The 20 Best Arthritis Doctors Near Me in Columbia, MD

Savyasachi “Savya” Thakkar, M.D., is a hip and knee reconstructive surgeon serving patients in the Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., metro areas. His expertise is in minimally invasive hip and knee surgery, including partial and total hip and knee replacement, outpatient joint replacement and complex revisions after previous joint replacement. Dr. Thakkar uses computer and robotic-assisted techniques for these procedures to provide cutting-edge care to patients with hip and knee arthritis. Currently an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Thakkar completed his medical degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and stayed for his residency with the Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He was the first recipient of the Ronald P. Byank leadership award as a chief resident. He continued his training as a knee arthritis and traumatology fellow in Switzerland, followed by an adult reconstruction fellowship in New York. He then pursued the prestigious European Knee Society traveling fellowship focusing on advanced surgical techniques in the management of arthritis. Dr. Thakkar’s research interests include technological advances in the treatment of arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, the economic impact of arthritis and the optimization of hospital protocols for arthritis management. He is also interested in exploring same-day joint replacement surgery to help patients minimize time in the hospital and maximize return to function. Dr. Thakkar is the chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Thakkar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Osteonecrosis, Osteoporosis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Thakkar is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Marc Hochberg is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hochberg is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Dr. Umasuthan Srikumaran is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and chair of the Department of Orthopaedics at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Specializing in shoulder surgery, Dr. Srikumaran treats patients with shoulder pain, rotator cuff disease, traumatic injuries, instability or dislocations, fractures, osteoarthritis or other sports related injuries. His surgical expertise includes fracture fixation, rotator cuff repair, shoulder stability procedures, revision shoulder surgery, as well as total shoulder replacements and reverse shoulder replacements. Dr. Srikumaran earned his M.D. from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He performed a fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery at Harvard at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. Dr. Srikumaran joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2011. His research interests include clinical outcomes and value analysis. Read what patients are saying about the care they've received from Dr. Srikumaran. Dr. Srikumaran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Frozen Shoulder, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy. Dr. Srikumaran is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Michelle Petri, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She attended medical school at Harvard University and fulfilled her internal medicine residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition, she completed two fellowship programs at the University of California, San Francisco in allergy and immunology and rheumatology. Dr. Petri is the Director of the Hopkins Lupus Cohort, a longitudinal study of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus, and Co-Director of the Hopkins Lupus Pregnancy Center. Dr. Petri is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lupus Nephritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), Tenotomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Petri is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Allergy And Immunology.

Kendra Kay is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Kay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity, Obesity in Children, and Sitosterolemia.

Roshni Chettiar is a Nurse Practitioner practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Ms. Chettiar is rated as undefined provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypertension, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Hyperthyroidism.

Eun Kim is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Kim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. She is also highly rated in 40 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Bronchitis, Acute Cystitis, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, and Trabeculectomy.

Julio Jauregui is an Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Jauregui is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Osteonecrosis, Kienbock's Disease, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Uma Murthy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Murthy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. She is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acquired Tracheomalacia, Tracheobronchomalacia, Familial Multiple Lipomatosis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Ebrahim Talebi is a Geriatrics provider practicing medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Talebi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome, Antisynthetase Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Nandakumar Vellanki is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Vellanki is rated as undefined provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Hypopituitarism, Vitamin D Deficiency, Orotic Aciduria Type 1, and Obesity.

Samuel Nokuri is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Nokuri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tracheitis, Otitis, Cellulitis, and Empyema.

Marcelino Albuerne is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Albuerne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glycine Encephalopathy, Anemia, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Gulshan Nazir is a primary care provider, practicing in Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Laurel, Maryland. Dr. Nazir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Sinusitis. Dr. Nazir is currently accepting new patients.

Sara Romani is a Physician Assistant practicing medicine in Laurel, Maryland. Ms. Romani is rated as undefined provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. Her clinical expertise encompasses Vitamin D Deficiency, Hypertension, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Ms. Romani is board certified in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS).

Samantha Frazier is a Physician Assistant practicing medicine in Laurel, Maryland. Ms. Frazier is rated as undefined provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypertension, Osteoarthritis, COVID-19, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Herbert Baraf is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Baraf is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gout, Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Necrotizing Vasculitis.

Dr. Khaled Kebaish serves as chief of the Spine Division in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a professor of orthopaedic surgery and neurological surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include spine deformities and scoliosis, degenerative spine disorders, spine tumors and disc arthroplasty. Dr. Kebaish earned his M.D. from Cairo University. He completed his residency at University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada, and performed a fellowship in spinal reconstructive surgery at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Kebaish's research interests include the clinical and functional outcomes of spine surgery with a special focus on adult deformity surgery. He also focuses on the biomechanical testing and evaluation of different fixation devices and techniques in the adult spine. Dr. Kebaish is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Kyphosis, Lordosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Kebaish is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Andrea Fava is a Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Fava is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lupus Nephritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Scleroderma, and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Dr. Fava is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Colonel James Ficke, M.D., is Robert A. Robinson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and director of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also orthopaedist-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is nationally renowned as an expert on the treatment of complex foot and ankle patients, lower extremity trauma patients and amputees. Dr. Ficke received his M.D. from Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in 1987. He completed a transitional internship at Madigan Army Medical Center, and finished his residency in orthopaedic surgery at Tripler Army Medical Center. He also completed an AO fellowship in Trauma in Munich Germany, and a foot and ankle fellowship in Dallas, Texas. Prior to his current position, Dr. Ficke was chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. He also served the U.S. Army Surgeon General as the senior advisor on policy and personnel for orthopaedics and extremity injuries for seven years. During his deployment as deputy commander of clinical services at the 228th Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, from 2004 to 2005, he was the senior orthopedic surgeon, treating more than 600 U.S. soldiers and Iraqi patients for war injuries. Dr. Ficke has received numerous awards for his skills as a surgeon and educator, as well as two dozen military decorations and awards including the Bronze Star and Meritorious Service Medals. His service earned him the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons’ prestigious 2010 Colonel Brian Allgood Memorial Leadership Award, and The Surgeon General's 2010 Major General Lewis Aspey Mologne Award. He has served as the co-chair of the Extremity War Injury Symposium sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons since 2005. Dr. Ficke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Ear Barotrauma, Contracture Deformity, Fasciotomy, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Ficke is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery.