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Samuel Good, MD
(he/him)
- Rheumatology
Westwood Specialty Care
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200 Medical Plaza, Suite 365, Los Angeles, CA 90095
US
About
Dr. Good is a clinician and researcher in the Division of Rheumatology with a focus on scleroderma and CTD-ILD. He completed his fellowship in rheumatology at UCLA, where he spent an extra year completing the a fellowship in managing CTD-ILD. His research interests include health behaviors, medication adherence, mixed methods research and developing outcome measures.
Outside of work, Dr. Good enjoys spending time at the beach, exploring Los Angeles, and spending time with family and friends.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2022
Fellowship
Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2025
Residency
Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2022
Degree
MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2019
Locations
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Research
Interests
- Connective Tissue Disease-Interstitial Lung Disease (CTD-ILD), systemic sclerosis, systemic sclerosis-associated gastrointestinal (SSc-GI) disease
Publications
- Good, S.D., Adamus, G., Gorin, M.B., Jacquez, J., Grossman, J., Matsuura, I., Hasan, A., Skaggs, B. and McMahon, M. (2024), Anti-retinal Autoantibodies in Hydroxychloroquine Eye Toxicity. ACR Open Rheumatology.
- Good SD, Sparks JA, Volkmann ER. Screening, diagnosis and monitoring of interstitial lung disease in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: A narrative review. Rev Colomb Reumatol. 2023.
- Good SD, Lee JY, Johnson RE; Volkmann ER. A scoping review of the epidemiology of systemic sclerosis and its organ manifestations: 2018–2024. Current Opinion in Rheumatology.
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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