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Find a specialist

A growing list of centres that have shown expertise in IgG4-related disease, gathered from published and public sources. It is not a ranking and not an endorsement, and it is not complete. Always confirm details with the centre, and ask your own doctor for a referral. If you know a centre we should add, tell us.

45 centres

Centres

Austria

  • Medizinische Universität Wien (Medical University of Vienna)

    Vienna, Austria

    KidneyMulti-organ

    Austrian academic centre.

    Source: MedUni Wien.

Belgium

  • UZ Leuven — Algemene Inwendige Geneeskunde

    Leuven, Belgium

    Multi-organ

    Named specialist: Prof. Steven Vanderschueren

    Belgian (Flemish) academic centre; page on IgG4-related peri-aortitis.

    Source: UZ Leuven.

  • UZ Gent (Ghent University Hospital)

    Ghent, Belgium

    Multi-organ

    Named specialist: Prof. Vanessa Smith

    Member of ERN ReCONNET; lists IgG4-related disease.

    Source: UZ Gent / ERN ReCONNET.

  • CHU de Liège — Centre des maladies rares

    Liège, Belgium

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Belgian (francophone) academic rare-disease centre with an IgG4 page.

    Source: CHU de Liège.

  • Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc — Médecine interne

    Brussels, Belgium

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Lists IgG4-related disease among internal-medicine expertise.

    Source: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc.

Denmark

  • Rigshospitalet

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Multi-organ

    Specialist IgG4-RD care within the European Reference Network for rare connective tissue and musculoskeletal diseases.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

Finland

  • Helsinki University Hospital (HUS)

    Helsinki, Finland

    Multi-organ

    Specialist care and research in IgG4-RD, including diagnostics and prognosis.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

France

  • Hopital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris

    Paris, France

    Multi-organGeneral/immunology

    Internal medicine reference centre; IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

Germany

  • Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    Retroperitoneal/aortaKidneyMulti-organ

    Special clinic for IgG4-associated autoimmune disease, Ormond's disease and retroperitoneal fibrosis.

    Source: Charité Spezialsprechstunde.

  • Uniklinikum Erlangen

    Erlangen, Germany

    Multi-organ

    University hospital; IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

Greece

  • General Hospital of Athens "Laiko"

    Athens, Greece

    Multi-organ

    IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

Italy

  • Civil Hospital of Brescia (ASST Spedali Civili)

    Brescia, Italy

    Multi-organ

    IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

  • AOU Meyer

    Florence, Italy

    Multi-organ

    Paediatric IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

  • IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele di Milano

    Milan, Italy

    Multi-organ

    IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

  • Padua University Hospital

    Padua, Italy

    Multi-organ

    IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

  • AOU Pisana

    Pisa, Italy

    Multi-organ

    IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

  • AOU Policlinico Umberto I di Roma

    Rome, Italy

    Multi-organ

    IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

  • A.S.L. Citta di Torino - Hub S. Giovanni Bosco

    Turin, Italy

    Multi-organ

    IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona

    Verona, Italy

    Multi-organ

    IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

Netherlands

  • Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Multi-organGeneral/immunology

    Academic centre with clear patient information.

    Source: Erasmus MC.

  • Het Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Eyes/orbit

    Eye hospital; IgG4-related orbital disease.

    Source: Het Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam.

  • Amsterdam Universitair Medisch Centrum (Amsterdam UMC)

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Multi-organGeneral/immunology

    Department of Rheumatology & Immunology; European reference centre for IgG4-RD.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

Poland

  • Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii, Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji (Spartanska)

    Warsaw, Poland

    Multi-organ

    National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation; IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

Portugal

  • Unidade Local de Saude de Santo Antonio (Porto)

    Porto, Portugal

    Multi-organ

    IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

Spain

  • Fundació Puigvert — Institut d'Urologia, Nefrologia i Andrologia

    Barcelona, Spain

    KidneyGeneral/immunology

    Named specialist: Prof. José Ballarín Castán (patient advocate; formerly nephrologist here)

    University hospital (affiliated with UAB). Prof. Ballarín, chair of the European Federation for IgG4-RD, was a nephrologist here; now retired from practice and active in patient advocacy.

    Source: Fundació Puigvert; Doctoralia.

  • Hospital de La Línea de la Concepción

    La Línea de la Concepción, Spain

    Pancreas & biliaryGeneral/immunology

    Named specialist: Dr José Luis Andrey Guerrero

    Treating internist connected to this project.

    Source: Provided by the founder.

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    Madrid, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    CSUR national reference unit for IgG4-related disease (Internal Medicine / Rheumatology).

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr Borja de Miguel

    CSUR national reference unit for IgG4-related disease (Internal Medicine).

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr Ferran Martínez Valle

    CSUR national reference unit for IgG4-related disease (Internal Medicine).

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr José Hernández

    CSUR national reference unit for IgG4-related disease (Internal Medicine).

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    Barcelona, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr Patricia Moya

    CSUR national reference unit for IgG4-related disease (Rheumatology).

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla

    Santander, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr Javier Loricera

    CSUR national reference unit for IgG4-related disease (Internal Medicine).

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital Universitario Cruces

    Bilbao, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr Adriana Soto Peleteiro

    CSUR national reference unit for IgG4-related disease (Rheumatology).

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón — Rheumatology

    Madrid, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr José María Álvaro-Gracia Álvaro

    CSUR national reference unit for IgG4-related disease (Rheumatology).

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón — Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit

    Madrid, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr María Victoria Villalba García

    Systemic autoimmune diseases unit (UEAS), Internal Medicine.

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA)

    Oviedo, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr Dolores Colunga

    Systemic autoimmune diseases unit (UEAS), Internal Medicine.

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet

    Zaragoza, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr Luis Sáez Comet

    Systemic autoimmune diseases unit (UEAS), Internal Medicine.

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro

    Vigo, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr Julián Fernández Martín

    Systemic autoimmune diseases unit (UEAS), Internal Medicine.

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

    Sevilla, Spain

    General/immunologyMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr José Salvador Morillo

    Systemic autoimmune diseases unit (UEAS), Internal Medicine.

    Source: Spanish CSUR/UEAS reference-unit list, provided by Prof. José Ballarín (European Federation for IgG4-RD).

  • Hospital Sant Joan de Deu

    Barcelona, Spain

    Multi-organ

    Paediatric IgG4-RD expertise through ERN ReCONNET, together with Hospital Clinic Barcelona.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

Switzerland

  • Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ) — Rheumatology

    Zurich, Switzerland

    Multi-organGeneral/immunology

    Swiss academic centre.

    Source: USZ Rheumatology.

United Kingdom

  • Oxford IgG4-RD service (University of Oxford / Oxford University Hospitals)

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    Pancreas & biliaryMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr Emma Culver

    Leading UK centre; runs a national IgG4-RD registry.

    Source: Oxford IgG4-RD research group / registry.

  • University College London Hospitals (UCLH)

    London, United Kingdom

    Pancreas & biliaryMulti-organ

    Named specialist: Dr George Webster

    Part of the Oxford–UCLH specialist model.

    Source: UCLH / Oxford–UCLH MDT.

  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust — RPF & IgG4-RD service

    London, United Kingdom

    Retroperitoneal/aortaMulti-organ

    Specialist service for retroperitoneal fibrosis and IgG4-RD.

    Source: Imperial College Healthcare.

  • Cambridge University Hospitals

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Multi-organ

    Specialist IgG4-RD clinic with a multidisciplinary team.

    Source: igg4.eu Centres of Excellence (European Federation IgG4-RD; ERN ReCONNET).

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