Dr. James P. Brodeur M.D.
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
8201 Atlee Rd Suite B Mechanicsville VA, 23116About
Dr. James Brodeur is a rheumatologist practicing in Mechanicsville, VA. Dr. Brodeur 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. Brodeur 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
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1985
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Synovial fluid levels of complement SC5b-9 and fragment Bb are elevated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Remission of rheumatoid arthritis on brentuximab vedotin.
- Co-trimoxazole versus nafcillin in the therapy of experimental meningitis due to Staphylococcus aureus.
- Comparative evaluation of aztreonam in therapy for experimental bacterial meningitis and cerebritis.
- Evaluation of mezlocillin in discriminative animal models of infection.
- Effect of methylprednisolone on entry of ampicillin and gentamicin into cerebrospinal fluid in experimental pneumococcal and Escherichia coli meningitis.
- Influence of preformed antibody on the pathogenesis of experimental Candida albicans endocarditis.
- Evaluation of aztreonam in experimental bacterial meningitis and cerebritis.
- Evaluation of azlocillin in vitro and in discriminative animal models of infection.
- Comparison of factor VIII-related antigen and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in outpatient management of vasculitis.
Treatments
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
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