Research Spotlight: Lower Hydroxychloroquine Dosing is Less Effective in Preventing Lupus Flares
Hydroxychloroquine dosing under 5 mg/kg/day is less effective in preventing lupus flares than higher dosing.
April Jorge, MD
About April Jorge, MD
April Jorge, MD is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Northwestern University, and she completed her Rheumatology training at Massachusetts General Hospital. Following her Rheumatology fellowship, she joined the Rheumatology Unit within the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology in the Department of Medicine. In addition to seeing patients in the Rheumatology Clinic, Dr. Jorge receives grant funding to conduct clinical epidemiology research in systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) and related diseases. She is a member of the Clinical Epidemiology Program of the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology. She also serves as a site investigator and enrolls patients in clinical trials of potential new lupus treatments. Her clinical interests include lupus, other related autoimmune disorders, and women's health issues for patients with rheumatic diseases.
Clinical Interests:
- Dermatomyositis
- Giant cell arteritis
- Lupus
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma/Systemic sclerosis
- Sjogren's syndrome
- Spondyloarthritis
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Spanish
Locations
Mass General Rheumatology
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 4B
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-7938
Medical Education
- MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Residency, McGaw Medical Center
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Dr Jorge is always on time and always spends as much time as needed at every visit. She listens well and we come up with plans together. I highly recommend her and feel she always considers all options for me when I ask her questions!
Excellent, magnificent, the doctor is magnificent and I greatly appreciate all her attention.
I appreciate her and her team's care and support.
Dr. Jorge takes great care of me.
Dr Jorge has seen me at least twice a year since 2018. She knows me well, is always thorough, patient, caring, and is just an e-mail away for questions and concerns
Excellent communication
Dr Jorge is a lovely person. Unfortunately there isn't a lot she can do to help me. She did recommend that I see a physical therapist.
Very good experience.
Dr. Jorge is very knowledgeable an has a calming affect on you.
My provider is attentive, authentic, brilliant, thoughtful, and engaged. I felt listened to and respected. I have confidence that the decisions we made in this appointment were collaborative and are the best path forward.