MUSC Health Rheumatology at West Ashley Medical Pavilion
About
MUSC Health Rheumatology at West Ashley Medical Pavilion in Charleston, SC is a rheumatology provider specializing in care for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility conditions.
EDS Healthcare in South Carolina
MUSC in Charleston has a Division of Medical Genetics that evaluates connective tissue disorders including EDS. South Carolina does not have an EDS Society Center of Excellence. Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and Mayo Clinic Jacksonville in Florida are the nearest Centers of Excellence and specialized programs.
South Carolina's EDS resources are concentrated in Charleston. Patients in the Upstate (Greenville-Spartanburg) area, the Midlands, and rural parts of the state face significant travel to reach MUSC. Upstate patients may find Duke University in Durham more accessible than Charleston.
Finding Rheumatology for EDS
Ask whether the rheumatologist uses the 2017 hEDS diagnostic criteria and has experience distinguishing EDS from other hypermobility spectrum disorders.