Dr. Herbert Stuart block Baraf M.D.
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
2730 University Blvd W Suite 310 Silver Spring MD, 20902Rating
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About
Dr. Herbert Baraf is a rheumatologist practicing in Silver Spring, MD. Dr. Baraf 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. Baraf 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
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1973
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine 1973
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1973
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gastrointestinal side effects of etoricoxib in patients with osteoarthritis: results of the Etoricoxib versus Diclofenac Sodium Gastrointestinal Tolerability and Effectiveness (EDGE) trial.
- Efficacy of the newest COX-2 selective inhibitors in rheumatic disease.
- Tolerability of topical diclofenac sodium 1% gel for osteoarthritis in seniors and patients with comorbidities.
- A multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing a single intra-articular injection of Gel-200, a new cross-linked formulation of hyaluronic acid, to phosphate buffered saline for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee.
- Early effects of tocilizumab in the treatment of moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis: a one-week sub-study of a randomised controlled trial (Rapid Onset and Systemic Efficacy [ROSE] Study).
- Rilonacept in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis: a randomized, controlled clinical trial using indomethacin as the active comparator.
- Exploratory study of radiographic change in patients with tophaceous gout treated with intensive urate-lowering therapy.
- Effectiveness and Safety of a Multicenter Extension and Retreatment Trial of Gel-200 in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.
- Systemic sclerosis and pregnancy complicated by obstructive uropathy.
- Moonshine and lead. Relationship to the pathogenesis of hyperuricemia in gout.
Clinical Trials
- Sjogrens Syndrome Measured by Ultrasound
- Evaluation of the Long Term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Two Dosing Regimens of Olokizumab (OKZ), in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Who Previously Completed 24 Weeks of Blinded Treatment in One of the Core Studies - CREDO 1, 2 or 3.
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Safety of Two Dosing Regimens of Olokizumab (OKZ), Compared to Placebo, in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Who Are Taking an Existing Medication Called a Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibitor But Have Active Disease
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Safety of Two Dosing Regimens of Olokizumab (OKZ), Compared to Placebo and Adalimumab, in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Who Are Taking Methotrexate But Have Active Disease
- Elastography as Gouty Arthropathy Outcome (EGO)
Treatments
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis
- Gout
- Osteoarthritis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Pain
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