R. Krishna Chaganti, M.D., M.S.

Rheumatologist

Dr. R. Krishna Chaganti is a rheumatologist at UCSF Medical Center who treats patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. In her research, she is studying risk factors associated with the development of osteoarthritis of the hip, predictors of joint arthroplasty and factors associated with increased disability due to osteoarthritis.

Chaganti earned a medical degree and completed an internal medicine residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. She completed a rheumatology fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery / New York Presbyterian – Weill Cornell Medical College. She also completed a master’s degree at Columbia University’s School of Public Health. During her fellowship, she received an ACR Physician-Scientist Development Award to support her research of risk factors associated with hip osteoarthritis development. She is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCSF.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Floor B-1
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2497
Fax: (415) 353-2530

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Rheumatology Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Floor B1
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353–2497
Fax: (415) 353–2530

Hours: Monday to Friday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Osteoarthritis of the Hand
• Osteoarthritis of the Hip

• Osteoarthritis of the Knee
• Rheumatoid Arthritis