Rheumatology

UT Southwestern is recognized as one of the nation’s leaders in the clinical care and research of rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Our rheumatology services are now available in the convenient, centrally located Medical Center at Park Cities, where patients receive world-class specialty care in a neighborhood setting.

Who We Are

Our rheumatology team is dedicated to providing the diagnostic procedures and interventional therapies needed to prevent, cure, improve, and slow or halt the progression of all types of rheumatic conditions. 

Our Services

We are experts in the evaluation and treatment of rheumatic diseases, including:

• Inflammatory autoimmune rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, vasculitis, and inflammatory myopathy
• Crystal-induced joint inflammation, such as gout and calcium pyrophosphate disease

Additional Services

We are experts in the evaluation and treatment of rheumatic diseases, including:

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Inflammatory myopathy and myositis
• Spondyloarthropathy including psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and arthritis associated with gastrointestinal disease
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Mixed connective tissue disease
• Sjogren's syndrome
• Systemic sclerosis
• Raynaud syndrome
• Vasculitis
• Relapsing polychondritis
• IGG4-related disease
• Crystalline inflammatory arthritis like gout and pseudogout
• Sarcoidosis
• Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis
• Behcet’s disease
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Regional musculoskeletal disorders
• Autoimmune eye and ear disorders

In addition, we offer the following on-site diagnostic and imaging services:

• Intraarticular joint injection
• Laboratory services