Expertise in
15
conditions

Dr. Robert A. Sands

Rheumatology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Orthopaedics Center
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5, 
South Jamaica Plain, MA 
Offers Telehealth
Expertise in
15
conditions
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Orthopaedics Center
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5, 
South Jamaica Plain, MA 
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Overview

Robert Sands is a Rheumatologist in South Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Sands is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Scleroma, and Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.

Graduate Institution
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1974 - 1978
Residency
New England Medical Center - Tufts School of Medicine, 1979 - 1981
Specialties
Rheumatology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
Fellowships
Massachusetts General Hospital, 1981 - 1982
Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, 1981 - 1982
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, 1982 - 1984
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1982 - 1984
Hospital Affiliations
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
North Shore Medical Center -
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Humana
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Managed Medicaid
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Mass General Brigham Health Plan
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Medicaid
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  • STATE MEDICAID
Tufts
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UnitedHealthcare
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Walgreens
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Wellcare
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Locations

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Orthopaedics Center
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5, South Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Call: 617-983-7720
Other Locations
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Rheumatology Center
1153 Centre Street, Suite 4D, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Call: 617-983-7720
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center
60 Fenwood Road, 2nd Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-983-7720
Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center (Foxborough)
22 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA 02035
Call: 617-983-7720
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    • Distinguished
    • Scleroderma
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    • Scleroma
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    • Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
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    • Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis
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    • Dermatomyositis
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    • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
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    • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
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    • Necrotizing Vasculitis
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    • Ankylosing Spondylitis
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    • Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA)
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    • Bursitis
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    • Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE)
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    • Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE)
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