Roy Fleischmann Named Master of American College of Rheumatology
ATLANTA – Roy M. Fleischmann, MD; co-chief of the division of rheumatology at Texas Health Presbyterian and co-medical director of the Metroplex Clinical Research Center, was named a Master of the American College of Rheumatology at a session of the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting, on November 7 in Atlanta.
The member designation of Master is conferred by the board of directors of the College on ACR members, age 65 or older, who have made outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology through scholarly achievement and/or service to their patients, students and profession.
Dr. Fleischmann currently holds three positions as the clinical professor of medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, co-director, division of rheumatology, Texas Health Presbyterian Medical Center and co-medical director of the Metroplex Clinical Research Center. He is also in private practice in Dallas.
Dr. Fleischmann graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City and Columbia College in New York City. He received his Doctor of Medicine from SUNY Downstate Medical Center and completed his residency in medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center. His fellowship in rheumatology was completed at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University under the mentoring of E. Carwile Leroy, MD. He is board-certified in internal medicine with subspecialty certification in rheumatology.
The American College of Rheumatology is an international professional medical society that represents more than 8,000 rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals around the world. Its mission is to advance rheumatology. The ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting is the premier meeting in rheumatology. For more information about the meeting, visit www.rheumatology.org/education. Follow the meeting on twitter by using the official hashtag: #ACR2010.
