Best Pediatric Rheumatologist Tucson Near Me

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Michael Maricic, M.D. received his BA from Brown University and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Zagreb in Croatia. He completed his training in Internal Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, and his Rheumatology Fellowship at the University of Arizona. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona School Of Medicine. He is an experienced clinical investigator, having participated in over 90 clinical trials for osteoporosis and all areas of rheumatology since 1984.

While at the University of Arizona, Dr. Maricic served as Head of the Section of Rheumatology and as Program Director for both the Internal Medicine Residency and the Rheumatology Fellowship Programs. He has chaired both the Curriculum Committee and the Graduate Medical Education Advisory Committee. Dr. Maricic has received the Dean's Teaching Award for Excellence, the Virginia Furrow Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education and was elected AOA by the Medical Student Class. The Internal Medicine Housestaff named him the Outstanding Attending in both 2003 and 2004.

Dr. Maricic is a fellow of the American College of Rheumatology and a past Chairman of its Educational Materials and Audiovisual Aids Committees. He is a past member of the Committee on Rheumatological Care. He is a member of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, past member of the National Osteoporosis Foundation Newsletter Editorial Board, and past Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Densitometry. He is currently on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Densitometry.

He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed articles on osteoporosis and rheumatology, numerous chapters, and has co-edited textbooks on "Decision Making in Internal Medicine," "Clinical Care in the Rheumatic Diseases" and "Bone Disease in Rheumatology".

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Episodic inflammatory arthritis that usually affects the joint of the feet and ankles.

A degenerative bone disease that causes bone loss, which makes bones weak and fragile.

Inflammatory arthritis that affects some people who have the skin condition psoriasis.

An inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks tissues of the body.

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On July 5th, 2006 Dr. Ulker Tok opened her practice, Northwest Rheumatology. Since then she and her caring staff has been meeting the medical needs of Tucson and the surrounding communities.

We provide consultative, follow-up and long-term care for medical management of the following disorders: