Jinoos Yazdany

Dr. Jinoos Yazdany is a rheumatologist specializing in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She serves as co-director of the UCSF Lupus Clinic, a national referral center that is part of the Lupus Clinical Trials Consortium, which supports collaborative research on therapies for lupus.

Yazdany’s research focuses on understanding the epidemiology, causes and outcomes of SLE. She has led efforts to improve health care for the condition.

Yazdany earned her master of public health degree at Harvard University and her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She completed her residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in rheumatology at UCSF.

Yazdany serves as chair of the American College of Rheumatology's national committees on registries and health information technology. She has received several honors for her work on SLE, including investigator prizes from the Lupus Foundation of America and Arthritis Foundation.