Nancy Liu, MD, rheumatologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center and clinical associate professor of medicine at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Dr. Liu also directs the UMass Chan Medical School Rheumatology Fellowship Program, training tomorrow’s rheumatologists. Board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, Dr. Liu received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, and served her residency at Tufts Medical Center, where she also completed a fellowship in rheumatology.

Dr. Liu sees patients with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect many parts of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). However, many patients with lupus may experience only some of the possible complications. Patients often experience periods of activity of their lupus and then improve with time and/or specific therapy. This disease affects as many as 1.5 million Americans, mostly women age 15 to 44, although men, children and teens can also develop lupus.