The Vasculitis Foundation encourages patients to seek out the best medical care available. Because vasculitis is a rare disease, many physicians are not experienced in treating the disease. Some medical institutions have dedicated "vasculitis centers" focused on treating vasculitis and performing research on vasculitis.
Boston University Rheumatology Section Rheumatology faculty have achieved widespread national recognition for both their research programs and their clinical expertise. There are currently active clinical trials in vasculitis and section investigators are participating in NIH-sponsored clinical trials in vasculitis.
Emory University Division of Rheumatology: Utilizing the most up-to-date treatment regimens, the Division of Rheumatology at Emory University focuses on the management of symptoms related to over 100 types of arthritis and connective tissue diseases. This can include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and scleroderma. Rheumatology faculty is available to see patients at several Emory affiliated locations.
Cleveland Clinic Center for Vasculitis Care and Research The Center's mission is to ensure the best possible care for patients with vasculitis, to discover the causes of these diseases, to identify improved therapies for patients, and to educate physicians to provide state-of-the-art care for patients with vasculitis. For more information about the Center's leadership in research involving vasculitic disease, click on the link above.
Hospital for Special Surgery More than 30 full-time physicians cover the in-patient Rheumatology service at HSS and provide the Rheumatology consultation service for the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Division, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the Rockefeller University In-Patient Service.
Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center Studies underway at JHVC use modern gene expression and genotyping technologies to study the underlying genetic causes of Wegener’s Granulomatosis and related vasculitis conditions. JHVC is one of the participating sites in the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC). Several observational and clinical treatment trials are currently recruiting patients.
Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota) The Division of Rheumatology is focused on providing state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases in a setting of active basic and clinical research and education. Current research includes understanding mechanisms of disease and therapeutic trials of established drugs and new innovative agents.
NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases Division of Rheumatology: Treatment of conditions including Behcet's Syndrome, Gout, Lupus, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Pain Management, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Scleroderma, Sjogren's Syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Vasculitis.
Behcet's Syndrome Center at NYU for evaluation, treatment and research of Behcet's.
University of Alabama: Birmingham Vasculitis Center, Kirkland Clinic UAB's rheumatology program offers a number of treatment options for vasculitis and has as one of its greatest advantages the presence of general practitioners and specialists from all fields. This unique mix of disciplines makes it easy for physicians to collaborate on diagnoses and treatments.
University of California - San Francisco The missions of the Divisions of Rheumatology at UCSF are to provide outstanding cutting edge clinical care, to advance the discipline through clinical and basic research, and to train the next generation of academic rheumatologists. Research ranges from addressing the pathogenesis of rheumatologic diseases to clinical trials of new therapies as well as studies of health care delivery systems.
University of North Carolina Divison of Nephrology and Hypertension The mission of the UNCKC is to reduce the burden of chronic kidney disease through discovery about the pathophysiology and therapeutics of kidney disease and through educational programs about kidney disease for North Carolinians and their primary care physicians. UNCKC laboratories are conducting epidemiologic and clinical research in ANCA and vasculitis.
University of Utah Vasculitis Center The Center was established in 2007 as a tertiary referral center for patients afflicted with different forms of vasculitis. For most patients with vasculitis, a team approach is necessary to provide adequate care. Our center has a wide array of specialists dedicated to treating the different manifestations of these diseases. Expert care is available in rheumatology, ENT, vascular medicine, pulmonology, airway disorders, and nephrology. We also provide the latest in diagnostic imaging and laboratory testing.
Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC) The VCRC is an integrated group of academic medical centers, patient support organizations, and clinical research resources dedicated to conducting clinical research in different forms of vasculitis. It is our goal to improve the care of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, polyarteritis nodosa, Takayasu's arteritis, and giant cell (temporal) arteritis.
Europe: The European Vasculitis Study Group (EUVAS) is an open collaboration of clinicians interested in research and education in vasculitis. EUVAS conducts a range of activities including clinical trials and studies into the assessment of vasculitis.
France: Groupe Français d'Etude des Vascularites or French Vasculitis Study Group Several treatment protocols have been devised, and therapeutic trials in the field of systemic vasculitides have been conducted and published under the aegis of the FVSG.
Germany: Rheuma-Klinik Bad Bramstedt and University of Luebeck The Clinic at Bad Bramstedt unites ten specialized clinics under one roof, where over 12,500 patients are treated annually. The Clinic is the academic training hospital of the university clinics of Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) and the university clinic Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE).
