Rheumatology at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center

Specialty care for inflammatory conditions and diseases

Rheumatology is the medical specialty that is devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory conditions whose common features are inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints and internal organs.

Our providers treat adults for various autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. Those conditions include:

• Gout
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Lupus
• Spondyloarthropathies
• Connective Tissue Disorders
• IBD-Associated Arthritis
• Psoriatic Arthritis
• Scleroderma
• Vasculitis
• Sarcoidosis
• Cogan’s Syndrome

Additionally, our providers provide injections for osteoarthritis and can assist our endocrinologists in treatment of osteoporosis and co-management of Paget’s disease.

Your primary care doctor may refer you to a rheumatologist if you have symptoms of an autoimmune or inflammatory disease.

Your insurance provider may not require a referral. Please call our office if you have questions.