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Leslie J. Crofford, M.D.

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Faculty Appointment: Gloria W. Singletary Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Director, Center for the Advancement of Women's Health
Specialty: Rheumatology
Clinical Interests: Autoimmune Diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, myositis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), vasculitis, and others) and fibromyalgia
Research Interests: Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory mediators, prostaglandins and cyclooxygenase); fibromyalgia epidemiology, genetics, pathophysiology and treatment; epidemiology of autoimmune disease; intense immunosuppression and stem cell transplant in scleroderma; treatment of polymyositis/dermatomyositis
Degree: BS, 1980, Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
MD, 1984, Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Residency: Internal Medicine, 1987, Barnes Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Fellowship: Rheumatology, 1992, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Board Certifications: 1989, Internal Medicine
1992 and 2003, Rheumatology
Previous Academic Positions: 1993-2004, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Faculty Appointment Date: 10/1/2004
Academic office address: Room J509
740 S. Limestone St.
Lexington, KY 40536-0284
Academic office telephone: 859-323-4939
Academic office FAX: 859-257-8258

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