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EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 31 MIN

Everyday Rheum - Hospital to Healing: A Lupus Story

from The Dr. Raj Podcast · host Raj Dasgupta & MedPrepToGo

Today's guest is Vanessa, a 23 year old student who was hospitalized and then diagnosed with lupus. Today's Host Dr. Michelle Koolaee did her training for internal medicine residency at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital and went on to do her fellowship at University of Pennsylvania for rheumatology, where she was named Fellow of the Year. She then became an assistant professor at the University of Southern California before working at organizations such as Healthcare Partners and Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital. She currently practices at Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, and is now starting her own direct care practice. Links for Dr. Koolaee ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drrmichellekoolaee.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles. More from Dr. Raj ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Instagram⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest is Vanessa, a 23 year old student who was hospitalized and then diagnosed with lupus. Today's Host Dr. Michelle Koolaee did her training for internal medicine residency at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital and went on to do her fellowship at University of Pennsylvania for rheumatology, where she was named Fellow of the Year. She then became an assistant professor at the University of Southern California before working at organizations such as Healthcare Partners and Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital. She currently practices at Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, and is now starting her own direct care practice. Links for Dr. Koolaee ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drrmichellekoolaee.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles. More from Dr. Raj ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Instagram⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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