Interdisciplinary Rheumatology: Rheumatology and Dermatology

Ask rheumatologists what is one of the things that they desire most and they’ll often say: I wish I knew more about other areas so I could care for patients whose disease manifestations cross over into other specialties. This is especially true of patients whose rheumatologic conditions have dermatology manifestations or are closely linked to dermatologic disease. The intersection between them lends well to interdisciplinary care, and rheumatologists, dermatologists and primary care physicians have the opportunity to expand their knowledge through the expertise shared in this book. This book serves as a dialogue between specialties and provides a masterclass from world-renowned experts.

Key Features:

• Provides a clinical approach to the patient with dermatologic manifestations of rheumatic disease.
• Details cutting-edge research with input from the world’s leading experts.

Dr. Noelle A. Rolle is an Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University where she is also the Medical Co-Director of the Lupus Clinic and a Clinical Educator. She's a Bahamian and alumnus of the University of the West Indies Medical School who then went on to complete her Internal Medicine Residency at Harlem Hospital, Chief Residency at The University of Central Florida and Rheumatology Fellowship at the University of New Mexico. She's board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology and her current research is in lupus and medical education. She is an active member of the American College of Rheumatology where she has served in many leadership roles, particularly in the areas of medical education and health equity. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a chapter leader of the Association of Women in Rheumatology, and a member of the Georgia Society of Rheumatology and the Caribbean Association for Rheumatology.

Dr. Nancyanne Schmidt is an Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director of the Rheumatology fellowship at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she also leads quality improvement efforts for the Division of Rheumatology. She completed her undergraduate studies at The Johns Hopkins University, medical school at Stony Brook University and then went on to complete her Internal Medicine residency at NYU Langone Medical Center prior to fellowship at Columbia University.  She has conducted research on patient and provider interventions to improve medication adherence and the patient- provider relationship.

She is part of the Columbia University Lupus clinic and has a clinical interest in Lupus Nephritis and cutaneous manifestations of rheumatologic disease.

Dr. Alexandra J. Coromilas is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She graduated cum laude from Columbia College, Columbia University and earned her medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society and The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a Dermatology residency at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Dermatology. After completing her Internal Medicine and Dermatology training, she completed the Complex Medical Dermatology Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in providing care for patients with inflammatory dermatologic conditions and in inpatient dermatology.