Dr. John Frank Scavulli MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
3033 Bunker Hill St Department Of Rheuma San Diego CA, 92109About
Dr. John Scavulli is a rheumatologist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Scavulli 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. Scavulli 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
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1970
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Isolation of an IgG monoclonal anti-dnaJ antibody from an immunoglobulin combinatorial library from a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Suppressor-cell function and autoimmunity.
- Suppressor-cell function and autoimmunity.
- Propranolol and the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
- Independent analysis of T helper and T killer cell function in young and old NZB mice.
- Independent analysis of T helper and T killer cell function in young and old NZB mice.
- Genetic bias in immune responses to a cassette shared by different microorganisms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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