Dr. Robert H. Shmerling M.D.
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
110 Francis St Suite 4b Boston MA, 02215Rating
5/5
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Dr. Robert Shmerling is a rheumatologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Shmerling 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. Shmerling 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- The American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus: strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
- Does this patient have temporal arteritis?
- Using antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody testing to diagnose vasculitis: can test-ordering guidelines improve diagnostic accuracy?
- Screening for statin-related toxicity: the yield of transaminase and creatine kinase measurements in a primary care setting.
- Autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus--there before you know it.
- Breast implants: continue to be cautious.
- Rheumatoid arthritis.
- A review of fibromyalgia.
- Case report 705. Osteosclerotic sarcoidosis.
- Diagnostic tests for rheumatic disease: clinical utility revisited.
- An 81-year-old woman with temporal arteritis.
- The benefit of nonpharmacologic therapy to treat symptomatic osteoarthritis.
- Teaching neuroimage: cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.
- Testing for anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies: is it time to set this genie free?
- Tender point count, pain, and mobility in the older population: the mobilize Boston study.
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