HealthGrades doctor quality reports contain the following critical information on doctors:

• Board Certification

• Professional Misconduct

• Years in Practice

• Area Hospital Ratings

• And More...

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Try to gather information from many sources and in many forms - the more sources of information, the better - including: friends/family, your health benefits officer at work, fellow employees, and health plan network lists.  Be sure to investigate the doctor's qualifications by reviewing the following:

Education and Training:  College (four years); Medical School (four years); Residency Training (up to seven years); Fellowship Training (up to seven years); and Continuing Education (Lifetime)

Quality Measurements:  Board Certification; Years in Practice; Disciplinary actions by state medical boards and Medicare

Customer Satisfaction: personal attributes such as doctor gender and age; referrals from colleagues/friends

Doctor Affiliations: Health Plans; Affiliated Hospitals' Quality

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Helpful Rheumatology Links:

American Academy of Rheumatologists

American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association

American Behcet's Disease Association

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

American Medical Association

American Pain Foundation

Arthritis Foundation

Arthritis Foundation, Victoria Australia

Arthritis National Research Foundation

Arthritis Research Campaign is a British foundation for basic and clinical research

Arthritis Society of Canada

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Australian Rheumatology Association

British Columbia Fibromyalgia Society

Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance

Clinical Immunology Society

Colombian Rheumatology Association (en Español)

Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS)

Juvenile Scleroderma Network (JSDN)

Lupus Foundation of America

Myositis Association of America

National Marfan Foundation: Connective Issues

National Organization for Rare Disorders

National Osteoporosis Foundation

Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS)

Royal Society of Medicine

Scleroderma Foundation

Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, Inc.

Sociedad Española de Reumatología -- this Spanish language site contains information for medical specialists and also for patients

Spondylitis Association of America

Takayasu's Arteritis Research Association
 

Doctor/Dentist Specialists

• AACE Physician Finder (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
• ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• AGLP Referral Service (Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists)
• American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrician Referral Service (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• American College of Phlebology - Online Database (American College of Phlebology)
• American Osteopathic Association D.O. Database (American Osteopathic Association)
• AOSSM Directory: Find a Doctor (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine)
• Cancer Genetics Services Directory (National Cancer Institute)
• Dystonia: Find a Health Care Professional (Dystonia Medical Research Foundation)
• Emergency Contraception: Directory of Providers (Princeton University, Office of Population Research)
• Expert Locator: Immunologists (Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
• Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon (American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
• Find a Dermasurgeon (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
• Find a Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Find a Foot and Ankle Surgeon (Podiatrist) (American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)
• Find a Gynecologic Oncologist (Women's Cancer Network)
• Find a Heart Rhythm Specialist (Heart Rhythm Society)
• Find a Neurologist (American Academy of Neurology)
• Find a Periodontist (American Academy of Periodontology)
• Find a Physician (Podiatrist) (American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)
• Find a Plastic Surgeon (American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
• Find a Reproductive Endocrinologist (Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility)
• Find a Reproductive Surgeon (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
• Find a Rheumatologist (American College of Rheumatology)
• Find a Thyroid Specialist (American Thyroid Association)
• Find a Urologist (American Urological Association)
• Find an Allergist: Search (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
• Find an Endocrinologist (Hormone Foundation)
• Find an Eye M.D. (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
• Find an Interventional Radiologist (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• Find an Oncologist (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
• Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Find an Otolaryngologist (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
• Finding a Physician Who Specializes in Epilepsy Treatment (Epilepsy Foundation)
• Finding an Eye Care Professional (National Eye Institute)
• FP Web Directory - A Directory of Family Physicians on the Web (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Post-Polio Directory--2004: Health Professionals, USA (Post-Polio Health International including International Ventilator Users Network)
• Scleroderma Physician Referral List (Scleroderma Research Foundation)
• Search for Eating Disorder Treatment Providers (National Eating Disorders Association)
• Seeking Help: Physicians Who Specialize in Tremor (International Essential Tremor Foundation)
• Spine Care Finder (North American Spine Society)