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Kristin Bamber Highland

Kristin Bamber Highland MD, MSCR

Rheumatology, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Dr. Highland is fellowship trained in both pulmonary/critical care and rheumatology and has dual appointments in the Respiratory Institute and the Orthopedics and Rheumatology Institute. Prior to coming to the Cleveland Clinic, she was an Associate Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina where she was director of the pulmonary hypertension program, interim director of the sarcoidosis center, and ran a very busy rheumatic lung disease clinic. 

Dr. Highland's clinical practice continues to be composed of complex patients with interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, sarcoidosis, and the pulmonary complications of rheumatic diseases (scleroderma, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and vasculitis). Her combined training has given her a unique perspective and expertise in caring for patients with rheumatic lung disease and sarcoidosis.

Dr. Highland also has a Master of Science in Clinical Research. Her research interests have been concentrated on interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension with an emphasis on scleroderma.

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