Skip to Main Content

Oana Zaha, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
DownloadHi-Res Photo

Additional Titles

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

About

Titles

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

Biography

Dr. Oana Zaha obtained her MD and completed her residency at Mount Sinai School as Medicine. She completed her rheumatology fellowship at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Zaha joined the Section of Rheumatology in July, 2015 as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine. Dr. Zaha currently sees patients in New Haven and Stamford locations.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Clinical fellow
Vanderbilt University (2015)
MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Jersey City (2010)
Resident
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Jersey City (2010)
Intern
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Jersey City (2008)
BS
Carol Davila University of Medicine (2004)

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    American College of Rheumatology

Clinical Care

Overview

Oana Zaha, MD, is rheumatologist who treats patients with arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism and disorders of the joints, muscles and tendons, as well as those with related lung ailments.

Of all the current developments in Dr. Zaha’s field, new medications for rheumatoid diseases excite her the most. Her most memorable patient was a young woman who arrived at the hospital suffering from heart failure and an altered mental status due to high blood pressure brought on by lupus. “She improved significantly within days and went home on a vasodilator pump to lower her blood pressure and immunosuppressive medication for lupus,” she says.

Dr. Zaha chose rheumatology because she enjoys working with diverse cases that require multiple diagnoses. In her research, she is studying the tissues that connect the joints, muscles and tendons, and on fibrosis that scars the lungs, hindering the organ’s function. She is especially interested in improving diagnosis of rheumatoid diseases by identifying biomarkers, substances in the body that indicate an illness or condition, as well as treatments to prevent lung fibrosis.

Clinical Specialties

Rheumatology

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Rheumatology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2015

Yale Medicine News

Get In Touch

Contacts

Appointment Number

Locations

  • Yale Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology

    Academic Office

    The Anlyan Center

    300 Cedar Street, Fl 5th, Rm S-525

    New Haven, CT 06519

  • Patient Care Locations

    Are You a Patient? View this doctor's clinical profile on the Yale Medicine website for information about the services we offer and making an appointment.