Dr. Pietro V. Rocca M.D.
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
537 Stanton Christiana Rd Suite 101 Newark DE, 19713Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Pietro Rocca is a rheumatologist practicing in Newark, DE. Dr. Rocca 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. Rocca 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
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Fibromyalgia: how disabling?
- Nobody knows how dry I am.
- Our scientific past.
- The fading art of the physical examination.
- When knowledge is bad.
- A stroke is nothing to sneeze at.
- Litigation run amuck.
- The pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Role reversal?
- Systemic vasculitis--Part I. An approach to the patient.
- Patients' bill of wrongs.
- Systemic vasculitis--Part II. Specific diseases.
- Is anthrax the next Lyme disease?
- ACE inhibitor use for CHF in Delaware.
- Yet another suggestion to improve quality of care.
Treatments
- Psoriasis
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout
- Bursitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Uveitis
- Back Pain
- Lupus
- Pain
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