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Office
13400 E Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85259Phone+1 480-301-8000Fax+1 480-301-9066
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Rheumatology, 1984 - 1987
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
- Medical College of WisconsinClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 1984 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 1982 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsTreatment of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis With Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage With Avacopan.Sam D Falde, Amos Lal, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Lester E Mertz, Fernando C Fervenza
ACR Open Rheumatology. 2024-10-01 - 10 citationsRelapse Risk and Safety of Long-Term Tocilizumab Use Among Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis: A Single-Enterprise Cohort Study.Matthew J Samec, Jigisha Rakholiya, Hannah Langenfeld, Cynthia S Crowson, Andy Abril
The Journal of Rheumatology. 2023-10-01 - 15 citationsLong-Term Safety of Rituximab in Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis and in Microscopic PolyangiitisPeter A. Merkel, John L. Niles, Lester E. Mertz, P.B. Lehane, Pooneh Pordeli
Arthritis Care & Research. 2021-08-13
Journal Articles
- The Utility of Screening for Coccidioidomycosis in Recipients of Inhibitors of Tumor Necrosis Factor-ΑLester E Mertz, Shabana F Pasha, James A Yiannias, Janis E Blair, Clinical Infectious Diseases
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- Fellow
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