Associate Professor of Medicine
211 South 9th Street
Suite 210
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-2820
215-923-7885 fax
Associate Professor of Medicine
Master of Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - 2007
MD, Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, PA - 1975
Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
American Board of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology)
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Musculoskeletal diseases are among the most common causes of pain and physical disability. There is a shortage of rheumatologists worldwide. Dr. Meltzer, along with several international rheumatologists, formed Rheumatology for All (RFA)in 2016. This is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase access to rheumatology care in resource limited areas. RFA has already sponsored two internists from Ethiopia who have completed a fellowship in rheumatology in Durban, South Africa. These physicians are already providing care and teaching rheumatology in Ethiopia. The goal is to develop self-sustaining rheumatology programs. RFA will sponsor a pediatrician from Ethiopia and an internist from Rwanda for fellowship training. In addition, RFA provides rheumatology training virtually, for now, for the medical residents at the University of Rwanda.
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