PreethiCKurakulaMD

Physician

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Office
1515 S Clifton Ave
Ste 205
Wichita, KS 67218
Phone+1 316-274-8188

Fax+1 414-219-4539

Dr. Preethi Kurakula is a rheumatologist based in Wichita, KS, who completed her education and training at several notable institutions. She received her medical degree from Guntur Medical College NTR in 2000. Subsequently, she completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Aurora Health Care (2004-2007) and a fellowship in Rheumatology at Duke University Hospital (2009-2011). Dr. Kurakula is also recognized for her scholarly contributions, having published research in Arthritis Care & Research. Her work, especially on the relationship between self-efficacy and pain in systemic lupus erythematosus, has been cited in other publications. She has received honors such as the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from NextGen Healthcare in 2013 and a fellowship from the American College of Rheumatology.

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013
Fellow American College of Rheumatology

PubMed

Reply: To PMID 22505314.
Tamara J. Somers, Preethi C. Kurakula, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, Francis J. Keefe, Megan E.B. Clowse
Arthritis Care & Research. 2013-07-01
41 citations
Self‐efficacy and pain catastrophizing in systemic lupus erythematosus: Relationship to pain, stiffness, fatigue, and psychological distress
Tamara J. Somers, Preethi C. Kurakula, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, Francis J. Keefe, Megan E.B. Clowse
Arthritis Care & Research. 2012-09-01