Overview
Dr. Oppermann is a board-certified and fellowship-trained rheumatologist. In addition to general rheumatology, his clinical interests include inflammatory arthritis, osteoporosis, gout, musculoskeletal ultrasound and connective tissue disease. Dr. Oppermann attended West Virginia University, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency and a fellowship in rheumatology at Geisinger Medical Center. Dr. Oppermann is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Oppermann is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). His top areas of expertise are Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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Locations
210 Medical Center Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866
400 Highland Avenue, Lewistown, PA 17044
3228 Cold Springs Road, Huntingdon, PA 16652
132 Abigail Lane, Port Matilda, PA 16870
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Oppermann has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Ankylosing SpondylitisDr. Oppermann isDistinguished. Learn about Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA)Dr. Oppermann isDistinguished. Learn about Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA).
- OsteoporosisDr. Oppermann isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoporosis.
- Polymyalgia RheumaticaDr. Oppermann isDistinguished. Learn about Polymyalgia Rheumatica.
- Postmenopausal OsteoporosisDr. Oppermann isDistinguished. Learn about Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Dr. Oppermann isDistinguished. Learn about Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
- Advanced
- ArthritisDr. Oppermann isAdvanced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)Dr. Oppermann isAdvanced. Learn about Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).
- Juvenile Temporal ArteritisDr. Oppermann isAdvanced. Learn about Juvenile Temporal Arteritis.
- Necrotizing VasculitisDr. Oppermann isAdvanced. Learn about Necrotizing Vasculitis.
- Psoriatic ArthritisDr. Oppermann isAdvanced. Learn about Psoriatic Arthritis.
- Rheumatoid Lung DiseaseDr. Oppermann isAdvanced. Learn about Rheumatoid Lung Disease.
- Experienced
- Behcet DiseaseDr. Oppermann isExperienced. Learn about Behcet Disease.
- BursitisDr. Oppermann isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Oppermann isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- CryoglobulinemiaDr. Oppermann isExperienced. Learn about Cryoglobulinemia.
- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE)Dr. Oppermann isExperienced. Learn about Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE).
- DermatomyositisDr. Oppermann isExperienced. Learn about Dermatomyositis.