Dr. Allen D. Sawitzke MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
50 N Medical Dr Salt Lake City UT, 84132Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Allen Sawitzke is a rheumatologist practicing in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Sawitzke specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Sawitzke treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Relapsing catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: a mimic for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura?
- The mycoplasma superantigen MAM: role in arthritis and immune-mediated disease.
- HLA-DPB typing using co-digestion of amplified fragments allows efficient identification of heterozygous genotypes.
- Abatacept and serious respiratory infections in patients with previous lung disease.
- Probiotics for the treatment of systemic sclerosis-associated gastrointestinal bloating/ distention.
- Low-dose naltrexone for pruritus in systemic sclerosis.
- Nutraceuticals in the management of osteoarthritis : a critical review.
- Autophagy is a key feature in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis.
- Collagen-induced arthritis in nonhuman primates: multiple epitopes of type II collagen can induce autoimmune-mediated arthritis in outbred cynomolgus monkeys.
Treatments
- Psoriasis
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout
- Osteoarthritis
- Lupus
- Pain
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