
Dr. Derrick James Todd M.D., PH.D.
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
1153 Centre St Faulkner Hospital, S Jamaica Plain MA, 02130About
Dr. Derrick Todd is a rheumatologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Todd 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. Todd 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 Massachusetts Medical School 2003
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cutaneous changes of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: predictor of early mortality and association with gadolinium exposure.
- Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: an epidemic of gadolinium toxicity.
- Serum uric acid level reduction, cardiovascular outcome, and mortality: comment on the article by Ioachimescu et al.
- Kinase inhibitors: the next generation of therapies in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
- Effect of hydroxychloroquine on insulin sensitivity and lipid parameters in rheumatoid arthritis patients without diabetes mellitus: a randomized, blinded crossover trial.
- Drug-associated polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis occurring in two patients after treatment with ipilimumab, an antagonist of ctla-4.
- Drug-associated dermatomyositis following ipilimumab therapy: a novel
- Interactive medical case. A man with diarrhea and back pain.
- Gadolinium-Induced Fibrosis.
Treatments
- Psoriasis
- Arthritis
- Gout
- Osteoarthritis
- Lupus
- Pain
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75 Francis St Brigham And Women's -Boston, MA 02115Get Direction
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Lisa Michelle Owens MD1153 Centre St Jamaica Plain MA 02130
- Dr. Caroline Eyvazzadeh MD150 S Huntington Ave Jamaica Plain MA 02130
- Dr. Robert Milton Hartley MD3297 Washington St Jamaica Plain MA 02130
- Dr. Kenneth M Pariser MD1153 Centre St Jamaica Plain MA 02130
- Dr. Fadi Badlissi M.D.545a Centre St Jamaica Plain MA 02130
- Antonio Augusto Lazzari MD150 S Huntington Ave Jamaica Plain MA 02130
Nearest Hospitals
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