Saira Z. Sheikh, MD Deals in Chapel Hill, NC 27514

I am the Linda Coley Sewell Distinguished Professor of Medicine at UNC. I am the Director of the Clinical Trials Program at the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center, as well as the UNC Rheumatology Lupus Clinic. My work focuses on answering scientific questions that directly impact the care of patients with complex immunologic diseases, such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Sjogren’s syndrome. I am the Principal Investigator on numerous clinical trials for new therapeutics, and leads translational projects focused on understanding the development of prognostic markers for autoimmune disease. I have received NIH funding in collaboration with a local biotech company to commercialize...