Arthur E. Brawer, MD, has been the director of rheumatology at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J., for the past 40 years. He is an associate clinical professor of medicine at Drexel University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. His published research interests encompass new arthritis syndromes, new arthritis treatments, physical trauma and arthritis, alternative and complementary medicine, adverse environmental exposure, vaccination-induced ailments and silicone breast implants. He has testified before Congress, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Women’s Health at the White House, and the United Nations. Dr. Brawer continues to maintain a solo rheumatology practice and continues to actively teach students and residents.
References
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- Dejaco C, Singh YP, et al. 2015 recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica. Arthritis Rheum. 2015 Oct;67(10):2569–2580.
- Brawer AE. Polymyalgia rheumatica: Observations of disease evolution without corticosteroid treatment. Open Access Rheumatol. 2016 Apr 1;2016-8:45–49.
