Flushing Rheumatologists
- 4 Board certified
- 1 Award winners
- 19 Reviews
- Average rating is 3.3 stars
- Average wait time is 27 minutes
Top Rheumatologists in Flushing, NY
13347 Sanford Ave
Ste 1E
Flushing, NY 11355
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 19 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
- Short wait time
2619 Francis Lewis Blvd
# 201
Flushing, NY 11358
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 20 years experience
- Patients' Choice Award
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
13347 Sanford Ave
Ste 1E
Flushing, NY 11355
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 12 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
5645 Main St
# WA100
Flushing, NY 11355
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 7 years experience
- Board certified
- 3 star hospital
A rheumatologist is a physician who has received extensive training in diagnosing and treating rheumatic conditions. Rheumatic conditions involve the joints, soft tissues, autoimmune system, vascular system, and connective tissues.
Some of the conditions that rheumatologists treat are rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and lupus. These are all conditions that involve a lot of pain and make mobility difficult. Rheumatologists use medications, such as analgesics, NSAIDs, steroids, DMARDs, infliximab, and adalimumab, as well as occupational therapy, in order to decrease pain and improve a patient's quality of life.
The area of Flushing, NY has a population of approximately 219,342 people. There are 5 rheumatologists near Flushing, which gives it a ratio of 1 rheumatologist per 43,868 residents or a ratio of 1 rheumatologist per 15,462 households. There are 77,309 households in Flushing.