Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, UC, Davis School of Medicine

Rheumatology

Gurtej Cheema practices Rheumatology. He graduated from Government Medical College Patiala. He has 1 awards "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Gurtej Cheema is a published physician as well. He has 27 publications published. The latest was: Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis: a Rare Yet Challenging Disease. He accepts all Medicare patients.

Publications

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• Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis: a Rare Yet Challenging Disease.
• The SAPHO Syndrome.
• Currents concepts on the immunopathology of amyloidosis.
• Colchicine revisited.
• Revisiting Libman-Sacks endocarditis: a historical review and update.
• The immunobiology of systemic sclerosis.
• The geo-epidemiology of temporal (Giant cell) arteritis.
• Ankylosing spondylitis: a contemporary perspective on diagnosis and treatment.
• Vasculitis: contemporary perspectives.
• The use of methotrexate in rheumatoid Arthritis.
• B lymphocyte stimulator overexpression in patients with systemic Lupus erythematosus: longitudinal observations.
• B lymphocyte stimulator protein-associated increase in circulating autoantibody levels may require CD4+ T Cells: lessons from HIV-infected patients.
• Acute rheumatic fever and its consequences: a persistent threat to developing nations in the 21st century.
• Immune-mediated adverse effects of biologicals used in the treatment of rheumatic Diseases.
• Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
• The emergence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in rheumatic Diseases.
• Increased CXCL8 (IL-8) expression in Multiple Sclerosis.
• Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis.
• Recognizing calcific uremic arteriolopathy in autoimmune Disease: an emerging mimicker of vasculitis.
• The epidemiology of transverse myelitis.
• Steroid induced osteonecrosis: An analysis of steroid dosing risk.
• Elevated serum B lymphocyte stimulator levels in patients with systemic immune-based rheumatic Diseases.
• Inverse association between circulating APRIL levels and serological and clinical Disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
• Interstitial lung Disease in systemic lupus erythematosus.
• Interstitial lung Disease in systemic sclerosis.
• Pulmonary involvement in adult-onset Still's Disease.

Schools

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• Govt Med College

• Lac Usc Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Joint Drainage
• Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
• Steroid Injection
• Trigger Point Injection
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Conditions Treated

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• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis
• Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
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Doctors Specialties

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• Rheumatology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification

Education

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• University of Southern California - LAC+USC Medical Center
• Government Medical College Patiala

Hospital

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• Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
• University of California, Davis Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1578546578
NPPES Provider LastName		CHEEMA
NPPES Provider FirstName		GURTEJ
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		956168660
NPPES Provider State		CA
Specialty Description		Rheumatology
Total Claim Count		1701.0
Distinct Opioid Count		3.0
Opioid Claim Count		126.0
Percent Opioid Claims		7.41

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1578546578
Last Name Of The Provider	CHEEMA
First Name Of The Provider	GURTEJ
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