Referrals
to the Autoimmune Disease Center
Anyone with signs
or symptoms of lupus, Sjögren’s syndrome, systemic sclerosis
(scleroderma), polymyositis, dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue
disease, Raynaud’s phenomenom, Wegner’s granulomatosis, or
rheumatoid arthritis may be evaluated in the Center. We require that your
physician refer you to the clinic, since he or she can often provide helpful
information about your past medical history.
Faculty
and Staff
A rheumatologist with particular expertise in the management
of autoimmune diseases will evaluate you in consultation with other experts
from rheumatology, nephrology, ophthalmologic, dermatology, pulmonary
medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and
oral medicine. The Center’s medical staff is assisted by support
staff with particular experience and interest in managing autoimmune disease.
Scheduling
To make an appointment,
your physician should call Ms. Sylvia McLeran at (352) 273-5340. She will
assist them with this process. You may also use or Toll-free number at
(800) 749-7424. Request the Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology
and ask to speak with Ms. McLeran.
Clinic
Location, Parking and Maps
The Autoimmune Disease
Clinic is located on the first floor of Shands in an area called “Internal
Medicine and Medical Specialties Clinic”.
Wheel chair check-out and reservations are available at the Welcome Center
East (352) 265-0680 and Welcome Center West (352)265-0005.
Patient parking is located in the East Parking Garage and the West Parking
Garage. Daily parking fee is $3.00 weekdays. Valet parking (in the front
circle) is $5.00. Vehicles with state issued handicapped parking permits
have access to free parking spaces located in the parking lots next to
the West Entrance.
Papers
of Interest:
Use of Antimalarials
in Lupus (PDF file)
Use
of Sunscreens and Other Skin Protective Agents in Lupus (PDF file)
Use
of Prednisone and other Corticosteroids in Autoimmune Disease (PDF File)
Use
of CellCept in Autoimmune Disease (PDF File)
Use
of Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide) in Autoimmune Disease (PDF File)
Use
of Methotrexate in Autoimmune Disease (PDF File)
Links:
American
College of Rheumatology