Top Clinical Rheumatology Doctors in Wisconsin 2026

Dr. Oelke is a rheumatologist in Glendale, just north of Milwaukee, with hospital privileges at Waukesha Memorial. He treats adults with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis, and other inflammatory conditions, and has been involved in clinical drug trials for patients whose first-line medications stop working. His phase III trial of ocrelizumab in methotrexate-resistant rheumatoid arthritis ² helped establish how B-cell therapies fit into the treatment ladder, and his earlier work on T-cell CD70 expression in lupus ¹ shed light on why some patients develop drug-induced disease.

Dr. Hansen is an associate professor of medicine who practices at The Monroe Clinic and holds affiliations with UnityPoint Health-Meriter and University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. She focuses on osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease, especially in patients with kidney problems or other conditions that make standard treatment tricky. A 2019 study she co-authored ⁶ found that elevated parathyroid hormone independently predicts fractures, vascular events, and death in people with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease — a finding that changed how many clinicians monitor bone health in these patients.

Dr. Konon practices rheumatology in Milwaukee with admitting privileges at Froedtert Hospital, Community Memorial Hospital, and Holy Family Memorial. She sees patients with the full range of autoimmune and crystal-induced joint disease. Her 2017 review in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism ¹² looked at the overlap between rheumatoid arthritis and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, a combination that is often missed and can change how a patient should be treated. She also helped validate a tetracycline-binding method ¹³ that makes it easier to spot the calcium crystals behind some types of destructive shoulder and knee arthritis.

Dr. Kushi is a rheumatologist based in Glendale with hospital privileges at Waukesha Memorial, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, and Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital. He treats patients with inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue disease, and other systemic autoimmune conditions in a community practice setting. His training background includes molecular biology research on protein interactions ¹⁵, which gives him a strong grounding in the basic science behind the newer biologic drugs used in rheumatology today.

Dr. Sharkey practices rheumatology in Madison with affiliations at UnityPoint Health-Meriter, SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, and Bell Hospital in the Upper Peninsula. She works with patients across south-central Wisconsin who need long-term management for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Sjögren's syndrome, and gout. Her practice is a good fit if you want someone who can coordinate between a community hospital and a larger academic referral center when specialized testing or inpatient care is needed.

Dr. Albert is a rheumatologist in the Milwaukee area with hospital privileges at Waukesha Memorial, ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah, and Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital's St. Francis Campus. He treats adult patients with inflammatory arthritis, autoimmune disease, and chronic pain driven by joint and connective tissue problems. His multiple hospital affiliations stretch from Milwaukee up through the Fox Valley, which can help if you live between those areas and want a specialist you can see without long drives.