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GROWTH OF THE CENTER
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT
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LCE PERSONNEL
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About the Center
On Oct. 22, 2001, in a bold stroke for autoimmune research, the University of Pittsburgh launched the Lupus Center of Excellence. In his welcoming remarks, Arthur Levine, MD, senior vice chancellor for health sciences and dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, emphasized the objective of the Lupus Center of Excellence to centralize lupus research and invited all to become allies in fighting this debilitating disease.
Building upon that objective, the Lupus Center of Excellence today provides world-class care to lupus patients in a facility staffed with internationally renowned physicians and researchers who have access to the latest treatments and clinical trials.
The Center is unique in the world, having grown to support patients from 27 states and 10 countries.
It is the premier multidisciplinary Center in the region and the world for patients with lupus and other autoimmune diseases.
In addition to core rheumatology services, the Center also offers access to cardiologists, dermatologists, endocrinologists, neurologists, nephrologists, and pain management specialists in its outpatient practice.
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