Department of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
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Osteoarthritis
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The Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Division offers the
most advanced diagnosis and treatment of patients with arthritis and other rheumatic
and musculoskeletal diseases. The division works closely with physical and occupational
therapists and orthopaedic surgeons to offer comprehensive patient management
at the University of Maryland Center for Musculoskeletal Health at the James
L. Kernan Hospital.
Patient Conditions
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Systemic vasculitis
- Polymyositis and dermatomyositis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis
- Osteoporosis
- Sjögren's syndrome
- Gout and pseudogout
Comprehensive Evaluations
- Multidisciplinary evaluation
Specialized Evaluations
- Medical management
- Referral as appropriate to orthopaedic surgery,
complementary and alternative medicine,
physiatry and pain management
This page was last updated on: February 8, 2008.
For more information, call the University Physicians Consultation
and Referral Service at 1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians).
If you prefer, you may call directly at 410-706-8456.