Born and raised in Lucknow, India, Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD, vividly remembers his father’s stories of traveling to the U.S. As a young boy, he grew intrigued, imagined living here and knew that someday he would narrate his own adventures about this country. As president of the ACR and a practicing rheumatologist at Rheumatology Associates…
As a freelance journalist for more than 20 years, Carol Patton has written more than 1,000 articles covering healthcare and other topics. She has earned several awards and recognitions for her articles, including the 2012 Health Care Journalism award from the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. She has profiled more than 100 healthcare professionals with unusual hobbies and is constantly amazed at their talent, commitment and innovations.
Articles by Carol Patton
Veteran Rheumatologist Dr. Raymond Scalettar Recounts 60 Years of Practice, Growth of Specialty
“Yes sir.” That was the response of Raymond Scalettar, MD, DSc, FACP, when his commanding officer told him the U.S. Army wanted him to switch specialties—from gastroenterology to rheumatology. There was only one problem. Dr. Scalettar wasn’t exactly sure what that would entail. That was the mid-1950s. Back then, rheumatology was barely out of the womb. Residency…
Rheumatologist Dr. Richard Meehan Discusses Tour of Medical Duty in Gulf War, Iraq War
Richard Meehan, MD, can still hear the distinctive sound of footsteps that would travel along a gravel path toward his wooden hut in the middle of the night in Iraq. “I’d hear somebody walk from the command post, either toward my hut or the operations officer who slept in the hut next to mine,” says…
Rheumatologist, Sci Fi Fan Dr. Ernie Katler Showcases Star Wars Treasures in Office
When patients enter the rheumatology office of Ernie Katler, MD, FACP, FACR, in San Pablo, Calif., they’re transported to a galaxy far, far away. Hundreds of toys, props and figurines of Yoda, Darth Vader, Jabba the Hutt and other characters, as well as three original Star Wars movie posters, greet patients. If they’re lucky, patients…
RISE Offers Hope & Enhances Patient Care
For more than a decade, Kaleb Michaud, PhD, has volunteered for the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). As an associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, he spent much of that time serving on a task force dedicated to the development of RISE (the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness). As an enhanced version…
How Sick Is Your Patient? Document the Details!
Clear. Complete. Concise. These three Cs describe ideal patient record keeping, which is why they are among the key reasons to implement a clinical documentation information (CDI) program into your rheumatology practice. Not only will CDI help you accurately document the full picture of each patient’s clinical status, but it also promotes high-quality care and…
Proposed CMS Physician Fee Schedule May Offer Slight Increases
All eyes are on the new physician fee schedule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which will be finalized this year and go into effect Jan. 1. The ACR is reviewing the proposal and will be providing comments and recommendations to CMS. And many rheumatologists have payment and coding questions: Will…
Rheumatologist Dr. Jonathan Coblyn Releases Stress by Fishing
Jonathan Coblyn, MD, was around 10 years old the first time his father took him fishing in April to Great South Bay, the largest shallow saltwater bay in New York. It was so cold that he remembers scraping frost off the lines that tied the family’s 26-foot motorboat to the pier. Dr. Coblyn, clinical chief…
Christopher Ritchlin Balances Patient Care with Beekeeping Hobby
When Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH, isn’t teaching students, residents and fellows at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), treating patients or conducting medical research in his lab, he’s monitoring the health of another sort of patient—honeybees. For the past four years. Dr. Ritchlin, professor and chief of allergy, immunology and rheumatology at URMC, has…
Rheumatologist Amanda Nelson, MD, MSCR, Walks with Patients to Encourage Physical Activity
“No more excuses.” At least, that’s what Amanda Nelson, MD, MSCR, now tells her patients. As a rheumatologist, assistant professor in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and clinical researcher at UNC’s onsite Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Dr. Nelson says patients often provide a litany of legitimate—and sometimes…
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