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Office
1901 S 1st St
Temple, TX 76504Phone(254) 778-4811 x 54782- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Rama Makkena, MD is a rheumatologist in Temple, Texas. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Texas, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. She is affiliated with Central Texas Veterans Health Care System and Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital.
Education & Training
Walter Olin Moss Regional Medical CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 1989 - 1999- Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Wilkes-Barre)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Guntur Medical College NTRClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1993 - 2023
LA State Medical License 1989 - 1993
PA State Medical License 1988 - 1994- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 88 citationsComparison of sulfasalazine and placebo in the treatment of reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome). A department of veterans affairs cooperative studyDaniel O. Clegg, Domenic J. Reda, M Weisman, John J. Cush, Frank B. Vasey, H. Ralph Schumacher, Elly Budiman-Mak, Dominic J. Balestra, Warren D. Blackburn, Grant W. Ca...> ;Arthritis & Rheumatism. 1996 Dec 1
- 304 citationsComparison of sulfasalazine and placebo in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. A department of veterans affairs cooperative studyDaniel O. Clegg, Domenic J. Reda, Edwin Mejias, Grant W. Cannon, M Weisman, Thomas Taylor, Elly Budiman-Mak, Warren D. Blackburn, Frank B. Vasey, Maren L. Mahowald, Jo...> ;Arthritis & Rheumatism. 1996 Dec 1
- 157 citationsComparison of sulfasalazine and placebo in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. A department of veterans affairs cooperative studyDaniel O. Clegg, Domenic J. Reda, M Weisman, Warren D. Blackburn, John J. Cush, Grant W. Cannon, Maren L. Mahowald, H. Ralph Schumacher, Thomas Taylor, Elly Budiman-Ma...> ;Arthritis & Rheumatism. 1996 Dec 1
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Central Texas Veterans Health Care SystemTemple, Texas
- Northwest Hills Surgical HospitalAustin, Texas
