About Metro Rheumatology

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.

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.

Services

 > Outpatient rheumatology continuity care for treatment and monitoring for patients with chronic rheumatic diseases

> Hospital consultations

> Diagnostic and therapeutic intra-articular and soft tissue injections and aspirations (joint injections, removing fluid from joint for analysis, injections for bursitis and tendinitis)

> Education on rheumatological diseases and treatments

Accepted Insurances

Aetna
BCBSM (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan), Traditional, PPO, Trust, Medicare Plus
Blue, Metro Detroit EPO
BCC ( Blue Cross complete)
BCN (Blue care network)
BCN (Blue care network) Medicare
Cofinity
DMC Care
HAP, PPO & HMO
HAP Senior Plus
HAP PPO Medicare
HAP Midwest
Health Plus HMO,PPO, Medicaid
Humana HMO, PPO, MR Advt

Medicaid
Medicare
Meridian health plan of Michigan
Molina
Molina Medicare
Molina Medicaid
OHS care/ NGS core source
Prime Healthcare
Priority Health
Priority Health Medicare
Total health care
United health care

and more…

Please feel free to call our office for confirmation!