Dr. Lori Siegel is a board-certified rheumatologist who provides treatment for all autoimmune conditions, including ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and scleroderma. She provides advanced treatments, including ultrasound-guided injections, and also is able to refer patients to clinical trials of promising new medications being conducted by her IBJI rheumatology colleagues. Fascinated by science and the […]
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Dr. Alfonso Bello is a board-certified rheumatologist with an additional board certification in pain medicine. He provides care for arthritis, osteoporosis and inflammatory diseases. Dr. Bello provides advanced treatments, including the latest forms of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and biologic therapies. He puts particular emphasis on strategies to control patients’ pain, whatever the cause may be. He […]
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Osteomyelitis is a bone infection that is normally caused by bacteria. It is seen most frequently in children and typically affects the long leg bones, the long arm, and vertebrae. The bacterial infection may enter the body through a skin cut or an infection somewhere else in the body. When diagnosed early, osteomyelitis can successfully be […]
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Why Did Your Child Get Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis? JIA, or Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, is the most widely diagnosed arthritis in kids 16 years old or younger. Despite being so common and millions spent on research, it is not fully understood with no specific cause yet discovered. In some cases kids can actually “grow out” of the […]
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What Is a Pediatric Rheumatic Disease? A physician has diagnosed your child with a rheumatic disease and you don’t even know what that is. Most simply, rheumatic diseases are usually an autoimmune disorder that affects the bones, joints and muscles. In children, the most commonly diagnosed rheumatic disease, and one the most frequent childhood chronic diseases, […]
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