Dr. Douglas J. Mund, MD, FACR
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
1575 Hillside Ave Suite 102 New Hyde Park NY, 11040About
Dr. Douglas Mund is a rheumatologist practicing in New Hyde Park, NY. Dr. Mund 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. Mund 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
State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine MD
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The other limited resource--time with patients.
- Rheumatic fever in adults.
- Rheumatic fever in adults.
- Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis; manifestation of bacterial endocarditis.
- The CREST syndrome variant of scleroderma in a mother-daughter pair.
- Why a practicing rheumatologist might not be interested in arthroscopy: comment on the editorial by Chang and Sharma.
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