Elizabeth Volkmann MD, MS
Associate Professor & Director UCLA Scleroderma Program, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Volkmann is an Associate Professor and Director of the UCLA Scleroderma Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. There, she serves as the Director of the UCLA Scleroderma Program and the founder and Co-Director of the UCLA Connective Tissue Disease-Related Interstitial Lung Disease (CTD-ILD) Program. Her research focuses on the discovery of novel biomarkers that predict response to ILD-targeted therapies.
She also has an enduring interest in exploring how the gut microbiome contributes to the pathogenesis of ILD and systemic sclerosis. Dr. Volkmann is the proud founder of Women in Scleroderma (WINS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the careers of women scientists and clinicians working in this field.