Dr. Keigo Ikeda is an associate professor of internal medicine and rheumatology at Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital in Japan. He completed his M.D. in medicine from Juntendo University and his Ph.D. in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology from Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine. Dr. Ikeda has published 56 papers in scientific journals such as Rheumatology, Lupus, Molecular Medicine and Autoimmunity. His areas of expertise and research keywords include rheumatoid arthritis, microRNA, systemic lupus erythematosus and myositis.