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Dr. Mariam Ameri is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology and is board certified in musculoskeletal ultrasound by the American college of rheumatology.
Dr Ameri attended the George Washington University for her undergraduate studies and graduated magna cum laude. She obtained her medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine in the Netherlands-Antilles. She completed her Internship and Internal Medicine residency at Case Western Reserve University/Metrohealth in 2012 and a two-year fellowship in Rheumatology at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville in 2014. |
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Susan Berger M.D., FACRPrior to joining the practice in June 2013, Dr Berger has worked as an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, as well as in private practice in Lansing, Michigan where she also assisted with clinical research trials.
She completed her medical residency and sub-specialty fellowship in rheumatology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Berger has more than 10 years of clinical experience and is currently accepting new patients at our Annapolis office. Her goal as a physician is to devise an individual treatment plan for each patient, in order to help patients help themselves. |
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Primal Bhatia M.D., FACRDr. Primal Bhatia is a board certified Rheumatologist. Prior to joining the practice in November 2017, Dr Bhatia has worked in Private Practice in Catonsville for four years.
She completed her medical residency at Mercy Catholic Medical Center/Hahneman University, Philadelphia and subspeciality rheumatology Fellowship at the Washington Hospital Center in D.C.. Dr. Bhatia is currently accepting new patients at our Annapolis and Clarksville offices. Her goal as a physician is to collaborate with patients to help them create an individualized plan to recovery and wellness |
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Mamata Chand M.D., FACRDr Mamata Chand is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
She joins us after completing her Rheumatology fellowship from George Washington University Hospital. She earned her medical degree from Universal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal . She then pursued her internship and residency in Internal Medicine from Albert Einstein Montefiore New Rochelle, New York. Prior to her fellowship, she worked as Primary Care Physician at Kaiser Permanente Largo Medical Center for two years. During her Rheumatology fellowship she pursued specialized training in musculoskeletal ultrasound through prestigious Ultrasound School of North America Rheumatologists (USSONAR) program. She is one of the few fellows to receive a scholarship for the USSONAR program. Her clinical interests include rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, osteoporosis, lupus, dermatomyositis, and musculoskeletal ultrasound. Dr Chand sees patients in our Fairfax location. |
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Ashok Jacob M.D., FACRDr. Ashok Jacob is board certified in both Rheumatology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Jacob started practicing in Maryland in 2007, following his completion of a two-year fellowship in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He had completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Mercy Health System in Philadelphia in 2005 and prior to this graduated with a Masters in Public Health in the field of Community Health Education from the University of Maryland, College Park.
In addition to maintaining a full clinical practice, Dr Jacob is also very interested in research and evidence based medicine. He is the author of several peer reviewed articles in prestigious journals including the New England Journal of Medicine and American Journal of Medicine. Dr Jacob is currently a diplomate of the American board of internal medicine and rheumatology and a fellow of the American college of Rheumatology and American institute of Ultrasound in medicine. Dr Jacob has been consistently ranked a Top Doctor in Rheumatology by his peers as published in the biennial Whats Up Magazine in 2013, 2015 and 2017. |
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Sumit Kunwar M.D., FACRDr Sumit Kunwar is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology.
He joined us after completing his fellowship program at the Georgetown University Washington Hospital Center program. Prior to his rheumatology fellowship Dr Kunwar was an internist at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, NH where he was also a clinical assistant professor in Internal Medicine at the University of New England. He is an avid clinical researcher with a keen interest in systematic reviews and meta-analysis. He has published extensively in medical journals. Dr. Kunwar sees patients at our Bel Air office. |
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Jonathan Miller M.D., FACRDr Jonathan Miller is board certified in Internal Medicine and rheumatology by the American board of Internal Medicine. He is also board certified by the American College of Rheumatology in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound.
He graduated from St. George's University school of medicine and completed his internship and residency at the Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey in 2014. He then completed his fellowship in rheumatology and clinical immunology at the George Washington University hospital in Washington DC in June 2016. |
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Sirajum Munira M.D.Dr. Sirajum Munira is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
She completed the Rheumatology fellowship program at The Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University. She also worked as a hospitalist at the Saint Agnes Hospital after completing her Internal Medicine residency at the Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Dr Munira sees patients in our Bel Air & Owings Mills offices in MD. |
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Leili Parsa M.D., FACRDr. Leili Parsa is a Board certified rheumatologist and internist who received her medical doctorate (M.D.) from Tehran University with honors. Dr. Parsa completed her internal medicine residency at the Union Memorial Hospital followed by her Rheumatology Fellowship at the Washington Hospital Center / Georgetown University.
