Subspecialty Clinics - Lupus Center

• About our practice
• Scheduling an appointment
• Prescription Refills
• Our Physicians and Faculty
• Our Staff

About our practice:

The Lupus Center specializes in the care of patients with Lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome.  It is our goal to provide excellent clinical care while seeking to better understand the causes, and ways to control both Lupus and APS.

The Lupus Center is run by Dr. Michelle Petri, who is an attending physician and full time faculty member at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  She is Board Certified in Rheumatology.  In addition to clinical care, Dr. Petri is actively involved in clinical research.

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Scheduling an appointment

Appointments can be made by calling (410) 955-9114 between 9:30am and 4pm Monday through Friday. 

If you are a new patient, the following is needed:

• Faxed copies of the medical records relating to your illness.
• Please arrive 60 minutes prior to your appointment to allow time for pre-registration.
• Bring a list of all present medications (include names and dosages).
• Bring your insurance cards.

If you are a returning patient:

• Please arrive 30 minutes before your appointment.
• Bring a copy of your insurance cards.

Rescheduling Appointments and Cancellations: 
Our clinic is very busy and unfortunately patients often have to wait several months for an appointment.  If you need to reschedule, please call us at 410 955-9114 at least two working days in advance. This will allow us to schedule another patient who is waiting to be seen.  Failure to come to three follow-up appointments will mean we are no longer able to schedule future visits.

Unfortunately, we cannot reschedule new patients appointments.

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Prescription Refills

We ask that all prescription refills be handled at the time of your clinic visit.

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Our Physicians and Faculty
Michelle Petri, M.D., Director of the Lupus Center

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Our Staff

Clinical/Research Staff
Alexandra Hewitt, PA-C – Physician’s Assistant
Martina Ziegenbein, MD – Lupus Fellow

Research Staff
Jason Rhodes, Senior Research Program Coordinator
Neelam Ahmed, MD – Research Coordinator
Ehtisham Akhter, MD, MPH – Research Coordinator
Bhavna Gowda, MD, MPH – Research Coordinator
Adnan Kiani, MD, PhD – Research Fellow
Shin-Seok Lee, MD, PhD – Visiting Research Fellow
Mohammad Naqibuddin, MD, MPH – Research Coordinator
Margaret Sampedro – Research Coordinator
Lisa Sigler, MA – Senior Research Coordinator
Sukhminder Singh, MD, MS – Research Coordinator
Hanna Tesfasyone, BA – Research Coordinator

Clinical Staff
Hong-Ngoc Pham, BA – File Clerk
Danielle Young – Receptionist

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Martina Ziegenbein M.D. Fellow in Training
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Neelam Ahmed, MD Research Coordinator
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Ehtisham Akhter, MD, MPH Research Coordinator
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Bhavna Gowda, MD, MPH Research Coordinator
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Adnan Kiani, MD, MPH Research Fellow
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Shin-Seok Lee, MD, PhD Visiting Research Fellow
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Mohammad Naqibuddin, MD, MPH Research Coordinator
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Margaret Sampedro Research Coordinator
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Lisa Sigler, MA Senior Research Coordinator
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Sukhminder Singh, MD, MS Research Coordinator
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Hanna Tesfasyone, BA Research Coordinator
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Danielle Young     Receptionist
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