dr. Faisal Parlindungan, Sp.PD-KR

Profile

Faisal Parlindungan is an Internal Medicine Specialist with a Subspecialty in Rheumatology with advanced fellowship training from Keio University, Tokyo. His expertise spans autoimmune rheumatic diseases (lupus, sjogren’s disease, systemic sclerosis, myositis, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitides, anti phospholipid syndrome, spondyloarthritis, and other inflammatory arthritis), non autoimmune rheumatic diseases (osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, gout arthritis, fibromyalgia), and chronic pain management including USG-guided musculoskeletal procedures. He is also working on the application of stem cells and its metabolites in various rheumatology conditions. A strong advocate for telemedicine in rheumatology, he contributes to APLAR’s digital health guidelines while maintaining an active clinical practice focused on personalized patient care.

Areas of Focus

SLE, Sjogren’s Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthritis, Inflammatory myopathies, Systemic sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, Video Nailfold Capillaroscopy, Salivary Gland Ultrasound, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Chronic Pain Management

Education

Medical Doctor

Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara

Specialization

• Internal Medicine Specialty: University of Sumatera Utara

• Rheumatology Subspeciality, University of Sumatera Utara

Fellowship

• Clinical Research Fellowship: Keio University, Tokyo (2022)