3 Best Rheumatologists in Halifax, NS

“Dr. Evelyn Sutton is a professor of medicine, director of the Arthritis Centre of Nova Scotia and assistant dean of admissions at Dalhousie Medical School. She also specializes in treating scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that causes poor blood circulation and hardening of the skin. She is actively interested in numerous national and international research groups, including the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Her recent research is a combination of non-invasive examinations that can diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension as effectively as cardiac catheterization. She practices at QEII-Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre.

“Dr. Elana Murphy is one of the leading rheumatologists in Halifax, NS. She completed her medicine and rheumatology training at Dalhousie University. She is an assistant professor of medicine Division of Rheumatology and the Department of Medicine. She joined the Division of Rheumatology in 2014. She is also the program director of the rheumatology subspecialty training program. She practices at QEII-Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre. The clinic offers a wide range of rheumatoid treatments such as Ankylosing Spondylitis, Anti-Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Avascular Necrosis, and Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disorder.

“Dr. Bianca Lang earned her Medical Degree at Dalhousie University. She finished her FRCPC training in Pediatrics at IWK Health Centre, Halifax, N.S. and Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON. She completed her FRCPC Rheumatology internship at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON. She is a member of the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA), American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), Canadian Association of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI), Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS). She is a pediatric rheumatologist at the IWK Health Centre and a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Dalhousie University. She has expertise in the management of a broad variety of pediatric rheumatic diseases.