Michael J. Lucke MD

Michael Lucke, MD, is a staff rheumatologist at Lupus Center of Excellence West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also is Medical Director of the Short Stay Unit and Rheumatology Director, Autoimmunity Institute at West Penn Hospital. He received his medical degree from Tufts University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. He completed a residency in internal medicine at George Washington University, Washington, DC, and a fellowship in rheumatology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio. He joined Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, after completing his fellowship.

Dr. Lucke has an interest in medical education and has developed a new Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education–approved rheumatology fellowship program at Allegheny Health Network. He also is particularly interested in spondyloarthropathies and psoriatic arthritis and has published research on cardiovascular assessment of patients with psoriatic arthritis. He is certified in internal medicine and rheumatology by The American Board of Internal Medicine.