at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Christopher is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Inclusion Body Myositis. Dr. Christopher is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Christopher A. Mecoli is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is rheumatology. A physician-scientist, Dr. Mecoli serves on the faculty of Johns Hopkins Myositis Center and Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center. He earned his M.D. from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He completed an internal medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a rheumatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He also holds an M.H.S. in clinical investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Mecoli is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dermatomyositis, Myositis, Polymyositis, and Scleroderma.

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 highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Raynaud Phenomenon, and Scleroma. Dr. Domsic is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Domsic is currently accepting new patients.

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 highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Eosinophilic Fasciitis, and Scleroma. Dr. Hummers is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Shervin Assassi is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. He has been practicing medicine for over 27 years. Dr. Assassi is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Localized Scleroderma, and Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Richard Furie is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Furie is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Lupus Nephritis, Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), and Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE). Dr. Furie is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology.

Saurin Mehta is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mehta is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Gout, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Dr. Mehta is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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 highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroderma, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Scleroma, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Lafyatis is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Lafyatis is currently accepting new patients.

Chaim Putterman, MD - Summary of Research Program and Goals. Dr. Putterman is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lupus Nephritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), and Vasculitis.

Dr. Correia is a board-certified, fellowship-trained rheumatologist. While he has extensive experience in systemic sclerosis research and treatment, Dr. Correia also cares for patients with many rheumatic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, Sjögren's, lupus and myositis. Because our understanding of rheumatic diseases advances rapidly, and the treatment options expand each year as new discoveries are made, Dr. Correia believes that this is an exciting time to be a rheumatologist. He specialized in rheumatology for the opportunity to develop meaningful, long-term relationships with his patients and looks forward to getting to know each of his Riverside patients individually while fulfilling Riverside’s mission to “care for others as we would care for those we love.” With multiple of publications and presentations to his name, Dr. Correia is a prolific researcher, educator and leader in the field of rheumatology. He won grant funding to study advanced diagnostic and treatment solutions for rheumatic diseases, as well as the Excellence in Teaching Award from Northwestern University. He is also an avid community health volunteer and has provided free medical care to patients in homeless shelters, community clinics, and in rural Honduras. He earned his medical degree from the University of Nevada in Reno and completed an internal medicine residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, where he was also appointed chief resident in 2015. The following year, he began a rheumatology fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, also in Chicago. At Northwestern, he became a faculty member and co-director of the Northwestern scleroderma program while earning a Master of Science in clinical investigation. Originally from Reno, Nevada, Dr. Correia is married with two children. He enjoys mountain biking, running, hiking, cycling and spending time outdoors with his family. Dr. Correia is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Necrotizing Vasculitis. Dr. Correia is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine.

Nancy Walker is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Dr. Walker is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis. Dr. Walker is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Peter Nigrovic is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nigrovic is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Dr. Nigrovic is board certified in Rheumatology and Pediatric Rheumatology.

Gary Gilkeson is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Gilkeson is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Lupus Nephritis, Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), and Islet Cell Transplantation.

Joel Kremer is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Albany, New York. Dr. Kremer is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Laminectomy.

Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, specializes in rheumatology and is certified in internal medicine and rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Mercy, and UPMC Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and completed his residency at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital / Medstar Washington Hospital Center, followed by his rheumatology fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Moghadam is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myositis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Antisynthetase Syndrome. Dr. Moghadam is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Moghadam is currently accepting new patients.

Andrea Fava is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Fava is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lupus Nephritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Scleroderma, and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Dr. Fava is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Sergio Jimenez is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jimenez is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome, and Pulmonary Fibrosis. Dr. Jimenez is board certified in Internal Medicine.

Austin Wheeler is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology in Omaha, Nebraska. He has been practicing medicine for over 7 years. Dr. Wheeler is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Lung Disease, Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Arthritis.

I try my best to be compassionate, timely and provide up-to-date evidence-based care. Dr. Sams is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis, and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease (UCTD). Dr. Sams is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.