Dr. Stephen G Gelfand MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
3516 Caduceus Dr Myrtle Beach SC, 29588About
Dr. Stephen Gelfand is a rheumatologist practicing in Myrtle Beach, SC. Dr. Gelfand 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. Gelfand 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- Opioids and rheumatic disease pain: comment on the article by Ytterberg et al.
- American College of Rheumatology criteria for the diagnosis of vasculitis.
- Functional somatic syndromes in rheumatic disorders.
- Functional somatic syndromes in rheumatic disorders.
- Spectrum of gonococcal arthritis: evidence for sequential stages and clinical subgroups.
- Comment on the "fibromyalgia" label: more cons than pros.
- More comments on the "fibromyalgia" label.
- Opioids in management of chronic noncancer pain.
- Agammaglobulinemia associated with Australia-antigen-positive chronic active hepatitis.
- Reiter disease in siblings.
- Reiter disease in siblings.
- Fibromyalgia: more questions and implications.
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