Rheumatic Diseases provides a fellowship consisting of two tracks - a two-year academic clinical track that provides the physician with the necessary experience to develop clinical skills and to practice clinical rheumatology, and a three-year basic research track that provides a sound clinical experience and an opportunity to develop skills in basic research in the field of rheumatic disease. Both clinical and research fellows will have one year of inpatient consultation experience at University Hospitals of Cleveland and the Cleveland VA Medical Center, dividing their time between the two institutions. Fellows in the clinical track spend additional time in their second year on an inpatient consultation service. During the outpatient experience, fellows work directly with the clinical faculty in their practices. Fellows will have patients assigned to them for whom they are immediately responsible. They are also assigned to a faculty member to provide teaching and supervision of the care.
Current Fellows:
- Mark Schulte, M.D.(Chief Fellow)
- Paula Jofre, M.D.
- Alexander Torres, M.D.
- Rachel Waldman, M.D.
- Michael Weingarten, M.D.
Contact:
Ali Askari, M.D., Program Director
Charles Malemud, Ph.D., Associate Director
Johnny Su, M.D. Assistant Director
Carmelene Jefferson, Division Manager and Program Coordinator
Phone: (216) 844-2289
Fax: (216) 844-2288
Email: Ali.Askari@uhhospitals.org
All fellows on the clinical and research tracks gain experience in the breadth of rheumatic disorders while on ambulatory service. Fellows are given the opportunity to participate in teaching the second-year medical school basic science curriculum, which is a seven-week multidisciplinary course on the musculoskeletal system, pediatric rheumatology rotation is optional.
