Suggested Reading List for Rheumatology Fellows

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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 e-mail .

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Each topic is linked to a pdf file or Web page containing PubMed links listing sources for that topic. Where available, other links to related ACR resources are included.

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Topic	Year Updated	Author(s)	Related Information
Amyloid	2003	Jonathan Kay, MD and David Wu, MD
Antiphosphopholipid Antibodies (APLS)	2006	Kara Prescott, MD and David Karp, MD, PhD
Antirheumatic Drugs	1999	Joel Kremer, MD
Arthritis surgery	2002	Thomas Einhorn, MD and Elena Flagg, MD
Back Pain and Occupational Medicine	2002	David Borenstein, MD and Andra Showalter, MD	Fact Sheet
Rheumatology and Complementary Medicine	2008	Steffan Schulz, MD and Sharon Kolasinski, MD	Fact Sheet
Corticosteroids	2003	Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH and Anthony S. Russell, MD, FRCPC
Crystal Disorders	1998	H. Ralph Schumacher, MD
Eosinophilic Faciitis	2008	Neha Pansuria, MD
Fibromyalgia	2002	Daniel Claw, MD and Elena Flagg, MD	Fact Sheet Classification Criteria
Genetics of Complex Rheumatic Diseases	2008	Vinod Chandran, MBBS, MD, DM, and Proton Rahman, MD, MSc	Fact Sheet
Hepatitis C and Its Rheumatic Complications	2008	Tamar Brionez, MD
HIV and Retroviral Infections and Immunodeficiencies	2006	Angelo Gaffo, MD and Martin Rodriguez, MD	HIV - Fact Sheet Immune System - Fact Sheet
Inflammatory Mediators	1998	Steve Abramson, MD
Inflammatory Myopathies	2007	Shirley Wang, MD and Dr. Ira Targoff, MD	Fact Sheet
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis	2008	Kristin Hayward, MD and Carol Wallace, MD	Fact Sheet
Laboratory Diagnosis of Autoimmune Diseases	2002	Laura McCloskey,PhD and Andra Showalter, MD
Lyme Disease	2002	Janine Evans, MD and Elena Flagg, MD	Fact Sheet
Macrophage Activation Syndrome	2008	Michael J. Ombrello, MD and Terry L. Moore, MD
Metabolic Bone Disease and Osteoporosis	2002	Nancy Lane, MD and Elena Flagg, MD
Miscellaneous Rheumatic Conditions	2002	Raphael J. DeHoratius, MD, Elena Flagg, MD, Andra Showalter, MD
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease	2006	Reema Syed, MD, Sona Kamat, MD
Myositis	2003	Author Unknown
Noninflammatory myopathies	2002	Robert Wortmann, MD
Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs	2001	Alan G. Stern, MD and Lee Simon, MD	Fact Sheet
Osteoarthritis	2001	Alan G. Stern, MD	Fact Sheet Classification Criteria: OA of the Hand
Pediatric Rheumatology	2005	Abigail Smukler, MD
Rehabilitative Rheumatology	2002	Mary Bell, MD and Elena Flagg, MD
Rheumatoid Arthritis	2003	Karina Torralba, MD and Francisco Quismorio, Jr., MD	Fact Sheet Classification Criteria
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)	2003	Chris T. Derk, MD and Sergio A. Jimenez, MD	Fact Sheet
Septic Arthritis	2003	Nathalie Roy, MD and Carol-Anne Yeadon, MD
Sjogren's Syndrome	1999	Fred Vivino, MD	Fact Sheet
Spondyloarthropathies	2006	Author Unknown	Fact Sheet
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	2002	Betty Diamond, MD and Elena Flagg, MD	Fact Sheet Classification Criteria
Vasculitis and PMR Part 1	2008	Grant Louie, MD and John Stone, MD	Vasculitis - Fact Sheet Polymyalgia Rheumatica - Fact Sheet Classification Criteria
Vasculitis and PMR Part 2	2008	Purani Palaniswami, MD and Terry Moore, MD	Vasculitis - Fact Sheet Polymyalgia Rheumatica - Fact Sheet Classification Criteria

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