Dr. Albayda came to the US in order to receive the best training possible for her career. During her time as a fellow at Johns Hopkins, she was inspired by the excellence all throughout the institution, motivating her to become a permanent doctor at the University. Now, Dr. Albayda specializes in Myositis and is the Director of the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Injection Clinic.
Meet Our Team
Meet Dr. Aucott
As the Director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center, Dr. Aucott has experience with the Lyme epidemic of Maryland that occurred back in the mid 90s. His background in infectious diseases led him to conducting research in Lyme Disease as he began to study Lyme patient experiences.
Meet Dr. Darrah
Dr. Darrah works day in and day out in the translational science lab to study mechanisms of rheumatic diseases. Her interest stems from questioning why certain people are prone to autoimmune diseases and others are not. She values the ability to impact people’s lives by delving deep into these complex diseases at a molecular level.
Meet Mr. Keyes
Mr. Keyes, the Research Program Manager for the Division of Rheumatology, works very closely with the research staff to make sure research is being done ethically and according to the protocol. The research done here at Hopkins involves an entire team of principal investigators, research coordinators and assistants and laboratory scientists and it’s his job to keep them all in protocol check.
Meet Nurse Ruffing
Vicky Ruffing, a Nurse at the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center, is in charge of professional and patient education. She enjoys the relationships she builds with her patients and the impact her role has on their lives.
Meet Dr. Bingham
Dr. Bingham, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center, started his career as a laboratory scientist. He then moved on to working with Rheumatoid Arthritis patients and obtaining their samples directly. He came into this field at its inception — when new drugs were coming into the market and arthritis patient care was becoming more important.