Expertise

Clinical interests :

  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Vasculitis and Lupus

Research interests :

  • Chronic widespread body pain/fibromyalgia
  • Ethnic disparity in the use of joint arthroplasty
1. Ethnic Disparity in Joint Replacement
2. Chronic pain and depression in rheumatic diseases 1. Depression and pain in rheumatic diseases 2. Ethnic disparity in the use of joint arthroplasty

1. Exercise in fibromyalgia

2. Neurobiology of chronic pai 1. Ethnic Disparity in Joint Replacement
2. Chronic pain and depression in rheumatic diseases

Patient Oriented Outcome Research
Chronic Pain, Depression, Ethnic Disparity in the Use of Joint Arthroplasty
Depression in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pains
Intervention study for Fibromyalgia
Degrees
MS, Case Western Reserve University, Epidemiology, 2001
MD
Keywords
health and medicine mental depression chronic pain osteoarthritis artificial joints rheumatology & arthritis
Languages
English, Tagalog
Associations
American College of Rheumatology