Diane Kamen, MD, MSCR

Diane Kamen, MD, MSCR is a Rheumatologist in Charleston, SC. She provides rheumatology care through MUSC Health Rheumatology at the West Ashley Medical Pavilion, offering new patient visits and virtual visits to individuals seeking treatment for autoimmune disorders. Her practice focuses on systemic lupus erythematosus and related conditions, serving patients throughout West Ashley and the surrounding Charleston area. The practice holds a perfect 5.00 rating based on two reviews.

Dr. Kamen serves as an assistant professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology and completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University, her medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1999, and a combined internal medicine residency and three‑year rheumatology fellowship at the Medical University of SC in 2005. She earned a Master of Science in Clinical Research in 2004 through an NIH‑funded program and joined the MUSC faculty in July 2005. Her clinical and research interests center on systemic lupus erythematosus; she is an active member of the M.U.S.C.L.E. Research Group and leads large observational investigations of lupus prevalence, genetics, and environmental triggers in the Sea Island African American Gullah population. Dr. Kamen holds NIH K23 and R21 awards, participates in multiple interventional clinical trials, and serves as clinical director for the lupus clinical trials consortium at MUSC, promoting ongoing research and patient enrollment.

The clinic is located on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard in West Ashley. It sits just steps from the main road itself, about 0.2 miles from Savannah Highway, 0.2 miles from the NOAA Fisheries police station, and 0.2 miles from Orleans Road. The MUSC West Campus clinic is approximately 0.4 miles away, and the Citadel Mall is also about 0.4 miles from the location.

With extensive academic training, nationally funded research awards, and a dedicated focus on lupus care, Dr. Kamen provides highly specialized rheumatology services to patients in Charleston and the West Ashley community.

Services:

• Adult Rheumatology
• Connective Tissue Diseases
• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
• Pediatric Rheumatology
• Rheumatology
• Scleroderma Care
• Virtual visits