
Dr. Robert D. Goldfien MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
901 Nevin Ave Richmond CA, 94801About
Dr. Robert Goldfien is a rheumatologist practicing in Richmond, CA. Dr. Goldfien 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. Goldfien 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
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1981
University of California 1981
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Identification of beta-adrenergic binding sites in rabbit myometrium.
- Identification of beta-adrenergic binding sites in rabbit myometrium.
- alpha Adrenoreceptors but not beta adrenoreceptors increase in rabbit uterus with oestrogen.
- alpha Adrenoreceptors but not beta adrenoreceptors increase in rabbit uterus with oestrogen.
- Rheumatoid factor and immune networks.
- High-frequency expression of a conserved kappa light-chain variable-region gene in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- Rheumatoid factors in human autoimmune disease: their origin, development and function.
- Idiotypic and genetic studies of human rheumatoid factors.
- Incidence of three cross-reactive idiotypes on human rheumatoid factor paraproteins.
- Idiotypic and subgroup analysis of human monoclonal rheumatoid factors. Implications for structural and genetic basis of autoantibodies in humans.
- The diversity and idiotypic patterns of human rheumatoid factors in disease.
- Molecular basis for the cross-reactive idiotypes on human anti-IgG autoantibodies (rheumatoid factors).
- Synthetic peptides corresponding to third hypervariable region of human monoclonal IgM rheumatoid factor heavy chains define an immunodominant idiotype.
Treatments
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Lupus
- Pain
Dr. Robert D. Goldfien MD's Practice location
Practice At 901 Nevin Ave
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Nearest Hospitals
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747 52ND STREET OAKLAND CA 94609