Rheumatology

Overview

Rheumatologists at Mayo Clinic provide state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment for diseases that affect the body's connective tissue. Physicians in the specialty see nearly 20,000 patients each year. Mayo's rheumatologists treat more than 100 types of arthritis, including common diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, and rare diseases such as relapsing polychondritis and multicentric reticulohistiocytosis. Additionally physicians offer consultative and continuing care for patients with regional musculoskeletal disorders such as shoulder pain, hip pain, and knee pain. Preoperative evaluation and recommendations for patients considering joint replacement and arthritis-related reconstructive surgeries are also provided. Rheumatologic services offered at Mayo include:

• Outpatient consultations
• Outpatient specialty care for patients with chronic rheumatic diseases
• Hospital consultations
• Diagnostic and therapeutic intra-articular and soft tissue injections and aspirations
• Outpatient diagnostic arthroscopy
• Education on rheumatologic diseases and treatments
• Clinical trials

Mayo Clinic physicians have active basic and clinical research projects and also are involved in training of rheumatology specialists. There are five rheumatologists in Jacksonville, Fla., 15 in Rochester, Minn., and four in Scottsdale, Ariz. Pediatric cases are treated in Rochester.