Dr. Patterson received her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and her MD from UCSF. She joined the faculty after completing internal medicine residency and fellowship in rheumatology at UCSF. As a rheumatologist specializing in systemic lupus and complementary and integrative treatment approaches for managing systemic rheumatic conditions, she practices in the UCSF Health Lupus Clinic and UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Patterson’s scholarship focuses on defining how lifestyle behaviors and non-pharmacologic interventions impact disease outcomes among people with chronic rheumatic diseases.