
Theodore R Fields MD
Crystal Related, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis & Related
Attending Rheumatologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
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535 East 70th StreetNew York, NY 10021
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Education & Training
SUNY at Stony Brook1982
Nassau University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1979
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2020 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1977 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2008-2024
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002, 2010, 2021-2024
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2022
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN) consensus statement regarding labels and definitions for disease elements in calcium pyrophosphate c...Georgios Filippou, Laura Pezzoni, Emilio Filippucci, Sara K Tedeschi, Tristan Pascart
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2026-06-09 - 2 citationsSkeletal muscle mass and quality in gout patients versus non-gout controls: A computed tomography imaging study.Allyson Covello, Michael Toprover, Cheongeun Oh, Gregoire Leroy, Ada Kumar
Joint Bone Spine. 2024-09-01 - 10 citationsPipeline Therapies for Gout.Kevin Yip, Genna Braverman, Linda Yue, Theodore Fields
Current Rheumatology Reports. 2024-03-01
Press Mentions
FDA Approves First-Ever Vagus Nerve Stimulator for Rheumatoid ArthritisAugust 12th, 2025
What Is Enthesitis? The Painful Arthritis Symptom You Should Know AboutAugust 26th, 2019
IL-1 and Gout: Proof of Concept vs CostDecember 29th, 2018
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