HeatherE.BukiriMD
Rheumatology • Los Angeles, CAAssistant Professor of Medicine, UCLA Division of Rheumatology Associate Program Director - UCLA Rheumatology Fellowship Program Educator for Excellence- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
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Office
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 365-B
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-825-2448Fax+1 310-825-2448- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Heather Bukiri is a rheumatologist in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center-Santa Monica. She received her medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and has been in practice 4 years. She is experienced in general rheumatology and has an interest in dermatomyositis, inflammatory myositis and autoimmune muscle disease, interstitial lung disease associated with connective tissue disease, systemic sclerosis, mixed connective tissue disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjogren's disease.
Education & Training
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 2016
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2016 - 2019- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctors Rising Stars Super Doctors, 2023-2024
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsGastrointestinal tract involvement in systemic sclerosis: The roles of diet and the microbiome.Audrey D Nguyen, Kristofer Andréasson, Zsuzsanna H McMahan, Heather Bukiri, Natalie Howlett, Venu Lagishetty, Sungeun Melanie Lee, Jonathan P Jacobs, Elizabeth R Volkmann> ;Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2023 Jun 1
- 22 citationsCurrent advances in the treatment of systemic sclerosis.Heather Bukiri, Elizabeth R Volkmann> ;Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 2022 Jun 1
- 2 citationsSudden Cardiac Death due to Coronary Artery Vasculitis in a Patient with Relapsing Polychondritis.Heather Bukiri, Steven M. Ruhoy, Jane H. Buckner> ;Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2020 Nov 16
Press Mentions
Why stormy weather is often linked to joint pain and migrainesFebruary 28th, 2024
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, California- UCLA Medical Center-Santa MonicaSanta Monica, California
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
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