Faculty

Dr. Mattar is the Section Chief of Rheumatology at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (LSCVAMC) and Associate Professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences and completed her fellowship in geriatric medicine and rheumatology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UHCMC).

Dr. Mattar held the position of University Hospitals/VA Rheumatology Fellowship Director from 2020-2024; her utmost commitment and dedication is to teach. Dr. Mattar's scholarship focuses on how immune activation impacts cardiovascular health in the setting of Rheumatoid Arthritis, and the outcome of COVID infections in patients with autoimmune diseases.

When not at work, she likes to spend her time with her family enjoying outdoor activities such as hiking or biking, or relaxing and watching a family movie.

A list of some of my Pubmed publications:

• Anti-PL-12 anti-synthetase syndrome manifesting with multiple digital ischemia: Case report & review of the literature.
  Sarah Abi Doumeth, Emily Petrinec, Haseeb Chaudhary, Maya Mattar.
  Clinical Case Reports 2024-09-01
• Implementation of an Accelerated Infusion Protocol (90-Minute Infusion) of Rituximab and Its Safety in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases at a Tertiary Veterans Affairs Center.
  Vicky Nahra, David Panning, Donald Anthony, Maya Mattar.
  Cureus 2024-05-01
• Self-reported determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among persons with and without autoimmune disease.
  Jenny D Gong, Emma Barnboym, Megan O'Mara, Natalie Gurevich, Maya Mattar, Donald D. Anthony, Adam T. Perzynski and Nora G. Singer.
  Vaccine 2024-04-30
• COVID-19 vaccination experience in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated at a single VA medical center.
  Sarah Abi Doumeth, Jenny Gong, Laura Silversteyn, Megan O'Mara, Shivali Singh, Donald D Anthony, Maya Mattar.
  Vaccine 2023-08-01