Carol Langford, MD, MHS

Appointed
2004

Education & Fellowships

Graduate School - Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
1995

Fellowship - Duke University Medical Center
Rheumatology
Durham, NC
1994

Residency - University of Michigan Health System
Internal Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI
1990

Internship - University of Michigan Health System
Internal Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI
1988

Medical Education - University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
1987

Undergraduate - University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA
1983

Additional Training

• Master of Health Sciences, Duke University, 1995

Professional Highlights

• Harold C. Schott Endowed Chair in Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, 2011-Present
• Research Contract Award, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, 2007-2015, Principal Investigator for a study entitled “Concurrent Pilot Studies in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) to Examine the Safety, Efficacy, and Immunologic Effects of Abatacept (CTLA4-Ig) in Large Vessel Vasculitis.”
• Director, Center for Vasculitis Care and Research, Cleveland Clinic, 2004-Present
• Vice-Chair, Rheumatology for Research, Cleveland Clinic, 2007-Present
• Senior Investigator, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, 1994-2004
• Chair, Institutional Review Board, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, 1999-2002

Certifications

• Internal Medicine - Rheumatology

Specialty Interests

Vasculitis

Awards & Honors

• Harold C. Schott Endowed Chair, 2011-Present
• Top Docs in Cleveland, Cleveland magazine, 2006-2014
• NIAID Staff Recognition Award, 1998-2004
• NIAID Special Act of Service Award, 2001
• UCLA Honors in Internal Medicine, 1987
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1984   

Memberships

• American College of Physicians
• American College of Rheumatology

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