Dr. Kamen has had a longstanding interest in the clinical treatment of and research in understanding the natural history of autoimmune disorders. Shortly after she graduated from college at Northwestern University, she began working as the lupus research manager for Dr. Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, a rheumatologist at Northwestern University Medical School and leader in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) epidemiologic research. With Dr. Ramsey-Goldman as a role model, she made the decision to become a physician and pursue rheumatology. Dr. Kamen graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1999 and completed her Internal Medicine residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. She was able to continue working in the field of SLE research during her residency and joined Dr. Gary Gilkeson’s SLE research team. Dr. Kamen completed a three-year rheumatology fellowship in June 2005 and started July 2005 as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology. In 2004, she completed a two-year Master of Science in Clinical Research program, funded through an NIH K30 Clinical Research Curriculum Award. Dr. Kamen’s clinical and research interests remain focused on SLE. She has headed several large observational investigations, including studies of the prevalence, characteristics, and genetics of SLE within the Sea Island African American Gullah population, in collaboration with the Division of Endocrinology’s Sea Island Project team and with Dr. John Harley’s team at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. She is also involved in multiple interventional clinical trials in lupus, both industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated. Dr. Kamen’s career objectives include gaining insight into the pathogenic mechanisms responsible for autoimmune diseases and improving the quality of life for patients. Dr. Kamen's Curriculum Vitae (PDF Format)* * Note in order to view this document you will need to have the free Adobe Reader®  installed on your computer. More on Adobe Acrobat®. More on Dr. Kamen
|  | Diane L. Kamen, M.D., MS |
| Dr. Kamen's Clinical Interests | Systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoporosis
Clinical trials |
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| Selected Publications | | View a partial list of Dr. Kamen's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database. |
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