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CONTACT USConcierge Care at Pacific Rheumatology Associates!
As of December 2, 2024, Drs. Ishita Aggarwal and Molly Magnano are practicing in a concierge, or membership-based model. With a limited practice size, concierge rheumatology care allows for more time and attention to be devoted to each individual patient.
Drs. Ruiz and Birnbaum maintain a traditional fee-for-service rheumatology practice.
For more information please call our membership team at 415 570-7054 or submit the contact form and we will be in touch!
Pacific Rheumatology Associates
Founded in 1994 by Dr. Neal Birnbaum and Dr. David Curtis, the team at Pacific Rheumatology Associates includes 4 American Board of Internal Medicine certified Rheumatologists who are all active members of the American College of Rheumatology. Our doctors are medical staff at California Pacific Medical Center, northern California’s largest private teaching hospital, and participate in the training of internal medicine residents.
Neal Birnbaum, MD
Ishita Aggarwal, MD
Molly Magnano, MD
Pedro Ruiz, MD
WHAT WE DIAGNOSE AND TREAT
Inflammatory Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Psoriatic Arthritis (Psoriasis with joint pain/swelling)
Other Spondyloarthritis (Ankylosing Spondylitis, Reactive Arthritis, Arthritis associated with Inflammatory bowel disease)
Palindromic Rheumatism
Adult Onset Still’s Disease
Viral arthritis
Autoimmune Diseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Systemic Sclerosis/Scleroderma
Giant Cell Arteritis/Temporal Arteritis
Inflammatory Myositis/myopathy
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (i.e Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis)
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Other Musculoskeletal Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Soft Tissue Rheumatism (Tenosynovitis,Tendonitis, Bursitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
Metabolic Bone Disease
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget’s disease of bone
Unexplained Joint or Muscle Pain
Systemic Inflammatory Diseases
Behcet’s disease
Periodic Fever Syndromes (e.g., Familial Mediterranean Fever)
IgG4 Related Diseases
Crystalline Arthritis
Gout
Pseudogout (chondrocalcinosis)
Basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystal arthritis
Amyloidosis
MOVING FORWARD
Appointments: 415-923-3060
*Telehealth appointments are available.