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About Kenneth Kalunian, MD

Kenneth Kalunian, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician specializing in treating lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, dermatomyositis, gout and pseudogout, and other rheumatic diseases. He is the director of the UC San Diego Lupus Center.

A professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology at UC San Diego School of Medicine, he is actively working to develop new treatments for arthritis and inflammatory disease. He is also interested in developing ways to predict patient response to treatment for arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.

He is associate director of the Center for Innovative Therapy, the Osteoarthritis Center director, and the Lupus Clinical Trials Consortium, all at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Before joining UC San Diego Health in 2003, he was a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Kalunian completed fellowship training in arthroscopic surgery at Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago. He completed fellowship training in rheumatology and residency training in rheumatology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He earned his medical degree at Saint Louis University, School of Medicine.

Dr. Kalunian is a fellow of the American College of Rheumatology. He is board-certified in internal medicine.

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Medical DegreeSaint Louis University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MOFellowshipLutheran General Hospital, Chicago, ILResidencyUC Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
GenderMale
Date Joined Staff2003-08-06
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Conditions and Treatments
  • Lupus
  • Arthritis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Autoimmune Skin Disorders

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