Dr. Roy Davis Altman MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
200 Medical Plaza #214,365,530,420,120 Los Angeles CA, 90095About
Dr. Roy Altman is a rheumatologist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Altman 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. Altman treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Paget's disease of bone: rheumatologic complications.
- Arthritis in Paget's disease of bone.
- Cyclosporine A in rheumatoid arthritis: randomized, placebo controlled dose finding study.
- A randomized clinical trial of intra-articular sodium hyaluronate in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a summary.
- Safety of over-the-counter inhalers for asthma: report of the council on scientific affairs.
- Radiographic progression of knee osteoarthritis in a Czech cohort.
- A 5-year randomized controlled, double-blind study of glycosaminoglycan polysulphuric acid complex (Rumalon) as a structure modifying therapy in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee.
- Response criteria for clinical trials on osteoarthritis of the knee and hip: a report of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International Standing Committee for Clinical Trials response criteria initiative.
- Intra-articular sodium hyaluronate in osteoarthritis of the knee.
- Report of the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Scientific Affairs and AMA recommendations to medical professional staff on the use of wireless radio-frequency equipment in hospitals.
- Efficacy of intraarticular hyaluronan in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: comment on the article by Brandt et al.
- Effects of a ginger extract on knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis.
- Inhibition of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 proteolysis in articular cartilage and joint fluid results in enhanced concentrations of insulin-like growth factor 1 and is associated with improved osteoarthritis.
- Relapsing polychondritis: commentary.
- Status of hyaluronan supplementation therapy in osteoarthritis.
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