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Office
580 South Aiken Avenue
Ste 430
Pittsburgh, PA 15232Phone+1 412-682-2434Fax+1 412-682-1044- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Rheumatology, 1991 - 1994
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
- MN State Medical License 1989 - 2000
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
- Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 20 citationsEffect of Previous Corticosteroid Treatment on Temporal Artery Biopsy ResultsAntonio A. Achkar, Gene G. Hunder, Sherine E. Gabriel> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 1998 Mar 1
- 54 citationsTreatment of active refractory rheumatoid arthritis with humanized monoclonal antibody campath‐1h administered by daily subcutaneous injectionEric L. Matteson, David E. Yocum, E. William St. Clair, Antonio A. Achkar, Michael S. Thakor, Mary R. Jacobs, Anita E. Hays, Catherine K. Heitman, Jeffrey M. Johnston> ;Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1995 Sep 1
- 18 citationsRheumatoid Vasculitis Manifesting as Intra-abdominal HemorrhageAntonio A. Achkar, Anthony W. Stanson, C. Michael Johnson, Sanjay S. Srivatsa, Lowell C. Dale, Cornelia M. Weyand> ;Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 1995 Jun 1
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- UPMC St. MargaretPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- UPMC EastMonroeville, Pennsylvania
- Shadyside CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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