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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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My Approach to Care

"I include my patients and their families as part of the care team for decision-making and shared responsibilities."

  • 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

  • I have a research interest in treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis.

  • Wildlife rehabilitation is my other job. I spend as much time as possible with Mother Nature.

Provider Locations

Evren Akin practices at :

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St. Paul Campus

Hospital and Clinic
200 University Avenue East
St. Paul, MN 55101

Burnsville Clinic

Fairview Ridges Hospital Campus
305 East Nicollet Boulevard
Burnsville, MN 55337
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