Veena Ranganath

Dr. Veena K. Ranganath is a practicing adult rheumatologist and clinical researcher at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Holding the academic rank of Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, she co-directs the Training Program in Translational Science (TPTS) Track 3 and directs the Rheumatology Fellowship Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training Program.

• MS, BioMath, UCLA, 2010
• MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000
• Rheumatology Fellowship, UCLA School of Medicine, 2005
• Internal Medicine Residency, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 2003

Her research focuses on rheumatoid arthritis outcome measures and musculoskeletal imaging (MRI, ultrasound). Recent work includes ultrasound-guided treatment decisions, obesity-disease interaction studies, and development of automated phenotyping algorithms. Publications emphasize synovitis assessment via power Doppler and comorbidity impacts on treatment outcomes.

Awarded Top Doctors by Los Angeles Magazine (2021), she contributes to Clinical Trials like the RA-PRO PRAGMATIC TRIAL and Acthar in RA-related flares. Affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, she specializes in gout care and rheumatoid arthritis.