The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research is proud support the World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders’ distinguished Sarcoidosis Centers of Excellence.
Centers of Excellence provide patients collaborative, comprehensive, and expert care all within one location. These Centers have set the standard in sarcoid-specific care.
Through a vigorous application process, FSR and WASOG have screened sarcoidosis clinics for designations as Centers of Excellence. Among the lengthy criteria involved in choosing Centers, clinics and hospitals are scored on a variety of factors including:
- number of patients (in total and new) seen at the clinic
- the presence of an established registry & ongoing clinical trials
- a clinical care team consisting of a comprehensive set of specialist.
Each Center of Excellence maintains a scheduler who accommodates the needs of patients, points them in the right direction, and makes appointments for them with the appropriate physicians.
WASOG Sarcoidosis Centers of Excellence
Centers of Excellence – United States
| Institution Name | Location | Number for Patient Scheduling |
| Albany Medical College | Albany, New York | (518) 262-9963 |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, Ohio | (216) 444-3613 |
| Cleveland Clinic Florida | Weston, Florida | (954) 659-5450 |
| Comprehensive Sarcoidosis Program | Rochester, New York | (585) 273-3760 |
| East Carolina University Sarcoidosis Clinic | Greenville, North Carolina | (252) 744-1600 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, Minnesota | (507) 538-0637 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston, South Carolina | (843) 792-9200 |
| Mount Sinai New York | New York, New York | (212) 241-5656 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, Colorado | (800) 222-LUNG |
| New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center | New Orleans, Louisiana | (504) 702-5057 |
| Northwestern Medicine Multidisciplinary Sarcoidosis Program | Chicago, Illinois | (312) 695-1800 |
| Sarcodiosis Clinic at Temple Lung Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (215) 707-5864 |
| Sarcoidosis Specialty Clinic at Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | (614) 293-4925 |
| Stanford Multidisciplinary Sarcoidosis Program | Stanford, California | (650) 724-4942 |
| The Emory Clinic | Atlanta, Georgia | (404) 686-2505 |
| University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | (310) 825-8061 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, Alabama | (205) 996-5864 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio | (513) 584-5225 |
| University of Florida Sarcoidosis Clinic | Gainesville, Florida | (352) 265-0139 |
| University of Illinoia Sarcoidosis Translational Advanced Research Center, STAR | Chicago, Illinois | (312) 413-5569 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | (319) 356-8133 |
| University of Miami Sarcoidosis Program | Miami, Florida | (305) 243-5229 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota | (612) 676-5625 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (215) 662-2454 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/ Parkland Health & Hospital System | Dallas, Texas | (214) 266-9688 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, Virginia | (804) 560-8920 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | (314) 273-1457 |
| Yale University – Winchester Chest Clinic | New Haven, Connecticut | (203) 785-4198 |
Centers of Excellence – International (please email FSR for contact info)
| Centre for Neurosarcoidosis – Royal Free Hospital | London, United Kingdom |
| Erasmus University Medical Center | Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| G.B. Morgagni Hospital | Forli, Italy |
| Hannover Medical School | Hannover, Germany |
| Hospital Clinic | Barcelona, Spain |
| Interdisziplinäre Sarkoidose-Sprechstunde | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases (MCRD) | Noida, India |
| Avicenne University Hospital | Paris, France |
| Respiratory Diseases and Lung Transplantation Unit | Siena, Italy |
| Royal Brompton Hospital | London, United Kingdom |
| Ruhrlandklinik University Hospital | Essen, Germany |
| Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | Tehran, Iran |
| St. Antonius Hospital | The Netherlands |
| Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital | Heidelberg, Germany |
| University Clinic of Pulmonary Diseases | Belgrade, Serbia |
| UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg | Leuven, Belgium |
FSR also endorses the following Sarcoidosis Clinics for expert care in sarcoidosis (click to view)
FSR-WASOG Sarcoidosis Clinics
| Aarhus University Hospital |
| Antrium Area Hospital |
| Baylor College of Medicine |
| Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas |
| Beaumont Hospital |
| Sarcoidosis Center at Boston University Medical Center |
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
| Carilion Clinic |
| Catharina Hospital |
| Center for Asthma and Immune Lung Disease |
| Centro Hospitalar São João |
| Corfu General Hospital |
| Duke University |
| ETZ Tilburg |
| Firestone Institute Respiraory Helth |
| Henry Ford Hospital |
| Hiroshima University |
| Hospital for Diseases of the Chest |
| Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital |
| Istinye University LIV Hospital |
| Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo |
| Jewish General Hospital |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| Louisiana State University Health Science Center |
| Loyola University Medical Center |
| North West Sarcoid Clinic (formerly Manchester UK) |
| Medical University of Lodz |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center |
| Mount Sinai Toronto |
| Newcastle Upon Thyne |
| Nippon Medical School |
| North Point Pulmonary Associates/Northside Hospital |
| NYU Langone Health |
| Oxford Center for Respiratory Medicine |
| Rochester Regional Health |
| Dr Roger Allen Pty Ltd |
| Royal Papworth Hospital |
| Rijnstate Hospital Arnhem |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center |
| Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School/University Hospital |
| Scripps Clinic |
| Shanghai Pulmonary |
| Spectrum Health |
| SUNY Upstate Medical University |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
| Tokyo Medical and Dental University |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust |
| University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool |
| University Medical Center Goettingen |
| University Medical Center Utrecht |
| University College London |
| University of Arizona at Banner University Medicine Lung Institute |
| University of Arizona ILD Program |
| University of Chicago |
| University of Kansas Hospital |
| University of Kentucky |
| University of Michigan |
| University of North Carolina |
| University of Oklahoma |
| University of Ottawa Heart Institute |
| University of Padova |
| University of South Florida |
| University of Tennessee/UTMP |
| University of Texas Houston |
| University of Utah |
| University of Virginia |
| UOC Malattie Respiratorie e Trapianto Polmonare |
| Vanderbilt Multiple Sclerosis Center |
| Waterlandziekenhuis |
| Zuyderland Medical Center |
This initial application process as a Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence is required in order for clinics to then be certified as WASOG Center of Excellence. Applications continue to be accepted on a rolling basis. If you are affiliated with an institution or if you receive care at a clinic you believe qualifies, please encourage their leadership to complete the application today.