Hubert Caplan, MD

Rheumatology, Wellesley

Education:

Harvard University
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine

Internship/Residency:

Medical Internship, Boston City Hospital, 1955-1958
Senior Resident in Medicine, New England Center Hospital, 1958-1959
Fellow in Medicine (Rheumatic Disease), Tufts-New England Medicine Center, and Trainee, National Institute of Arthritis and Metabloc Diseases, 1959-1960
Senior Resident in Medicine, Boston V.A. Hospital, 1960-1061

Academic Appointment:

Clinical Professor of Medicine at Tufts Medical School

Associations:

Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
New England Rheumatism Society
Massachusetts Medical Society
Charles River District Medical Society, American Rheumatism Association
Fellow: American College of Physicians
Trustee and Delegate, Massachusetts Medical Society from Charles River District
Appointed to Governor’s Advisory Council on Veteran’s Services, Health Care SubCommittee

Special Areas of Interest:

Disorders of connective tissue including joints, tendons, bursae. These include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, osteoarthritis, gout, bursitis, and tendinitis.
Also, I am very interested in modalities of rehabilitation medicine and can individualize physical and occupational therapy programs for my patients.

Philosophy of Care:

I am a Board certified Rheumatologist and Internist and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Tufts with many years of experience in Medical Practice.
Providing each patient with the most accurate medical diagnosis by history taking, physical examination and appropriate testing is the most important initial service that we can give. This is for the purpose of establishing the patent’s prognosis for the future and leads to a consideration of treatment options, if any are needed.

Besides this and a variety of other general medical services I offer injections for joints, bursitis, tendons, ect., when indiciated to help accelerate recovery from various inflammatory Rheumatic conditions.