Astia Allenzara

Astia Allenzara, MD, MSCR is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, affiliated with the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology. She focuses on rare autoimmune diseases including idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, scleroderma, and systemic lupus erythematosus.

• Undergraduate: Smith College
• Medical School: University of Vermont
• Residency: Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
• Fellowship: University of North Carolina

Her research investigates comorbidities in autoimmune diseases, particularly cancer and cardiovascular disease development in dermatomyositis patients. She employs retrospective cohort studies and registry-based analyses to identify modifiable risk factors and optimize treatment outcomes.

Key publication trends span autoimmune diseases (2023-2025), cardiovascular comorbidities, and obesity-cancer risk relationships, alongside earlier collaborative work in public health (tobacco exposure) and nutrition science (brassica biomarkers).

Clinically, she emphasizes longitudinal patient relationships and shared decision-making. Her work integrates rheumatology, epidemiology, and medical education principles to address health equity in autoimmune disease management.