Dr. Saima Chohan

Saima Chohan, MD is a Board Certified Internal Medicine and Rheumatology physician specializing in all aspects of clinical rheumatology such as crystalline arthritis (gout, pseudogout), all forms of arthritis, vasculitis, inflammatory myositis, osteoporosis, connective tissue diseases including lupus, sarcoidosis, and soft tissue disorders.
Dr. Chohan joined AZ Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates in June 2013 from The University of Chicago, where she was on faculty for 9 years. In the academic setting, she was the Medical Director of the Rheumatology Clinic. She served as the Assistant Program Director for the rheumatology fellowship and was the Course Director for medical students and residents in rheumatology. She is accomplished in a number of areas and is well-published in crystalline arthritis (gout), with a number of publications in international-level journals and book chapters. She has been an invited speaker at national meetings. She has completed an NIH- sponsored …degree in clinical research and has been involved in a number of clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and gout.
She currently is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and remains committed to volunteer work at healthcare clinics in the area.
Although each of the AZ Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates came to the group from different backgrounds and experiences, they share a vision about how to deliver services to those who need them in their community. It is centered on effectiveness and efficiency provided in a caring and civil environment. It was the challenges of diagnosing and customizing treatment to the individual that drew them to rheumatology. The evolution of their technology sustains the hope that they can make a difference every day to patients.
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Experience and Training:
M.D. – The University of Cincinnati– Cincinnati, OH
Internal Medicine Residency – Riverside Methodist Hospital – Columbus, OH
Fellowship in Rheumatology – The University of Chicago — Chicago, IL
NIH-sponsored degree in Clinical Research
Board Certification – Internal Medicine
Board Certification – Rheumatology
Languages – English; Urdu
AARA Locations: Paradise Valley and Glendale

Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates

4550 E Bell Rd Bldg 8STE170

Phoenix

AZ

85032

USA

(480) 999-6350

https://www.azarthritis.com/

• Rheumatology
• Internal Medicine

• Adult Annual Physicals/Wellness Check ups

• Accepts Medicare
• Accepts Medicaid
• Aetna POS
• Aetna PPO
• Aetna HMO
• Aetna EPO
• Aetna Select
• Aetna Choice POS
• Aetna Choice POS II
• Aetna HealthFund® Aetna Health Network Only (Open Access)
• Aetna Health Network Option Open Access
• Aetna Open Choice PPO
• Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
• Aetna Open Access Managed Choice - NY Tri-State PPO
• Aetna Medicare Prime Plan (HMO)
• Aetna Premier Care Network Plus
• Arizona Priority Care
• Alignment Health Plan
• Arizona Care Network
• Beech Street PPO
• Blue Medicare Advantage
• Caremore
• CIGNA HMO
• CIGNA PPO
• Devoted Health
• First Health Network
• Global Health (Commercial and Medicare)
• Humana Medicare PPO (Medicare Advantage)

• Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
• Gout
• Osteoarthritis
• Raynaud's Disease
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Rheumatological Pain