“We Need Each Other” – The Nourishing Power of Friendship in the Vasculitis Community
Blog Suzanne McLaughlin sat, mostly quiet, as others in that week’s Vasculitis Foundation support group took turns sharing their updates and stories. She kept her unassuming presence until the group neared its close and Dana, the facilitator, said, “Suzanne, I love how you listen intently during groups and take notes. And then you drop your […]
Introducing Our 2023-2024 VCRC-VF Fellow: Roger Yang, MD
Blog Roger Yang, MD, began his Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC)-Vasculitis Foundation (VF) Fellowship in September 2022. Dr. Yang’s training through the Penn Vasculitis Center at the University of Pennsylvania will focus on both clinical care of patients with all forms of vasculitis and research on the diseases. As vasculitis may affect blood vessels of […]
University of Michigan’s Vasculitis Program: Hoping to Impact Individual Patients and the Approach to the Diseases
Blog The University of Michigan (U-M) Vasculitis Program began in September 2021 with a soft launch. “We started simply by instituting a dedicated vasculitis clinic and have been moving forward step by step,” said Ora Singer, MD, MS, Director of U-M’s Vasculitis Program. Both Dr. Singer and her colleague Julia Ford, MD, the Associate Program […]
Many Outstanding Questions Still Exist for Vasculitis Patients: The Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Vasculitis Program Hopes to Find Some of the Answers
Blog Vasculitis tends to present in a systemic manner, often affecting multiple organ systems. Clinicians should consider a broad differential (possible conditions that share the same symptoms) and think about the entire person—not just at the time of diagnosis but throughout their life as they face periods of remission and relapse. The Massachusetts General Hospital […]
Introducing Our 2022-2023 VCRC-VF Fellow: Mohanad M. Elfishawi, MBBCh, MS
Blog Mohanad M. Elfishawi, MBBCh, MS, began his one-year Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC)-Vasculitis Foundation (VF) Fellowship on January 1, 2022. Dr. Elfishawi will be working on several projects in giant cell arteritis (GCA) including investigating metabolic risk factors for GCA. In addition, he plans to study aortic involvement in patients with GCA and the […]
2019 VCRC/VF Fellow Joins UPMC as Vasculitis Center Director
Blog Note: Sebastian Sattui, MD, MS, completed his Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium-Vasculitis Foundation (VCRC-VF) fellowship at the end of June 2021. Dr. Sattui was at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City for four years and during the first two years, he focused on his general rheumatology training. The last two years, he […]
The American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Release Three New Guidelines for Treatment of Vasculitis
Blog FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2021 Media Contact Amanda Head (Corna) acorna@rheumatology.org 404-679-5330 The American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Release Three New Guidelines for Treatment of Vasculitis ATLANTA — The American College of Rheumatology (ACR), in partnership with the Vasculitis Foundation (VF), released three new guidelines for the treatment and management of systemic vasculitis. Vasculitis is a group of about 20 rare diseases […]