The 1st UM Sarcoidosis Patient Conference was held in UM on April 07, 2018.
UM Patient Sarcoidosis conference
We put your health and well being first. Our patient-centered Sarcoidosis Program at the University of Miami was founded in the fall of 2015. Our mission is to improve the lives of patients with sarcoidosis in through exceptional clinical care and translational research.
The AMSAR-Bio network is an open collaboration. Anyone with an interest in sarcoidosis can join and take part in Network activities. For more information about joining the network please visit our membership information. Please see our AMSAR-Bio website at
We are proud to announce the launching of individualized medicine in our sarcoidosis program. In collaboration with Dr. Irman Forghani from UM Department of Medical Genetics, all patients would be tested for pharmacogenetics.
Research opportunity
Personalized Medicine
The 1st Patient Sarcoidosis Conference was held in UM. Dr. Forghani, Dr. Diana Laura, and Dr. Mirsaeidi discussed different clinical presentations of sarcoidosis and application of pharmacogenetics in sarcoidosis.
Afternoon, attendees discussed the critical lack of knowledge on sarcoidosis in community
and potential ways to improve it.
A new sarcoidosis patient support group has been formed and will be support south Florida sarcoidosis patients.
For more information please contact
Julissa Alvarez at +1 (305) 2436541
UM Sarcoidosis Program has been recognized by World Association of Sarcoidosis as an Excellent Center.