Center for Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases

Overview of the Center
Facutly
- Steven B. Abramson, M.D.
- H. Michael Belmont, M.D.
- Jill Buyon, M.D.
- Bertha Bauer, M.D.
- Stephen Bernstein, M.D.
- Michael Colin, M.D.
- Robert Fafalak, M.D.
- Brian D. Golden, M.D.
- Kathleen A. Haines, M.D.
- Christina Hift, M.D.
- Stephen Honig, M.D.
- Sicy Lee, M.D.
- Laureano Lopez-Garrido, M.D.
- Lanny Schwartzfarb, M.D.
- Gary Solomon, M.D.
- Harry Shen, M.D.
- Chung-E Tseng, M.D.
- Stanley Wallach, M.D.

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Faculty

STEVEN B. ABRAMSON, M.D.  
Chairman, Department of Rheumatology and Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Pathology, NYU School of Medicine;
Associate Dean for Curriculum, NYU School of Medicine
301 E. 17th St., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6119

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Subspecialty:   Rheumatoid Arthritis (Clinical)
Research:   Mechanisms of Inflammation
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1977; Rheumatology, 1980
Medical School:   Harvard Medical School
Internship:   NYU Medical Center (Medicine)
Residency:   NYU Medical Center (Medicine)
Fellowship:   NYU Medical Center (Medicine)


H. MICHAEL BELMONT, M.D.  
Medical Director, Hospital for Joint Diseases
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Subspecialty:   Lupus, Scleroderma, Vasculitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Antiphospolid Antibody Syndrome
Research:   Mechanism of Vascular Injury in SLE; Lupus Nephritis
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1983; Rheumatology, 1986
Medical School:   University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Internship:   Mt. Sinai Hospital, NY (Medicine)
Residency:   Mt. Sinai Hospital, NY (Medicine)
Fellowship:   NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)
WEB Sites: http://cerebel.com/lupus
http://www.cerebel.com/lupus/overview.html
http://www.cerebel.com/lupus/nephritis.html


JILL BUYON, M.D.   Vice Chairman of Rheumatology at Hospital for Joint Diseases
Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
Principal Investigator, NIH Research Registry for Neonatal Lupus
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Subspecialty:   Lupus
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1981; Rheumatology, 1984
Medical School:   Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Internship:   Bronx Municipal Hospital Center
Residency:   Bronx Municipal Hospital Center
Fellowship:   NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)


BERTHA BAUER, M.D.  
Attending Rheumatology and Medicine
Asst. Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of
Physicians & Surgeons
108 E. 96th St.
New York, NY 10128
212-828-7933
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
21598-6516

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Subspecialty:   Women's Health/Fibromyalgia
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1980; Rheumatology, 1996
Medical School:   Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, NY
Internship:   New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA (Medicine)
Residency:   New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA (Medicine)
Fellowship:   Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (Rheumatology)


STEPHEN BERNSTEIN, M.D.  
Instructor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
923 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021
212-535-3222

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1980; Rheumatology, 1982
Medical School:   University of Rome
Internship:   New Britain General Hospital, CT
Residency:   New Britain General Hospital, CT
Fellowship:   Hospital for Joint Diseases


MICHAEL COLIN, M.D.  
Instructor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
923 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021
212-535-3222

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1974; Rheumatology, 1976
Medical School:   Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Internship:   Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
Residency:   Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
Fellowship:   NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)


ROBERT FAFALAK, M.D.  
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
4 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010
212-533-2760

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1990; Rheumatology, 1992
Medical School:   NY Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Internship:   New York Hospital/Cornell Medical College
Residency:   New York Hospital/Cornell Medical College
Fellowship:   Hospital for Special Surgery (Rheumatology)


BRIAN D. GOLDEN, M.D.  
Co-Director, Osteoporosis Center
Attending, Rheumatology & Medicine
305 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003
212-598-6516
614 Second Avenue, Suite 2B, New York, NY 10016
212-598-6508

