Puja Paul Khanna, MD
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About
Dr. Khanna is a board-certified rheumatologist and Clinical Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief of Clinical Affairs & Service Chief for Internal Medicine at Michigan Medicine. She has a Master of Public Health degree with a focus in epidemiology and health services research. She joined University of Michigan in 2011 and has dedicated gout clinics there and at the Ann Arbor VA which are meant to foster a center of excellence in the Midwest area. In her spare time she enjoys reading, cooking with her family, and traveling.
Areas of Practice
Gout
Expertise
Locations
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Rheumatology Clinic | Taubman Center 1500 E Medical Center Dr
Floor 3 Reception A
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5358Get Directions
Insurance Accepted
University of Michigan Health participates with most health insurance plans.
Education & Training
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Research Overview
My vision is to design patient and physician interventions that improve health outcomes in patients with rheumatic diseases such as gout, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic sclerosis. My longstanding interest in gout research has led me to develop a focused expertise in this field. I have collaborated on several qualitative projects with various groups such as G-CAN, VA Crystal Registry, and OMERACT, an international collaborative effort on standardization of outcome measures in rheumatology. The American College of Rheumatology Foundation has funded me to assess quality of life in gout in veterans and led to the identification of gaps in treatment and knowledge. This work laid the foundation for development of a patient-centric website, MyGoutCare. I served as a Co-Investigator on the UO1 NIH/NIAMS PROMIS effort to develop and validate the GI-Symptoms Scale. I have been involved with development of gout guidelines and quality measures at national (ACR) and international levels (EULAR), and the latest guidelines on management of gout were published in May 2020. My clinical trial experience as principal investigator spans both acute and chronic gout with agents such as sodium bicarbonate, anakinra, febuxostat, lesinurad, pegloticase, and pegadricase; along with RA and Scleroderma studies. I recently completed a R21 grant funded by the NIAMS to study the effect of mycophenolate mofetil in mitigating the immunogenicity of pegloticase.
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Patient Comments
July 17, 2025 - "Dr. Khanna is just amazing in every respect. She has helped me through some really tough times with my condition and painful episodes, and now I am at a point of having no pain. I would enthusiastically recommend Dr. Khanna [...]. She is not only an incredibly competent doctor, but a caring and empathetic person. She's the best!"
July 3, 2025 - "Dr Khanna is welcoming and friendly! She always listens to my concerns and always offers good advice and treatment options. I trust her as my physician."
June 8, 2025 - "I feel very blessed to be a patient of Dr. Khanna! I just love her! She's so kind and compassionate and she's patient with me. I have underlying [...] illness issues and she never makes me feel bad or unworthy of her time. She's kind to me like a family member would be or like a friend. But she's very stern in a kind way about my medical conditions and how they need to be treated. I like that. I need that. I'm so grateful she's my doctor! She truly is the best in her field. I would refer her to anybody in need"
May 6, 2025 - "Dr. Khanna is amazing!"
April 21, 2025 - "Dr. Khanna is the most caring and compassionate rheumatologist. Dr. Khanna always takes the time to answer my questions and provides me the level of information required to assist me in making the best decision for my health care. Dr. Khanna has been the only doctor able to stabilize my condition. There is no doubt, I received the best possible care and guidance from Dr. Khanna."
April 17, 2025 - "I'm always pleased with the care I receive from Dr Puja Khanna. She Is very professional and caring!"
April 17, 2025 - "Dr. Khanna is the best Dr I ever had, always concerned with my health and well being."
March 28, 2025 - "I LOVE DR KHANNA. SHE'S AWESOME. MY FAVORITE DOCTOR."
March 27, 2025 - "Dr Khanna is an outstanding doctor. She is extremely knowledgeable and also very personable."
February 4, 2025 - "Dr. Khanna is intelligent, professional, thorough, and kind. She is my [...] specialist [...]. She is able to explain things in common terms that are understandable, and this is greatly appreciated."
