The University of Rochester AIR Division, in addition to general rheumatology clinics, also holds specialty clinics.

Early Arthritis Clinic

 

 

 

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of joints. It is a progressive disease that often results in joint destruction and functional disability. RA therefore is associated with substantial economic costs to the patients, their families and society.

Early diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can help prevent joint destruction and decrease disability.

Aims of the Early Arthritis Clinic are to

• Make it possible for patients with rheumatoid RA to be seen by a rheumatologist, within 2-4 weeks of referral
• See patients with RA within 3 months of disease onset
• Provide access to state of the art diagnostic modalities including musculoskeletal ultrasound and bone density scans
• Start patients on treatment as early as possible
• Diagnose and treat patients with psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

4901 Lac DeVille Blvd, Bldg. D, Rochester, NY 14618

Tel: 585 – 341-7200                                         Fax: 585 – 340-5399

E-mail: EarlyArthritisClinic@urmc.rochester.edu

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The Strong Lupus Program and Clinic

Mission Statement

The URMC Lupus Program is composed of a multi-disciplinary group of health care professionals who share a common vision: to find safer, more effective therapies for lupus and to improve the quality of life of patients living with lupus. Supporting this vision, we have several important goals:

• To provide pediatric and adult patients with the highest quality clinical care
• To give pediatric and adult patients access to promising new therapies through clinical trials
• To understand the basic immunologic processes underlying lupus
• To study the factors leading to the development of lupus and develop better diagnostic tools
• To develop a registry of lupus patients

Acknowledgments

Support for URMC Lupus Program endeavors comes from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, the Lupus Foundation of America, the Alliance for Lupus Research, and the Lupus Clinical Trials Consortium.

Some quick facts about lupus:

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) can vary from a mild condition to a life-threatening illness which causes disease by attacking a person’s autoimmune system. It can inflame joints and attack kidneys, hearts, lungs and liver, leading to pain, dysfunction, and sometimes permanent damage to healthy tissues.
• Approximately one and a half to two million Americans suffer from this potentially fatal autoimmune disease, and 90% of those are women.
• Most women are stricken during their childbearing years.
• Most people develop their lupus between the ages of 15 and 45.
• Asians, African Americans and Latina women are 2-4 times more likely to have lupus

Services of the Lupus Clinic:

• Evaluation of new patients with a possible diagnosis of lupus or related disease
• Ongoing management of patients with lupus
• Focus on patient education and preventive care
• Provision of state-of-the-art therapies for the management of lupus

The Lupus Clinic is in session every Tuesday afternoon and is located at 4901 Lac DeVille Blvd, Bldg. D, Suite 240.   Lupus clinic providers include Drs. Jennifer Anolik, John Looney, and Inaki Sanz.  To learn more about the Strong Lupus Clinic, call Shirley Parks at 341-7900 or Emily Cushing at 275-7167