
Rula Hajj-Ali MD Vice Chair
Vasculitis
Professor, Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Associate Director Center for Vasculitis Care and Research
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9500 Euclid AveCleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-444-9643
Fax+1 216-986-1191
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Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Rheumatology, 1999 - 2001
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2000 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
 - Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 2007
 - Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
 
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Abatacept for the Treatment of Relapsing, Nonsevere Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis.Carol A Langford, Nader Khalidi, Jason Springer, Marcia Friedman, Bernhard Hellmich
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2025-06-12 - 3 citationsTargeting interleukin-6 pathways in giant cell arteritis management: A narrative review of evidence.Maxime Samson, Bhaskar Dasgupta, Anthony M Sammel, Carlo Salvarani, Christian Pagnoux
Autoimmunity Reviews. 2025-01-31 - Central Nervous System Imaging in Rheumatic Diseases.Shervin Badihian, Matthew P Kiczek, Rula A Hajj-Ali
Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America. 2024-11-01 
Lectures
- Vasculitis: Key Issues for the Clinician in Three Unique Diseases75th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA
 - Vasculitis: Key Issues for the Clinician in Three Unique DiseasesAmerican College of Rheumatology, 75th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA
 - Nonatherosclerotic Vasculopathies Have Distinct CharacteristicsAmerican Stroke Association, International Stroke Conference 2014, San Diego, California, USA
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Other
- Primary angiitis of the central nervous systemHajj-Ali R, Calabrese LH
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/primary-angiitis-of-the-central-nervous-system
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-18 
Press Mentions
Learn More About 10 Rare Diseases Worthy of More AttentionJuly 22nd, 2024
Popular Fizzy Drink Increases Your Risk of Having a Killer Stroke by FIVE TimesFebruary 15th, 2022
Intensive, Personalized LearningAugust 28th, 2019- Join now to see all
 
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