The Vasculitis Foundation, the world’s largest organization dedicated to providing advocacy, education and support for people with vasculitis, announces the launch of Vasculitis Awareness Month (May 2018), an annual effort to create global awareness of the disease that’s so rare that fewer than 200,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.…...
Introducing our 2017-2018 VCRC-VF Fellow
Kaitlin Quinn, MD, is the recipient of the 2017 VCRC-VF Fellowship. She received her medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. She completed her Internal Medicine residency and a two-year Rheumatology fellowship training program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Dr. Quinn is currently…...
Vasculitis Update 2017 CME Course: Chicago, June 24
The Vasculitis Foundation is pleased to present the 2017 Vasculitis Update CME Course for health care professionals in partnership with Northwestern Division of Rheumatology on Saturday, June 24, 2017 from 7:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Marriott Chicago O’Hare. Topics will include: utilizing biomarkers and imaging in vasculitis, management…...
Main Line Health Medical Professional Wins National Award for Early Diagnosis of Rare Disease
The Vasculitis Foundation (VF) announces the winner of its 2017 Recognizing Excellence in Diagnostics (RED) Award. The V-RED Award is presented annually to a medical professional who made a quick diagnosis of vasculitis, thus enabling the patient to receive timely and appropriate treatment, potentially sparing the patient permanent and ongoing health complications.…...
