Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2016 - Present
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Pulmonary Vasculitis
Chapter · January 1, 2015 The systemic vasculitides are rare conditions characterized by inflammation and necrosis of blood vessels. Those with predominately small vessel involvement, such as the ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV), are the only ones to target the lungs with any reg ... Full text CiteInflammatory Diseases of the Coronary Arteries
Chapter · January 1, 2015 Rarely, inflammatory disorders affect the coronary arteries, as well as the aorta and other large arteries. Giant cell arteritis (GCA), Takayasu’s arteritis (TA), polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), and Kawasaki’s disease (KD) are the major forms of systemic vascu ... Full text CiteAssociation of systemic lupus erythematosus with angiographically defined coronary artery disease: a retrospective cohort study.
Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · February 2013 OBJECTIVE: To determine if systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with a higher prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in select patients undergoing coronary angiography. We compared the extent of angiographic abnormalities, CAD risk factors ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2010
M.H.S.
University of Miami ·
2003
M.D.