Shivani Garg, MD, PhD

Shivani Garg, MD, PhD, is a rheumatologist who cares for people living with lupus and related autoimmune diseases, including lupus nephritis, which is lupus that affects the kidneys. She sees patients with complex diseases who often need ongoing, long-term care and close monitoring of their medications.

Dr. Garg focuses on helping patients understand their condition and treatment options so they can take an active role in their care. She cares for people with symptoms such as joint pain and swelling, skin rashes, fatigue, and kidney problems caused by lupus. She works with each patient to balance the benefits and risks of medicines, including drugs that control inflammation and protect organs, and she uses lab tests and other tools to guide treatment choices over time.

As an associate professor at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Garg serves as director of the Yale Lupus Clinical Research Program and co-director of the Yale Lupus Program. Her research looks at how to make lupus care more precise and personal, especially by improving how important medications are used and monitored. She studies ways to measure how well patients are taking their medicines, how drug levels in the blood relate to disease control, and how to support shared decision-making between patients and clinicians.

Dr. Garg earned her medical degree from Government Medical College and Hospital in Chandigarh, India. She completed an internal medicine residency at Jefferson Einstein Medical Center, followed by a rheumatology fellowship at Emory University. She also completed a doctorate in clinical investigation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.