RHEUMATOLOGY

Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatologists deal mainly with immune-mediated disorders of the musculoskeletal system, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitides, and inherited connective tissue disorders.

Our Rheumatologists at NMAC work in a team environment to provide diagnosis and treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases that primarily affect the body's musculoskeletal system — joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments. These conditions are known collectively as systemic rheumatic diseases.

Have your Referrals sent to NMAC!

 

Some Procedures:

Lumbar punctures

Bursal injections

Joint injections

Joint aspiration

OUR TEAM

About Dr. Fermin Gonzalez, MD

Dr. Fermin Gonzalez is from in Venezuela, South America. Dr. Gonzalez obtained his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)in 2002 from the University of Carabobo, Venezuela. In 2007, Dr. Fermin pursued a specialty degree in Internal Medicine at the University of Carabobo Medical School. Then obtained a specialization Rheumatology in 2013 from the National Centre of Rheumatic Disease based in the Caracas University Hospital, Central University of Venezuela, which is the national centre for referrals for those with rheumatic diseases. Dr. Gonzalez gained international experience while working in Nigeria, Africa for 1 year and the Republic of Maldives for the last 3 years.

 

Dr. Gonzalez will see patients regarding a wide range of medical conditions, including but not limited to:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Psoriatic Arthritis

Scleroderma

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Periodic Fever Syndromes

Vasculitis

Myositis

Gout

Osteoarthritis

 

Sjogren’s Syndrome

Sarcoidosis

Lyme disease

Osteomyelitis

Back pain

Serum sickness

Reactive arthritis

Kawasaki disease

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

 

Management of childhood rheumatic diseases:

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Juvenile systemic lupus erythematous

Systemic sclerosis

Morphea

juvenile dermatomyositis