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Please use the Contact Form to send us your comments or questions about the Marino Center. As always, if you have an urgent health matter, please call the Cambridge Center at 617-661-6225 or the Wellesley Center at 781-235-5200.

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Cambridge Location

2500 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140

ph 617.661.6225
fax 617.492.2002

Wellesley Location

372 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA 02481

ph 781.235.5200
fax 781.235.1103

Rheumatology

Rheumatology

A sub-specialty of internal medicine, Rheumatology centers around the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases.  Rheumatologists address diseases and conditions related to joints, soft tissues, autoimmune issues, vasculitis and connective tissue disorders – arthritis, and related rheumatic diseases.

The term Rheumatology comes from the Greek word rheuma – which means “that which flows as a river or stream,” and the suffix –logy, which means ‘the study of.”  This rapidly evolving medical specialty, has identified issues related to immunology associated with certain conditions – now described in terms of the autoimmune system or autoimmune disease. Most corresponding treatment modalities are also based on clinical research in immunology and the resulting improved understanding of the genetic basis of rheumatologic disorders.