Suggested Reading List for Rheumatology Fellows

This list is an annotated bibliography for fellows on the most common rheumatic conditions. Contributing authors have been listed where available and each list is maintained and edited by the ACR Fellows Subcommittee of the Committee on Training and Workforce Issues. If you would like to volunteer to revise a topic or suggest topics to be added please email .

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Topic Year Updated Author(s) Related Information
Amyloid2003Jonathan Kay, MD and
David Wu, MD
 
Antiphosphopholipid Antibodies (APLS)2006Kara Prescott, MD and
David Karp, MD, PhD
 
Antirheumatic Drugs1999Joel Kremer, MD 
Arthritis surgery2002Thomas Einhorn, MD and
Elena Flagg, MD
 
Back Pain and Occupational Medicine2002David Borenstein, MD and
Andra Showalter, MD
Fact Sheet
Rheumatology and Complementary Medicine2008Steffan Schulz, MD and
Sharon Kolasinski, MD
Fact Sheet
Corticosteroids2003Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH and
Anthony S. Russell, MD, FRCPC
 
Crystal Disorders1998H. Ralph Schumacher, MD 
Eosinophilic Faciitis2008Neha Pansuria, MD 
Fibromyalgia2002Daniel Claw, MD and
Elena Flagg, MD
Fact Sheet
Classification Criteria
Genetics of Complex Rheumatic Diseases2008Vinod Chandran, MBBS, MD, DM, and
Proton Rahman, MD, MSc
Fact Sheet
Hepatitis C and Its Rheumatic Complications2008Tamar Brionez, MD 
HIV and Retroviral Infections and Immunodeficiencies2006Angelo Gaffo, MD and
Martin Rodriguez, MD
HIV - Fact Sheet
Immune System - Fact Sheet
Inflammatory Mediators1998Steve Abramson, MD 
Inflammatory Myopathies2007Shirley Wang, MD and
Dr. Ira Targoff, MD
Fact Sheet
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis2008Kristin Hayward, MD and
Carol Wallace, MD
Fact Sheet
Laboratory Diagnosis of Autoimmune Diseases2002Laura McCloskey,PhD and
Andra Showalter, MD
 
Lyme Disease2002Janine Evans, MD and
Elena Flagg, MD
Fact Sheet
Macrophage Activation Syndrome2008Michael J. Ombrello, MD and
Terry L. Moore, MD
 
Metabolic Bone Disease and Osteoporosis2002Nancy Lane, MD and
Elena Flagg, MD
 
Miscellaneous Rheumatic Conditions2002Raphael J. DeHoratius, MD,
Elena Flagg, MD,
Andra Showalter, MD
Guidelines for Rheumatology Referral
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease2006Reema Syed, MD,
Sona Kamat, MD
 
Myositis2003Author Unknown 
Noninflammatory myopathies2002Robert Wortmann, MD  
Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs2001Alan G. Stern, MD and
Lee Simon, MD
Fact Sheet
Osteoarthritis2001Alan G. Stern, MDFact Sheet
Classification Criteria: OA of the Hand
Treatment Guidelines
Pediatric Rheumatology2005Abigail Smukler, MD 
Rehabilitative Rheumatology2002Mary Bell, MD and
Elena Flagg, MD
 
Rheumatoid Arthritis2003Karina Torralba, MD and
Francisco Quismorio, Jr., MD
Fact Sheet
Classification Criteria
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)2003Chris T. Derk, MD and
Sergio A. Jimenez, MD
Fact Sheet
Septic Arthritis2003Nathalie Roy, MD and
Carol-Anne Yeadon, MD
 
Sjogren's Syndrome1999Fred Vivino, MDFact Sheet
Spondyloarthropathies2006Author UnknownFact Sheet
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus2002Betty Diamond, MD and
Elena Flagg, MD
Fact Sheet
Classification Criteria
Vasculitis and PMR Part 12008Grant Louie, MD and
John Stone, MD
Vasculitis - Fact Sheet
Polymyalgia Rheumatica - Fact Sheet
Classification Criteria
Vasculitis and PMR Part 22008Purani Palaniswami, MD and
Terry Moore, MD
Vasculitis - Fact Sheet
Polymyalgia Rheumatica - Fact Sheet
Classification Criteria