Specialists and Resources

Below are specialists I have personally seen: Dr. Jerry Molitor - University of Minnesota I started seeing Dr. Molitor when I was first diagnosed and still see him as my specialist. He is the specialist at the Scleroderma clinic at the Uni- versity. Dr. Molitor was instrumental in providing treatment and physical therapy to help me regain my flexability and mobility to remain in the workforce. He is a caring ex- pert, involved in research, and and lucky for me he is located in the midwest since I am from North Dakota. Dr. Molitor and his staff have really gone to bat for me recently as my condition declined. They got a very promising drug called actemra approved thru insurance for me. Dr. Daniel Furst - Pacific Arthritis - UCLA I met Dr. Furst in a clinical trial. He is a professor of medicine at UCLA Medical Center, an adjunct professor at the University of Washington - Seattle, and a re- search professor at the University of Florence in Italy. He has practices at the Arthritis As- sociates of Southern California, as well as the Seattle Rheumatology Associates in Seattle. Dr. Furst is a wealth of knowledge. He is in- volved in the Scleroderma foundation, research studies, and has written a book on scleroderma. He travels the states and other countries working with and training special- ists. I think anyone who has scleroderma can benefit from making an appointment and meeting Dr. Furst whether you are able to continue care with him or not. I was in an- other study with Dr. Furst and am now seeing him as a patient. Amanda Lausch - Wound Clinic Jamestown Regional Medical Center Amanda is a wound & hyperbaric specialist at the Jamestown Re- gional Medical Center Wound Clinic in Jamestown, ND, which is a Healogics facility. She has an extensive knowledge of scleroderma and has been been treating my finger ulcers, and removing calcinosis pro- moting good tissue growth and healing in my fingers and hands. Her care has been finger- saving for me, with proactively promoting healing and minimizing any risk of infection. Dr. Lorinda Chung - Stanford University I have not met Dr. Chung person- ally, but have listed her here as she is the head of the trial for the treatment for calcinosis I was in. Website Resources