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Dr. Priya Reddy is a practicing rheumatologist at AARA-Southwest Florida Rheumatology, based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida.
She grew up in Queens, New York before moving to the West Coast of Florida. She completed fellowship in rheumatology at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, and prior to that, completed her Internal Medicine training at the University of Illinois - Chicago at Michael Reese Hospital where she was a Chief Resident and Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine.
Before opening Southwest Florida Rheumatology in 2010, she worked as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of South Florida, and continues to teach and train Internal Medicine residents as Faculty and Curriculum Coordinator for Brandon Regional Hospital Residency Program- USF.
She is the President of the Florida Society of Rheumatology (FSR), is on the board of directors of the American Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates (AARA/Bendcare), and serves as Secretary/Treasurer for the Association of Women in Rheumatology(AWIR). She is a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology and is a member in good standing with the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, Florida Medical Association, and Hillsborough County Medical Association. She is passionate about both the science and art of rheumatology and delivering empathic, high-quality patient care.