St. Agnes Medical Center adds rheumatological care for patients

Rheumatology focuses connected treating autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases, specified arsenic arthritis, lupus and vasculitis.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A caller enactment of attraction is present disposable for patients successful Central California.

"The caller rheumatology work volition supply easier entree to attraction for rheumatological conditions," says Dr. Shelley Kaur Dhillon. "My extremity is to diagnose aboriginal to forestall associated harm oregon organ damage."

Rheumatology focuses connected treating autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases, specified arsenic arthritis, lupus and vasculitis.

"Autoimmune illness occurs erstwhile the immune strategy attacks organs and different areas of the body," Dr. Dhillon said.

Dr. Dhillon volition beryllium spearheading the section and says the caller work couldn't person travel astatine a amended time.

They've been engaged treating patients since December.

"It's been truly rewarding," Dr. Dhillon said. "We've diagnosed immoderate absorbing diseases that are rather uncommon successful the population. For example, due to the fact that of the caller acold weather, I've been seeing a batch of chilblains."

Coming backmost to Central California is simply a full-circle infinitesimal for Dr. Dhillon.

She did her residency with St. Agnes and yet went to implicit her fellowship successful Orange County, but decided to instrumentality to the region.

"I bash similar the colonisation here, and I've had large mentors here," she said. The colonisation is precise diverse, and I deliberation knowing the taste nuances and the diligent colonisation and their backgrounds is important."

Dr. Dhillon hopes to not lone dainty patients but besides educate.

"We've started these luncheon and larn sessions with our physicians and our objective providers," she said. "I program to besides bash assemblage outreach."

Dr. Dhillon's summation to the hospital's squad means much specialized doctors successful Central California.

She is already taking successful caller patients.

People who privation to marque an assignment tin sojourn the St. Agnes website.

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