SairaZafarSheikhMD
Rheumatology • Chapel Hill, NCLupus & Related
Linda Coley Sewell Distinguished Professor of Medicine
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Office
6013 Farrington Rd Ste 301
Unc Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27517Phone+1 984-974-2645Fax+1 984-974-2640- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2011 - 2013- University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Rheumatology, 2010 - 2013
University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010- University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2010
King Edward Medical UniversityClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2009 - 2024- NC State Medical License 2010 - 2024
AZ State Medical License 2009 - 2013- American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Clinical Trials
- Walk With Ease Program For Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 01
- LUPUS Brain: tACS to Target the Neurophysiology of Depression, Cognitive Deficits, and Pain in Patients With SLE Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Recommendations for physical activity and exercise in persons living with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): consensus by an international task force.Julien Blaess, Sophie Geneton, Thibaut Goepfert, Simone Appenzeller, Gabriel Bordier, Thomas Davergne, Yurilis Fuentes, Håvard Haglo, Karen Hambly, Dominique Kinnett-H...> ;RMD Open. 2024 Apr 4
- 1 citationsFeasibility and Utility of a Pilot Peer Education Program to Improve Patient Engagement in Lupus Clinical Trials: Implementation and Evaluation in a Multisite Model Wi...Saira Z Sheikh, Caroline Donovan, Carla Menezes, Albert T Roy, Andrew Simkus, Diane Gross, Anca Askanase, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, Vikas Majithia, Nicole Wanty, Annie ...> ;ACR Open Rheumatology. 2023 Dec 1
- Teratogenic medication use associated with favourable odds of contraception counselling in a cohort of women with systemic lupus erythematosus at a large tertiary acad...Shruti Chandramouli, Carolina Alvarez, Tessa R Englund, R Gina Silverstein, Saira Z Sheikh> ;Lupus Science & Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
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Press Mentions
2 AC&R Study Summaries: Racial Disparities in Lupus Trials & Post-Discharge Follow-up in LupusMay 9th, 2023- Fall 2021 Update: 8 Things We Now Know About COVID-19 in Rheumatic Disease PatientsNovember 23rd, 2021
- How Did the Pandemic Affect Physical Activity in People with Arthritis and Rheumatic Conditions? What a New Study RevealsNovember 11th, 2021
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