Rheumatology Division

For Medical Professionals: In-depth Educational Articles and CME Programs

The information and articles in this section are written for physicians and other healthcare professionals. You can also view HSS rheumatology information for patients.

Featured Articles:

• What's the Diagnosis?

• Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in Patients Treated with Mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept): An HSS Rheumatology Perspective
  Michael D. Lockshin, MD, Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD; Stephen A. Paget, MD; Theodore R. Fields, MD; Joseph Markenson, MD

• The Importance of Detecting Inflammatory Arthritis Early
  Stephen A. Paget, MD, FACP, FACR
  

• Bisphosphonates and Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
  Linda A. Russell, MD

• An HSS Response to “Anti-TNF Antibody Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Risk of Serious Infections and Malignancies: A systemic review and meta-analysis of rare harmful effects in randomized controlled trials”
  Lisa A. Mandl, MD, MPH; Melanie J. Harrison, MD, MS; Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, FACP, FCLM; Joseph A. Markenson, MD; Stephen A. Paget, MD, FACP, FACR

• Pathology Teaches Physiology: Insights Into the Regulation of Bone Remodeling from the Study of Inflammatory Disorders
  An Interview with Dr. Steven Goldring by Dr. Richard Bockman

• Medical Management of Arthritis: Early Diagnosis and Current Therapies
  An overview for primary care physicians and physical/occupational therapists
  Theodore R. Fields, MD, FACP

• Detecting and Treating Pediatric Rheumatologic Problems - A Primer for Parents and Primary Care Pediatricians
  Thomas J. A. Lehman, MD

• Musculoskeletal Medicine for the Primary Care Physician: Exam Videos

• Culturally Sensitive Care
  Laura Robbins, DSW, Vice President, Education & Academic Affairs, HSS Associate Scientist, Research

• HSS Physicians Review Literature on the Safety of COX-2 Inhibitors
  Michael K. Urban, MD, PhD,  Joseph A. Markenson, MD, Joseph M Lane, MD

• Disparities in Treatment: A Decision Sciences Perspective
  Roberta Horton, LMSW, ACSW

• Placebo and Arthritis: Magic, Art or Science?
  Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, MD, PhD

• Gout Update from the 2004 American College of Rheumatology Meeting – Promising New Agents to treat Allopurinol-Intolerant Patients
  Theodore Fields, MD, FACP

• Interferon alpha in lupus and inflammation in osteoarthritis - Update from the HSS Immunoregulation Laboratory
  Mary K. Crow, Laboratory Director

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - An In-Depth Overview
  Michael D. Lockshin, MD

Free Online CME Programs from HSS and Weill Medical College of Cornell University:

• Ultrasound & MRI in the Early Diagnosis of Joint Damage in RA
  
  
• Combining a Biologic Agent with Methotrexate in the Treatment of RA: Recent Advances 
  

In-Depth Topic Reviews of Rheumatic Conditions
Written by HSS Rheumatologists.

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