Rheumatology
At Yale Medicine, our rheumatologists care for a wide range of conditions that affect the joints, muscles, and bones, including many autoimmune diseases that disrupt the body’s immune system. These conditions can be tricky to diagnose, treat, and manage. That’s where our team of experts comes in: we specialize in diagnosing and treating more than 200 types of rheumatologic disorders, some of which can be hard to pinpoint.
Our physicians specialize in caring for people who have rheumatoid arthritis, other types of inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis, and various autoimmune diseases such as lupus, scleroderma, myositis, and vasculitis. We work closely with other specialists at Yale Medicine—including pulmonologists, nephrologists, gastroenterologists, cardiologists, allergists, neurologists, dermatologists, surgeons, and orthopedists—to ensure comprehensive care for complex rheumatic and autoimmune diseases.
Our Services
Specialized care is offered in the following areas:
• Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS), an autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks normal proteins in the blood. This can cause blood clots to form in veins and arteries.
• Inflammatory arthritis, including psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, which can cause joint pain and stiffness.
• Lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue.
• Myositis, or inflammation of the muscles that can cause muscle weakness, pain, and fatigue.
• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory disorder that typically affects the small joints in the hands and feet.
• Scleroderma, a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues.
• Vasculitis, which involves inflammation of the blood vessels. It can affect any of the blood vessels in your body, from the smallest to largest arteries and veins.
