Dr. S. Bobo Tanner, MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
3601 Tvc Nashville TN, 37232About
Dr. S. Bobo Tanner is a rheumatologist practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Tanner 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. Tanner 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
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intravenous antibiotics for chronic rhinosinusitis: are they effective?
- Standards and guidelines for technologists performing central dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
- Longitudinal trends in use of bone mass measurement among older americans, 1999-2005.
- Regional variation in the denial of reimbursement for bone mineral density testing among US Medicare beneficiaries.
- Granulomatous disorders of the nose and paranasal sinuses.
- Patient satisfaction in postmenopausal women treated with a weekly bisphosphonate transitioned to once-monthly ibandronate.
- Algorithm for the management of osteoporosis.
- Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in clinical practice: new guidelines and concerns.
- Choosing a treatment for patients at the time a fracture is presented.
- Official Positions for FRAX® clinical regarding rheumatoid arthritis from Joint Official Positions Development Conference of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry and International Osteoporosis Foundation on FRAX®.
- Duration of treatment in postmenopausal osteoporosis: how long to treat and what are the consequences of cessation of treatment?
- Osteoporosis update from the 2012 Santa Fe Bone Symposium.
- Consensus of official position of IOF/ISCD FRAX initiatives in Asia-Pacific region.
- Definition of osteoporosis by bone density criteria in men: effect of using female instead of male young reference data depends on skeletal site and densitometer manufacturer.
- Reversing vascular dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis: improved augmentation index but not endothelial function with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonist therapy.
Treatments
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Immunodeficiency
- Pain
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