Dr. Alan Ken Matsumoto M.D.
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
2730 University Blvd W Suite 310 Silver Spring MD, 20902About
Dr. Alan Matsumoto is a rheumatologist practicing in Silver Spring, MD. Dr. Matsumoto 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. Matsumoto 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 Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Three cases of osteonecrosis of the lunate bone of the wrist in scleroderma.
- Etoricoxib.
- Oxymorphone extended-release tablets relieve moderate to severe pain and improve physical function in osteoarthritis: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo- and active-controlled phase III trial.
- Morphological and immunological analysis of rats with long-term-surviving limb allografts induced by a short course of FK 506 or cyclosporine.
- Molecular interactions of complement receptors on B lymphocytes: a CR1/CR2 complex distinct from the CR2/CD19 complex.
- Oral extended-release oxymorphone: a new choice for chronic pain relief.
- Resolution of gouty tophi after twelve weeks of pegloticase treatment.
- Liparid and macrourid fishes of the hadal zone: in situ observations of activity and feeding behaviour.
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