Roanoke Rheumatologists
- 6 Board certified
- 2 Award winners
- 13 Reviews
- Average rating is 3.8 stars
- Average wait time is 18.3 minutes
Top Rheumatologists in Roanoke, VA
3 Riverside Cir
Roanoke, VA 24016
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 20 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
102 Highland Ave SE
Ste 203
Roanoke, VA 24013
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Rheumatology
- Rheumatology
- 25 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- 4 star hospital
- Board certified
3 Riverside Cir
Roanoke, VA 24016
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 11 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
1906 Belleview Ave SE
Roanoke, VA 24014
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 6 years experience
- Board certified
- 3 star hospital
1 Riverside Cir
# M
Roanoke, VA 24016
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 32 years experience
- Patients' Choice Award
- 4 star hospital
- Completed fellowship
6335 Corntassel Ln
Roanoke, VA 24018
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 22 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
3 Riverside Cir
Ste 302
Roanoke, VA 24016
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 11 years experience
- Board certified
- Completed fellowship
- 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 Roanoke, VA has a population of approximately 165,571 people. There are 7 rheumatologists near Roanoke, which gives it a ratio of 1 rheumatologist per 23,653 residents or a ratio of 1 rheumatologist per 10,116 households. There are 70,815 households in Roanoke.
