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Evren Akin, MD
Pediatric Rheumatologist
Adjunct faculty member, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Specialty
Top Conditions
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Idiopathic Uveitis
- Lupus and similar rheumatic diseases including dermatomyositis and scleroderma
- Rare primary vasculitides, such as polyarteritis nodosa, granulomatous angiitis
*This is not a complete list of conditions
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"I include my patients and their families as part of the care team for decision-making and shared responsibilities."
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Medical School: Istanbul University, Turkey
Residency: Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Fellowship: Pediatric Rheumatology, Tufts University’s Floating Hospital for Children, Boston; Research Fellow, Beth Israel Hospital at Harvard Medical School
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I have a research interest in treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis.
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Wildlife rehabilitation is my other job. I spend as much time as possible with Mother Nature.
