Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine
·
2024 - Present
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Relationship between hydroxychloroquine blood levels and lupus activity through the lens of the type 1 and type 2 lupus model: a cross-sectional study.
Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · June 30, 2025 INTRODUCTION: In the type 1 and 2 SLE model, inflammation mediates type 1 manifestations, but its role in type 2 manifestations (eg, fatigue, myalgias, mood disturbance, cognitive dysfunction) is less clear. Therapeutic hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) levels redu ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociation of Limited Health Literacy With Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Journal Article ACR Open Rheumatol · November 2024 OBJECTIVE: Health literacy is an important social determinant of health, with limited health literacy associated with worse health outcomes. This study examined the associations between limited health literacy with patient-reported outcomes and disease act ... Full text Link to item CitePatient and Physician Perspectives of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare: A Qualitative Study.
Journal Article J Rheumatol · May 1, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) flares are associated with increased damage and decreased health-related quality of life. We hypothesized that there is discordance between physicians' and patients' views of SLE flare. In this study, we aimed ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine ·
2014
M.D.