Expertscape Ranks Top U.S. Doctors and Hospitals in Scleroderma

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Feb. 6, 2014 - PRLog -- As part of its continuing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape.com takes pleasure in recognizing the top institutions and medical specialists in the United States in the research and treatment of scleroderma. A chronic, systemic autoimmune disease affecting the body’s connective tissue, scleroderma can spread broadly and cause serious organ damage and death. Those with severe or rapidly progressing symptoms may benefit from a second opinion from someone with special and extensive interest in scleroderma.

Among the individual experts and institutions demonstrating particular expertise in scleroderma http://www.expertscape.com/leaders/scleroderma-usa, Expertscape would like to recognize the following five for their pre-eminent contributions to its understanding and treatment:

Leading Experts, USA – Scleroderma
1. Dr. Daniel Furst – UCLA
2. Dr. Virginia Steen – Georgetown University
3. Dr. John Varga – Northwestern University
4. Dr. Maureen Mayes – University of Texas Houston
5. Dr. Philip Clements – UCLA

Leading Institutions, USA – Scleroderma
1. Johns Hopkins University
2. University of Texas Houston
3. UCLA
4. Northwestern University
5. Thomas Jefferson University

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

The Expertscape medical search and ranking solution uses objective algorithms to identify the most knowledgeable and experienced doctors and medical institutions across over 26,000 specific topics, stratified by geography. With Expertscape, healthcare consumers can quickly and easily find the top doctors within their travel area and then learn more about their expertise and knowledge. Expertscape defines an expert as someone who has published peer-reviewed research in the science, therapies, and complications for a specific medical topic. To search on any medical topic, visit www.expertscape.com.