Sterling G. West, MD, MACP, MACR
Following 30+ years as the Fellowship Director, Sterling G. West, MD, MACP, MACR, is professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colo. and co-director of the Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic. Dr. West received his undergraduate degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and his medical degree from the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center and a fellowship in rheumatology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology and is an ACR Master and a Master of the American College of Physicians (ACP).
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May 2019Dr. West’s major focus continues to be on patient care and teaching. His research interests include neuropsychiatric lupus and uncommon rheumatic diseases. He has published more than 100 original articles and book chapters. He is editor of the book, Rheumatology Secrets. He is past deputy editor of Arthritis & Rheumatism and has served on the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Certifying Examination Committee and Self Evaluation Program Test Committee in Rheumatology. Additionally, he is a reviewer for Arthritis & Rheumatology, Journal of Rheumatology and the Annals of Internal Medicine.
In the era of the EHR, in addition to the qualities listed by Dr. West, the master clinician must strive to maintain intellectual honesty and critical thinking in order to avoid “treating” the EHR rather than the patient.
Learning to construct the diagnosis at the bedside and having the impetuous to seek the diagnosis of the patient, are key points in the formation of a master clinician. Rheumatology secrets (and all other books of this serie) is my bedside book and inspired me to write a best-selling book here in Brazil called: Raciocínio Clínico: Diagnóstico Diferencial à Beira leito (Clinical Reasoning: Differential Diagnosis at Bedside). In it, we approach case-by-case diagnostic hypotheses together with proper interpretation of the exams, all based on real facts and taken from a weekly scientific meeting with medical students and fellows.
Thanks Dr. Jason Liebowitz !