About Metro Rheumatology
Rheumatology is a medical subspecialty that is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune disease, arthritis and related rheumatic diseases. Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system of the body malfunctions and attacks it’s own organs. This can lead to inflammation in almost any part of the body, sometimes making these diseases difficult to diagnose and treat. Such diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, Sjogren’s syndrome, psoriatic arthritis, myositis, vasculitis etc.
Connective tissue damage or inflammation can occur from mechanical reasons or from crystal deposition resulting in diseases like gout, pseudogout, osteoarthritis, bursitis, tendinitis etc.
Diseases of eyes, skin, spine, thyroid gland, gastrointestinal system maybe associated with connective tissue disease. Because of the seriousness and complex nature of these conditions, the rheumatologist works closely with the primary care doctor and other physicians, sometimes acting as a consultant to advise another physician about a specific diagnosis or treatment plan.
About Dr. Sagar
Dr. Harpreet Sagar is dual board certified rheumatologist (and internist) who trained at Wayne State University for her internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship. After graduating, she joined the faculty at academic rheumatology division at Wayne State University. During this period, she was invited to participate in various leadership development programs. She was instrumental in facilitation of the rheumatology division switching from paper charts to electronic medical records in 2010.
Dr. Sagar was the Program Director of rheumatology fellowship training at Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center from 2012 to 2014. She continues to hold a faculty position of Clinical Associate Professor at Wayne State University. In addition to providing patient care, she has been active in teaching patients, medical students, residents and fellows. She has made several presentations to the medical community and to the patients.
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Her work has been published in various rheumatology journals and presented at the American College of Rheumatology meetings.
She has been awarded the “Hour Detroit’s Top Doc” Award for Rheumatology for three years, as voted by other physicians. She has also been awarded the “Top Physician” Award by the Consumers Research Council of America.
In 2014, she established Metro Rheumatology, a practice that is committed to providing our patients latest treatment options in a warm, attentive environment. We use a state of the art electronic medical record system that allows our patients to access their test results and to communicate with us via the patient portal from the comfort of their home.
