Rheumatology
UK Rheumatology is dedicated to providing great patient care. We also focus on education and research to drive better health for people across our region.
Our specialists diagnose and treat many types of inflammatory arthritis, autoimmune and autoinflammatory conditions. We work to improve daily function, prevent disability and enhance our patients’ quality of life.
We partner with other UK HealthCare specialists when our patients have complex needs. This includes experts in lung disease, kidney disease, skin conditions, inflammatory bowel disease, neurologic disorders and other subspecialties. Working together helps us support patients with conditions affecting more than one system in the body.
A dedicated specialty pharmacy team supports our care. This team assists with starting and managing biologic and targeted therapies. They also help with insurance approval, financial assistance, patient education and medicine delivery. Regular check-ins help patients stay on track with their medicine.
Our specialists are also involved in clinical trials and research in rheumatology and immunology. This work gives patients access to new therapies and brings the latest scientific advances into our clinics.
By bringing together expert care, collaboration, education and research, UK Rheumatology works to improve outcomes and quality of life for patients throughout the region. We are also committed to training the next generation of rheumatologists. For more than three decades, we have helped prepare physicians who now care for patients across the country.
Specialties
Many diseases treated by UK Rheumatology, such as rheumatoid arthritis, are more common and more severe in women than in men. Our expert physicians provide diagnosis and management of arthritis and connective tissue (rheumatic) diseases, including:
Chronic inflammatory arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis/axial spondyloarthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Reactive arthritis
- Undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis
- Enteropathic (IBD-associated) arthritis
Crystal and metabolic arthropathies
- Gout
- Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD/pseudogout)
- Basic calcium phosphate crystal disease
Systemic autoimmune diseases
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- Mixed connective tissue disease
- Undifferentiated connective tissue disease
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Immune complex-mediated diseases
Myositis
- Dermatomyositis
- Ant synthetase syndrome
- Polymyositis
- Immune-mediated necrotizing myositis
- Inclusion body myositis
- Overlap myositis
- Immune check point inhibitor-induced myositis
Vasculitis (small, medium and large vessel)
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Microscopic polyangiitis
- Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Giant cell arteritis
- Takayasu arteritis
- IgA vasculitis (systemic)
- Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
- Secondary vasculitis (from connective tissue disease, drugs, infections), variable vessel and organ specific vasculitis syndromes
Pediatric and transitional rheumatology
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Pediatric-onset autoimmune rheumatic disease transitioning to adult care
Autoinflammatory and immune dysregulation disorders
- Periodic fever syndromes
- Adult-onset Still’s disease
- Systemic autoinflammatory syndromes from polygenic, somatic and germline mutations
Musculoskeletal and regional pain syndromes
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Osteoarthritis (complex or inflammatory presentations)
- Fibromyalgia (in the context of autoimmune disease)
- Osteoporosis
Rare diseases
- Post-infectious inflammatory arthritis
- IgG4-related disease
Provider referrals
UK Rheumatology serves as a regional referral center for patients who need more complex evaluation.
We offer expert consultation and collaborative co-management for patients with complex rheumatic and immune-related conditions. Our team offers advanced diagnostics, multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment recommendations that follow the latest evidence. We also provide access to clinical trials.
Patients may continue care locally with their community rheumatologist while receiving expert opinion from our team at UK HealthCare.
Our goal is to provide timely consultation, collaborative decision-making and improved outcomes for patients with complex rheumatologic conditions.
What we offer
- Advanced diagnostic evaluation and treatment guidance
- Multidisciplinary care coordination and referral pathways
- One-time consultation or shared co-management
- Support for continuity of care with community rheumatologists
- Tertiary and quaternary expertise for complex or refractory disease
- Access to clinical trials and research programs
Our commitment
- Collaborative partnership with referring physicians
- Clear communication and timely recommendations
- Patient-centered, team-based care
