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David Borenstein

David Borenstein, MD is a Clinical Professor of Medicine, and former Medical Director of The Spine Center at The George Washington University Medical Center. He is the author of a number of medical books and articles including Low Back and Neck Pain: Comprehensive Diagnosis and Management (3rd Ed). The second edition of this book has been recognized by the Medical Library Association of America Brandon/Hill list as one of the 200 essential books for a medical library. He has served as a consultant of lumbar spinal stenosis and development spine research protocols for National Institutes of Health. He has chaired low back pain symposia for a number of physician groups, including the American College of Rheumatology, the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Borenstein is a Master of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology, and a member of the 250 physician International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine.  He is Executive Editor for the website, thespinecommunity.com.

Articles By David Borenstein

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Best of 2018: The Delayed Diagnosis of Spondyloarthritis

By David Borenstein

You see them from the corner of your eye, standing with a kyphosis in the waiting room. They are filling out their paperwork, standing up because sitting is just not pleasant. You are the rheumatologist with an  interest in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and spondyloarthritis, so more likely than not, the patient with the bent spine is going to be your next new patient. In the back of your mind you are hoping that they are not so far along so that the therapy you may prescribe can make a difference in their life.

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The Delayed Diagnosis of Spondyloarthritis

By David Borenstein

You see them from the corner of your eye, standing with a kyphosis in the waiting room. They are filling out their paperwork, standing up because sitting is just not pleasant. You are the rheumatologist with an  interest in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and spondyloarthritis, so more likely than not, the patient with the bent spine is going to be your next new patient. In the back of your mind you are hoping that they are not so far along so that the therapy you may prescribe can make a difference in their life.

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