Clinically, Dr. Parsa is experienced and interested in management of rheumatological disorders involving joints, muscles, tendons, and bones. She is an expert in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, pseudo-gout, osteoporosis and ankylosing spondylitis. Dr. Parsa actively treats autoimmune disorders including systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren, polymyalgia rheumatica, scleroderma, temporal arteritis and other vasculitis. Dr. Parsa’s true passion is to provide the best, the most up-to-date and the most comprehensive evidence-based care for her patients to alleviate their suffering from rheumatologic conditions. Dr. Parsa sees Patients in our Clarksville & Annapolis offices in MD & Fairfax in VA. |
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Paola Pinto M.D., FACRDr. Paola Pinto is board certified in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine. She is an American College of Rheumatology certified Musculokeletal Ultrasonographer and specialized in Autoinflammatory Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
She earned her medical degree at Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia, completed her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in rheumatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where she graduated as chief fellow in 2012. She has experience in academic rheumatology obtained at the NIH, were she was a clinical researcher with the Autoinflammatory Diseases Group at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and a professor at the Rheumatology Fellowship Program with the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). She was the director of the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Clinic at the NIH Clinical Center. Dr. Pinto has co-authored multiple peer reviewed medical articles published in prestigious medical journals including Nature, The New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; she also has been a frequent platform and poster presenter at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting. Dr. Pinto sees patients at our location in the Fair Oaks Hospital Campus in Fairfax, Virginia. |
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Louis Robinett III M.D., FACRDr. Louis Robinett is board certified in both Internal medicine and Rheumatology. Dr. Robinett earned a degree in Chemistry from Texas A&M University, graduating cum laude in 2010. He then completed his medical education at the University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio in 2014. After relocating to Baltimore, he began a residency in internal medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), graduating in 2017. He remained at UMMC for rheumatology fellowship, graduating in 2019.
He has also received the Rheumatology’s Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Certification (RhMSUS) from the American College of Rheumatology. Dr. Robinett sees patients at our Bel Air and Owings Mills offices in Maryland. |
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Heidi Sami M.D., FACRDr Heidi Sami is Board Certified in both internal medicine and Rheumatology.
She graduated from the American University of Antigua and completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at the Medstar Union Memorial hospital in Baltimore in 2013 and subsequently did her fellowship in rheumatology and clinical immunology at the George Washington University hospital in Washington DC. She is a certified Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Specialist from the American College of Rheumatology. Dr. Sami sees patients at our Annapolis and Pasadena offices in Maryland. |
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Sunita Upreti, M.D.Dr Upreti is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
She joined us after completing her fellowship program at the University of Maryland. Prior to her rheumatology fellowship, Dr Upreti completed her Internal Medicine residency at the GBMC hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Upreti sees patients at our Annapolis & Pasadena offices. |
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Zuhal Arzomand, M.D.Dr. Zuhal Arzomand is a double board certified physician in both Rheumatology and Internal Medicine.
She completed her internal medicine residency at Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine in Providence, Rhode Island. She then went on to complete her rheumatology fellowship at Brown University. During her fellowship she became proficient in musculoskeletal ultrasound, took part in combined dermatology/rheumatology clinics and managed a wide variety of rheumatic conditions. She is a member of several professional organizations including the American College of Rheumatology, Association of Women in Rheumatology, American College of Physicians and American Medical Association. Dr. Arzomand has published numerous textbook chapters on topics including Basic Calcium Phosphate Deposition Disease, Lyme Arthritis and Osteoarthritis. Dr. Arzomand is passionate about creating a strong physician-patient relationship and understands good communication is important to ensuring positive health outcomes. She has always made giving back to the community a priority and volunteers for many organizations including the Arthritis Foundation. Outside of work, Dr. Arzomand enjoys traveling, cooking and spending time with her family. In addition to English, she is fluent in Farsi/Dari and speaks conversational Spanish. Dr. Arzomand sees patients at our Alexandria, Virginia office. |