Grant Hughes, MD - Verywell Fit Menu Verywell Fit Nutrition Weight Management Nutrition Facts Nutrition Basics Diets Meal Plans Meal Delivery Services View All News Fitness and Nutrition What to Buy How We Test Products Fitness Gear Nutrition Products Tools Recipe Nutrition Calculator Weight Loss Calorie Goal BMI Calculator Body Fat Percentage Calculator Calories Burned by Activity Daily Calories Burned Pace Calculator About Us Editorial Process Meet Our Review Board Search Grant Hughes, MD Review Board Member Our board-certified physicians and health and wellness leaders verify the accuracy of the articles you read on our site. Learn about our Review Board. Rheumatologist Expertise Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Education Oregon Health and Science University Highlights Associate Professor at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine in Seattle, where he holds the Robert F. Willkens, MD - Lucile T. Henderson Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology Head of Rheumatology at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center Board-certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine Health science and health care changes so rapidly and a lot of the information is buried in medical journals and difficult to decipher. That’s why I’m so excited to be part of Verywell and its mission of bringing reliable, practical, and up-to-date health information to the public. My work on the Verywell Review Board is independent from my duties at the University of Washington. — Grant Hughes, MD Experience Dr. Hughes provides rheumatology care at Harborview Medical Center and UW Medical Center. His current academic interests include medical education and clinical immunology research. He has written on the topic of reproductive hormones and autoimmune rheumatic diseases in journals such as Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Autoimmunity Reviews, and The Journal of Immunology. Dr. Hughes’s research and teaching efforts have been supported by the National Institutes of Health, Leap for Lupus, the Society of Family Planning, the Arthritis Foundation, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Education Dr. Hughes earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Oregon State University (1990) and his medical degree from the Oregon Health and Science University (2001, magna cum laude), where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed internal medicine (2003) and rheumatology training (2006) at the UW. Dr. Hughes did his post-doctoral research training in the laboratory of Edward A. Clark, PhD, UW Departments of Immunology and Microbiology and Division of Rheumatology. About Verywell Fit Verywell Fit, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, nutrition and fitness destination that provides science-backed information and tools to empower people to take realistic steps towards a healthier life. We reach more than 150 million readers annually. Verywell Fit content is fact checked and reviewed by our Review Board for accuracy and integrity. Learn more about us and our editorial process. Meet our Review Board When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. Cookies Settings Reject All Accept All