Theodore R. Fields, MD, FACP

Appointments

Clinical Director, Gosden Robinson Early Arthritis Center, Hospital for Special Surgery

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Director, Rheumatology Faculty Practice Plan, Hospital for Special Surgery

Director, Rheumatology Website Project and Co-Chairman, Web Project Executive Board, Hospital for Special Surgery

Medical Board, Hospital for Special Surgery

Physician-Hospital Organization (PHO), Board of Directors, Hospital for Special Surgery

Associate Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery

Associate Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Specialty
Rheumatology

Certification

American Board of Rheumatology

American Board of Internal Medicine

State Licensure
New York

Education

MD, 1976, State University of New York Medical Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, US

Residency

Nassau County Medical Center, Internal Medicine, East Meadow, New York, US

Fellowship

State University of New York at Stony Brook, Rheumatology, US

Theodore R. Fields, MD, FACP is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

For Patients

• Ankylosing Spondylitis: An Overview
• The Surgical Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Guidelines to Help Reduce the Side-Effects of COX-2 Selective Drugs (Types of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents)
• FDA Alert Regarding Lupus Medication: an HSS Rheumatology Perspective
• Special Report: Perspective on the recent data about celecoxib (Celebrex) and naproxen (Aleve)
• Bextra® Withdrawal from the Market - HSS Physicians Reflect on Options for Patients in Pain
• The Future for Anti-inflammatory Drugs
• Special Report: Merck withdraws Vioxx from the Market
• Hospital for Special Surgery Doctors Available to Comment on Withdrawal of Vioxx®
• COX-2 Inhibitor Safety: HSS Physicians Reflect on the Recommendations of the FDA Advisory Panel
• The Goals of Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain
• How to Use Capsaicin (Pepper Creams) for Joint Pain
• How to Reduce Corticosteroid Side Effects
• Guidelines to Help Reduce the Side-Effects of Methotrexate
• Can tight control of early RA - with a target - help you feel a lot better and reduce joint damage?
• An In-Depth Overview of Low Back Pain
• An In-Depth Overview of Gout
• Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in Two Lupus Patients Treated with Rituximab (Rituxan): An HSS Rheumatology Perspective
• New Data on Diet and Alcohol and the Risk of Gout

For Professionals

• Ultrasound and MRI in the Early Diagnosis of Joint Damage in RA
• Update on Surgery in Arthritis Disorders: Interview with Experts
• The Surgical Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• FDA Alert Regarding Lupus Medication: an HSS Rheumatology Perspective
• Combining a Biologic Agent with Methotrexate in the Treatment of RA: Recent Advances
• Special Report: Perspective on the recent data about celecoxib (Celebrex) and naproxen (Aleve)
• Bextra® Withdrawal from the Market - HSS Physicians Reflect on Options for Patients in Pain
• COX-2 Inhibitor Safety: HSS Physicians Reflect on the Recommendations of the FDA Advisory Panel
• Early Inflammatory Arthritis Group Workshops
• Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in Two Lupus Patients Treated with Rituximab (Rituxan): An HSS Rheumatology Perspective

Special Expertise

Gout

Rheumatoid arthritis

Osteoarthritis

Computers in medicine - education and research via the Internet

Practice organization

Awards

Marquis’ Who’s Who in Healthcare, 1994-2007

Castle/Connolly Top Doctors, 1999-2007

Consumers’ Guide to Top Doctors, 2003

NY Magazine's "Best Doctors in NY", 2002

Arthritis Foundation Service Award, 1986

Affiliations

American College of Physicians (FACP), Fellow

American College of Rheumatology, Fellow

Hospital for Special Surgery, Medical Board

Patients and Society Course Instructor for Students at Weill College of Medicine of Cornell University, Medicine

Hospital for Special Surgery, Professional Education Advisory Committee

Selected Publications
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Clinical Trials

• Database of the Gosden Robinson Early Arthritis Center (EAC): Analysis of Types of Patients Recruited to an Urban EAC

Specialized Centers
Gosden Robinson Early Arthritis Center