Associate Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Rheumatology
Dr. Robert H. Shmerling, MD
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Robert Shmerling is an expert in the field of Rheumatology. He attended Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is one of the top medical schools in the US. Harvard Medical School is ranked 1/12 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received awards:"Regional Top Doctor", "Fellow (FACP)", "Super Doctor" and "Top MD". Robert H. Shmerling is a published doctor. He published 48 publications, including: 'Rheumatic disease: choosing the most useful diagnostic tests.' He accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- 2015 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- A stiff price to pay: does joint stiffness predict disability in an older population?
- The Mediating Effect of Leptin on the Relationship Between Body Weight and Knee OsteoArthritis in Older Adults.
- Clinical Use of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Testing.
- Management of Gout: a 57-year-old man with a history of podagra, hyperuricemia, and mild renal insufficiency.
- Characteristics of chronic Pain associated with sleep difficulty in older adults: the Maintenance of Balance, Independent Living, Intellect, and Zest in the Elderly (M...
- Ask the doctor. Why does the nose run in cold weather?
- Ask the doctor. Is it true that we use only 10% of our brains?
- Ask the doctor. What causes bags and puffiness around the eyes and dark circles underneath them?
- Prescribing tai chi for Fibromyalgia--are we there yet?
- Ask the doctor. I have rheumatoid Arthritis, and my doctor wants me to take prednisone for it. Will this drug be bad for my blood pressure, which is already high?
- Tender point count, Pain, and mobility in the older population: the mobilize Boston study.
- Chronic musculoskeletal Pain and the occurrence of falls in an older population.
- Improving pregnancy counseling for women with rheumatoid Arthritis taking methotrexate.
- Testing for anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies: is it time to set this genie free?
- PseudoGout after polyethylene glycol bowel cleansing.
- Teaching neuroimage: cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.
- The benefit of nonpharmacologic therapy to treat symptomatic osteoArthritis.
- An 81-year-old woman with temporal Arteritis.
- Diagnostic tests for rheumatic Disease: clinical utility revisited.
- A review of Fibromyalgia.
- Breast implants: continue to be cautious.
- Autoantibodies in systemic Lupus erythematosus--there before you know it.
- Screening for statin-related toxicity: the yield of transaminase and creatine kinase measurements in a primary care setting.
- Using antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody testing to diagnose vasculitis: can test-ordering guidelines improve diagnostic accuracy?
- Does this patient have temporal Arteritis?
- Development of active tuberculosis following initiation of infliximab despite appropriate prophylaxis.
- Pre-treatment with somatostatin in the anaesthetic management of a patient with carcinoid Syndrome.
- Finger Pain.
- Tophaceous deposition in the finger pads without gouty Arthritis.
- Discussing cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a study of elderly outpatients.
- Interleukin-2 diphtheria fusion protein (DAB486IL-2) in refractory rheumatoid Arthritis. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with open-label extension.
- Synovial fluid analysis. A critical reappraisal.
- Antinuclear antibody testing. A study of clinical utility.
- Rheumatic Disease: choosing the most useful diagnostic tests.
- The American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification of systemic Lupus erythematosus: strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
- A computer based intervention to reduce unnecessary serologic testing.
- Intermittent infusions of zoledronic acid are as effective as daily bisphosphonates in increasing bone mineral density in port-menopausal women.
- OsteoArthritis. Options for Arthritis pain.
- How useful is the rheumatoid factor? An analysis of sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value.
- Case report 705. Osteosclerotic sarcoidosis.
- The rheumatoid factor: an analysis of clinical utility.
- Synovial fluid tests. What should be ordered?
- Measurement of joint inflammation in rheumatoid Arthritis with indium-111 chloride.
- Prolonged improvement in refractory rheumatoid Arthritis after antithymocyte globulin therapy of brief duration.
- Ask the doctor. My rheumatoid Arthritis gives me trouble in spite of my medications. I have read that statins, in addition to lowering cholesterol, also calm inflammat...
- By the way, doctor. I belch a lot and get a feeling of fullness in the upper abdomen. Is this common condition? What are the causes and cures? I would prefer natural r...
Schools
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Joint Drainage
- Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
- Steroid Injection
- Trigger Point Injection
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Conditions Treated
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Behçet's Disease
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Doctors Specialties
- Rheumatology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Fellow (FACP)
- Super Doctor
- Top MD
Education
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center -
Harvard Medical School
Hospital
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1841289550 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | SHMERLING | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ROBERT | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 022155501 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MA | |
| Specialty Description | Internal Medicine | |
| Total Claim Count | 446.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 22.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 4.93 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1841289550 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SHMERLING |
| First Name Of The Provider | ROBERT |
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