Top Medical Specialists in Sarcoidosis

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Dec. 17, 2013 - PRLog -- As part of its ongoing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape.com is very pleased to recognize the top institutions and individual specialists in the world in sarcoidosis research and treatment. Sarcoidosis is the inflammation of body tissue, most often lungs, skin, and lymph nodes, although it can affect other parts of the body. The specific cause of the disease is unknown, but it is thought that the onset is caused by a reaction to a foreign substance. While rarely fatal, serious cases of sarcoidosis can result in organ damage and other complications.

Expertscape.com would like to recognize the contribution that these nine individual experts and institutions (http://www.expertscape.com/leaders/sarcoidosis) have made to advance our ability to understand and treat sarcoidosis:

     World Experts – Sarcoidosis
     1.     Dr. Robert Baughman - University of Cincinnati
     2.     Dr. Marc Judson - Albany Medical College – New York
     3.     Dr. Michael Iannuzzi - SUNY Upstate – New York
     4.     Dr. Elyse Lower - University of Cincinnati
     5.     Dr. Marjolein Drent - Maastricht University - Netherlands
    6.     Dr. Joachim Müller-Quernheim - Universitat Freiburg - Germany
    7.     Dr. Jan Grutters - Universiteit Utrecht - Netherlands
    8.     Dr. Roland du Bois - Imperial College - London
    9.     Dr. Benjamin Rybicki - Henry Ford Health System - Detroit

     World Institutions – Sarcoidosis
     1.     University of Cincinnati
     2.     Mount Sinai School of Medicine – New York City
     3.     Universite Paris 13 Nord - France
     4.     Johns Hopkins University
     5.     Cleveland Clinic
     6.     Universiteit Utrecht - Netherlands
     7.     Karolinska Institutions - Sweden
     8.     New York University
     9.     Mayo Clinic

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for sarcoidosis, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, visit http://expertscape.com/ex/sarcoidosis

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