Address:
Medical University of South Carolina - Rheumatology & Immunology
135 Rutledge St, Charleston 29425
(888) 792-4990 (Phone)
Medical University of South Carolina Medical Plaza
2125 Charlie Hall Blvd, Charleston 29414
(888) 792-4990 (Phone)
Procedures:
Joint Drainage, Myofascial Trigger Point Injection, Steroid Injections, Trigger Point Injections, Viscosupplementation With Hyaluronate
Conditions:
Achilles Tendinitis, Amyloidosis, Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS), Arthritis, Behçet's Disease, Bursitis, Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition Disease (CPPD), Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Chronic Neck Pain, Classic Polyarteritis Nodosa, De Quervain's Disease, Degenerative Disc Disease, Dermatomyositis, Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis), Enthesopathy of Knee (incl. Bursitis of Knee), Fibromyalgia, Giant Cell Arteritis, Gout, Hammer Toe, Hepatitis B - Immune Response, Lateral & Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis & Golf Elbow), Low Back Pain, Lupus Erythematosus, Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist, Osteoarthritis of Hip, Osteoarthritis of Knee, Osteoarthritis of Spine, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain, Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), Polymyositis, Raynaud's Disease, Rheumatic Diseases, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Sjögren's Syndrome, Spondylitis, Still's Disease, Systemic Chondromalacia, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Systemic Sclerosis, Systemic Vasculitis, Trigger Finger, Vasculitis, Wegener's Granulomatosis
Certifications:
Internal Medicine, 1982, Rheumatology, 1984
Awards:
Healthgrades Honor Roll, The prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia among African Americans with early rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of ethnic- specific normative data., 2005, The RaynaudâÂÂs Treatment Study: Biofeedback protocols and acquistion of temperature biofeedback skills., 2001, Persistent down-regulation of Fli1, a suppressor of collagen transcription, in fibrotic scleroderma skin., 2003, Selective stimulation of collagen synthesis in the presence of costimulatory insulin signaling by connective tissue growth factor in scleroderma fibroblasts., 2003
Hospitals:
Medical University of South Carolina - Rheumatology & Immunology
135 Rutledge St, Charleston 29425
Medical University of South Carolina Medical Plaza
2125 Charlie Hall Blvd, Charleston 29414
Musc Medical Center
169 Ashley Ave, Charleston 29425
Philosophy:
Active treatment of arthritis gives the best result
Education:
Medical School
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated: 1979
University of North Carolina Hospitals
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Medical University Of South Carolina
Washington and Jefferson College