Introducing Our 2020-2021 VCRC-VF Fellow: Kinanah Yaseen, MD
Blog Kinanah Yaseen, MD, was awarded the 2020 Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC)-Vasculitis Foundation (VF) Fellowship. She is currently a junior faculty member in the Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases at Cleveland Clinic. Her interests involve all forms of vasculitis, especially small vessel vasculitis including granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis, eosinophilic granulomatosis with […]
Physician with GPA Continues Medical Career Despite Facing Obstacles and Discrimination
Blog By Gary Salzman, MD (Edited by Nina Silberstein) A diagnosis of vasculitis changed my life, but I didn’t let it ruin it. Today, I’m a 69-year-old retired physician living in Scottsdale, Arizona, who mainly practiced Geriatric Medicine, but I was also certified in Internal Medicine, and Hospice and Palliative Care. I’m married but due […]
Neurologic Involvement in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (AAV)
Blog Data From Multicenter Longitudinal Observational Study Prof. Rula Hajj-Ali At the 2022 International Vasculitis and ANCA Workshop, Dr. Rula Hajj-Ali presented on the prevalence and outcomes of neurological involvement in ANCA-Associated vasculitis (AAV). The data from Dr. Hajj-Ali’s multicenter longitudinal observational study showed the prevalence and impact of neurologic involvement (NI) in AAV. This […]
VF Patient Online Support Groups
Blog Vasculitis Patient Engagement and Impact of Online Patient Support Group Meetings Patients living with a rare disease like vasculitis face significant physical and psychosocial challenges. Loneliness is a common feeling among patients with vasculitis and the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded feelings of isolation and loneliness. Online patient support groups are a medium through which […]
UNC’s Multidisciplinary Vasculitis and Connective Tissue Disease Clinic Offers Patients Team-Oriented Approach to Care
Blog Autoimmune diseases are complicated conditions that can impact many organ systems in a patient. Typical models of care with providers spread out in different offices can lead to delays in diagnosis and slow down treatment options, while confusing patients as to who is making the decisions. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel […]
New Kawasaki Disease Guideline Released by American College of Rheumatology and Vasculitis Foundation
Blog Newswise — ATLANTA — The American College of Rheumatology (ACR), in partnership with the Vasculitis Foundation (VF), released a new guideline for the management of Kawasaki disease that addresses diagnostic issues relating to Kawasaki disease, the treatment of high-risk patients, and the management of convalescent patients. Kawasaki disease is a vasculitis that is most common in […]
New Kawasaki Disease Guideline Released by American College of Rheumatology and Vasculitis Foundation
Blog Newswise — ATLANTA — The American College of Rheumatology (ACR), in partnership with the Vasculitis Foundation (VF), released a new guideline for the management of Kawasaki disease that addresses diagnostic issues relating to Kawasaki disease, the treatment of high-risk patients, and the management of convalescent patients. Kawasaki disease is a vasculitis that is most […]
The Vasculitis Foundation Announces Exciting New Initiative: Vasculitis-Building Outcomes, Leading Discoveries
Blog The Vasculitis Foundation (VF) is pleased to announce an exciting new initiative: Vasculitis-Building Outcomes, Leading Discoveries (V-BOLD), which combines three of the VF’s most critical programs: Fellowships, Vasculitis Centers, and Research. “The VF continues to transform the landscape for patients with vasculitis and providers taking care of them,” said Anisha B. Dua, MD, MPH, […]
ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for AAV Released
Blog The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) endorsed the ACR/EULAR classification criteria for ANCA-associated vasculitis (EGPA, GPA and MPA). The classification criteria were developed and validated by an international group of medical experts over the past 11+ years through the Diagnostic and Classification Criteria in Vasculitis Study (DCVAS), which enrolled 6,991 patients from 136 international […]
Twin Siblings Specializing in Vasculitis Are Working Together at KUMC
Blog Kelly Liang, MD, and her twin sister, Kimberly Liang, MD, both joined the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) in December 2021. Kelly is currently Associate Professor of Medicine in KUMC’s Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and Kimberly is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology. The doctors […]