Dr. Ralph S Blume MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
161 Fort Washington Ave Suite 537 New York NY, 10032About
Dr. Ralph Blume is a rheumatologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Blume 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. Blume 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
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1964
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1964
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Embolic atrial myxoma with neoplastic aneurysm formation and haemorrhage: a diagnostic challenge.
- Additive allergy: allergic gastroenteritis due to yellow dye #6.
- Giant neutrophil granules in the Chediak-Higashi syndrome of man, mink, cattle and mice.
- The Chediak-Higashi syndrome: studies in four patients and a review of the literature.
- Alteration of sphingolipid metabolism in leukocytes from patients with the Chediak-Higashi syndrome.
- Defective granulocyte regulation in the Chediak-Higashi syndrome.
- Characterization and significance of abnormal leukocyte granules in the beige mouse: a possible homologue for Chediak-Higashi Aleutian trait.
- Fine structural studies of leukocytes from patients and heterozygotes with the Chediak-Higashi syndrome.
Treatments
- Psoriasis
- Arthritis
- Gout
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Lupus
- Lyme Disease
- Scleroderma
- Thyroiditis
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Vascular Disease
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