
Dr. Robert W Simms MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
725 Albany Street Shapiro 7, Suite B Boston MA, 02118About
Dr. Robert Simms is a rheumatologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Simms specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Simms treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cytokine directed therapy in scleroderma: rationale, current status, and the future.
- Beta 2 microglobulin serum levels and prediction of survival in AL amyloidosis.
- The role of leukotrienes in alveolitis associated with scleroderma.
- Excessive fibrinolysis in amyloidosis associated with elevated plasma single-chain urokinase.
- The clinical significance of liver disease in systemic lupus erythematosus.
- B cell depletion with rituximab in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis.
- Extrapulmonary thoracic restriction (hidebound chest) complicating eosinophilic fasciitis.
- Rituximab: a potential therapeutic advance in scleroderma: what is the evidence?
- Care of patients with scleroderma in the intensive care setting.
- The risk of cardiovascular disease in systemic sclerosis: a population-based cohort study.
- Ultrasound assessment of subcutaneous compressibility: a potential adjunctive diagnostic tool in eosinophilic fasciitis.
- 2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis: an American college of rheumatology/European league against rheumatism collaborative initiative.
- 2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis: an American College of Rheumatology/European League against Rheumatism collaborative initiative.
- Changes in forced vital capacity over time in systemic sclerosis: application of group-based trajectory modelling.
- Fresolimumab treatment decreases biomarkers and improves clinical symptoms in systemic sclerosis patients.
Treatments
- Psoriasis
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Lupus
- Scleroderma
- Pain
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Practice At 725 Albany Street Shapiro 7, Suite B
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