Andrew J. Gross MD

Dr. Andrew Gross is an expert in the treatment of lupus and director of clinical programs in Rheumatology. He also is rheumatology clinic chief at UCSF Medical Center. Rheumatology at UCSF which treats conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), spondyloarthritis, scleroderma and vasculitides — is among the top 10 in the nation, according to a ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

In addition to treating patients, Gross conducts research on the deregulation of immune function in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Gross earned a medical degree at Tufts University in Boston. He then trained in internal medicine and rheumatology at Tufts-New England Medical Center, and remained there for another year as a faculty member in Rheumatology. He joined the UCSF faculty in 2003 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UCSF in Microbiology and Immunology.