Dr. Kermani completed her VCRC Fellowship (2010-2011) at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, with Steven R. Ytterberg, MD as her mentor. At UCLA, Dr. Kermani sees patients with all rheumatologic diagnoses but has a special interest and expertise in vasculitis. She is an active member in the vasculitis community, and has ongoing research collaborations and several publications in large-vessel vasculitis.