Dr. Michelle Koolaee: What Are The Different Types of Arthritis

Today's Episode Dr. Raj interviews his wife, Dr. Michelle Koolaee,
a rheumatologist at PIH Health about the different types of
arthritis such as rheumatoid and osteoarthritis as well as the
diagnostic approach to both and briefly discusses treatment
options. Today's Guest Dr. Koolaee is double board certified in
internal medicine and rheumatology. She completed her internal
medicine residency at Columbia University St. Luke's Roosevelt
Hospital. She did her fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania
and during her training she received numerous awards, including
fellow the year, she got the Amgen Pfizer Rheumatology Fellowship
Training Award, and she's an assistant professor at the University
of Southern California. She currently works at PIH Hospital. Her
areas of interest include bone health, muscular skeletal
ultrasound, and medical writing. She is the co-creator and
volume/series editor of Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls. In her
free time she's an avid runner and she loves spending time with her
three children and her husband. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple
board certified physician and associate professor at the University
of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing
the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for
the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los
Angeles. Want more Dr. Raj? Check out the Beyond the Pearls lecture
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