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Subspecialty:   Osteoporosis
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1994; Rheumatology, 1997
Research:   Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoporosis
Medical School:   Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Internship:   Mt. Sinai Hospital
Residency:   Mt. Sinai Hospital
Fellowship:   NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)


KATHLEEN A. HAINES, M.D.  
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics & Medicine, NYU School of
Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

Specialty:   Pediatric Rheumatology; Pediatric & Adult Allergy/Immunology
Subspecialty:   Pediatric Asthma, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus; Dermatomyositis
Research:   Cell Interaction in Inflammation
Special Note:   NIH USPHS Research Award, Executive Board, NY Allergy Society
Board Certification:   Pediatrics, 1980; Pediatric Rheumatology, 1992
Allergy/Immunology, 1981, added qualification
Clinical and Laboratory Immunology, 1994
Medical School:   Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Internship:   New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center
Residency:   New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship:   New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center (Allergy & Immunology); NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)


CHRISTINA HIFT, M.D.  
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

Specialty:   Infectious Diseases
Subspecialty:   Pediatric Rheumatology, Lyme Disease; Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Board Certification:   Pediatrics, 1983
Medical School:   Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Internship:   Bronx Municipal Hospital Center (Pediatrics)
Residency:   Bronx Municipal & Duke Medical Center
Fellowship:   Montefiore Hospital & Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Adult & Pediatric Infectious Diseases) & HSS (Pediatric Rheumatology)


STEPHEN HONIG, M.D.  
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6367

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Subspecialty:   Metabolic Bone Disease; Chronic Pain
Research:   Mechanisms of Pain Production
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1975; Rheumatology, 1987
Medical School:   University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Internship:   St. Vincent's Hospital, NY
Residency:   St. Vincent's Hospital, NY
Fellowship:   NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)


SICY LEE, M.D.  
Instructor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Special Interests:   Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoporosis
Research:   Rheumatoid Arthritis
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1982; Rheumatology, 1984
Medical School:   University of Cincinnati
Internship:   Good Samaritan Hospital
Residency:   Good Samaritan Hospital
Fellowship:   NYU Medical Center


LAUREANO LOPEZ-GARRIDO, M.D.  
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Medical School:   University of Medicine Dentistry of NJ
Internship:   Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Residency:   Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Fellowship:   Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center


LANNY SCHWARTZFARB, M.D.  
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
315 E. 69th St., New York, N.Y. 10021
212-734-5670

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1975; Rheumatology, 1978
Medical School:   NY Medical College
Internship:   NY Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital
Residency:   Beth Israel Medical Center (Medicine)
Fellowship:   Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

GARY SOLOMON, M.D.  
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Subspecialty:   Connective Tissue Diseases associated with Silicone; Medical Orthopaedics; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Sero-Negative Arthritis
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1980; Rheumatology, 1982
Medical School:   Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Internship:   Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Residency:   Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Fellowship:   Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.


HARRY SHEN, M.D.  
Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Subspecialty:   Pain Management
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1978; Rheumatology, 1996
Medical School:   Boston University School of Medicine
Internship:   Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, NJ
Residency:   Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, NJ
Fellowship:   Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY


CHUNG-E TSENG, M.D.  
Attending, Rheumatology & Medicine
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003
212-598-6516
41-61 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11355
718-539-5555

Specialty:   Rheumatology
Subspecialty:   Lupus, Arthritis
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1993; Rheumatology, 1996
Research Interests:   Lupus, Arthritis
Medical School:   SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Internship:   Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Residency:   Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Fellowship:   NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)


STANLEY WALLACH, M.D.  
Co-Director, Osteoporosis Centers; Clinical Professor of Medicine, NYU
School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516
614 Second Ave., New York, N.Y.

Specialty:   Endocrinology
Subspecialty:   Metabolic Bone Diseases, Diabetes, Thyroid Diseases
Research:   Treatment of Osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, other Metabolic Bone Diseases
Special Note:   John B. Johnson Award, Paget's Foundation
Board Certification:   Internal Medicine, 1960; Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1972
Medical School:   Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Internship:   Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Residency:   VA Hospital and Salt Lake General Hospital
Fellowship:   Massachusetts General Hospital