Bio
Dr. Chaichian specializes in the diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases. As Director of the Stanford Lupus Clinic, he maintains a focused clinical, research, and teaching interest in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Together with Dr. Jennifer Yeh (Dermatology), he co-directs an interdisciplinary Dermatology-Rheumatology clinic at Stanford, facilitating expert care for patients with skin-autoimmune overlap conditions, including SLE with cutaneous manifestations.
He serves on the OMERACT SLE Working Group, an international collaboration working to update the core domain set of outcome measures for randomized controlled trials and longitudinal observational studies in SLE. He has been a principal investigator on SLE clinical trials and is an active member of the Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN). His research collaborations with colleagues both within and outside Stanford emphasize clinical and translational team science approaches to questions of direct relevance to lupus.
As Interim Program Director for the Stanford Rheumatology Fellowship, he is dedicated to trainee development, curriculum excellence, and the success of current and incoming fellows. He has also engaged in educational outreach for patients with SLE through several forums, including the Lupus Foundation of Northern California (now part of the California Lupus Foundation).
