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What is a rheumatologist doctor?
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Specialist: A physician specializing in diagnosis and treatment or arthritis and related diseases.
Answered 9/24/2012
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Rheumatologist: A rheumatologist is a specialized doctor. In the United States this is someone who has graduated from medical school with an M.D. Or D.O. Degree. Then performs 3 years of training in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in rheumatology. These doctors study and treat disease relating to joints, soft tissues, autoimmunity, and connective tissue disorders.
Answered 6/24/2015
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More than arthritis!: Pain of the musculoskeletal system. Autoimmune diseases, may of which do not cause pain. Blood vesmune kidney disease, some disease heart and brain. Much more than arthritis alone.
Answered 7/6/2012
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