Return-Path: Received: from a.gp.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa27331; 7 Dec 92 18:23:37 EST From: Ken Rosenblatt Date: Mon, 7 Dec 92 18:05:42 EST To: bovik@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: Rheumatologists Dr. Bovik, I asked for recommendations for rheumatologists in the area. Included below are the responses I received. Since 3 of the 5 recommendations were for H.M. Margolis and Associates, I went with them. They gave me a complete battery of tests, and I spoke briefly with Dr. Young. I then returned to discuss the results with Dr. Cash, who was very helpful and friendly. He even suggested ways to improve my workstation environment to alleviate my back strain. It is their practice to have you see two different doctors on your first two visits - a built in second opinion of sorts. I would also recommend them highly. Ken The recommendations: **************************************************************** From: hsmoliar@DB1.SPEECH.CS.CMU.EDU Hi Ken Try Ted Osial--he is the Symphony's tour doc and rheumatology is his specialty. Two offices--one downtown and the other at St. Margaret's 281-1594 Ted is his nickname. His first name is actually Thaddeus. Harold Smoliar **************************************************************** From: rwh@GOTTLOB.TIP.CS.CMU.EDU I strongly recommend Noah Bass in Squirrel Hill. He's very thorough, conscientious, and is an MIT physics grad. His office is above the West Coast Video store on Murray. Bob **************************************************************** From: sford@GEYSER.MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU St. Margaret Hospital Hospital near Aspinwall has an arthitis center which my wife went to for arthritis testing and treatment. My wife saw Dr. Elizabeth Young who is in the same practice (H.M. Margolis & Associates) as Dr. Osial. She liked Dr. Young. Good luck...Stephen **************************************************************** From: Alfred_B_Bortz@GLOBE.EDRC.CMU.EDU Ken- I have psoriatic arthritis and, when specialist help is needed, see Dr. Virginia Steen, who is part of a very highly regarded rheumatology group at the University of Pittsburgh. They get patients from all over the country for related conditions such as scleroderma -- if you don't know what it is, don't ask; it's awful. Anyway, Dr. Steen is intelligent, personable, and explains her findings and recommendations clearly. She never seems to keep you waiting inordinately long, nor does she make you feel rushed when she sees you. My last visit, I saw another aspect of her skill. I needed a cortisone injection in my badly swollen thumb knuckle. The placement of the needle is critical, but she kept pain to a minimum and delivered the injection carefully. In other words, her hands are as skilled as her mind. She's in the White Pages only, I believe. I recommend her very highly. -Fred **************************************************************** From: Robert.Schnelbach@ISL1.RI.CMU.EDU My wife has arthritis. She goes to H.M. Margolis and Associates in the Park Bldg. Downtown and says they are well respected throughout the nation. They are internists who specialize in theumatoid diseases. Bob Schnelbach ****************************************************************