Vivian P. Bykerk

Biography

Dr. Fleischmann is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and co- Medical Director of the Metroplex Clinical Research Center in Dallas. He is in the private practice of rheumatology in Dallas, TX. Dr. Fleischmann graduated from Stuyvesant High School and Columbia College, both in New York City, received his MD from the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, and completed his residency in medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. His fellowship in rheumatology was completed at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York under the mentoring of Carwile Leroy. He is board certified in internal medicine with subspecialty certification in rheumatology. Although in private practice, Dr. Fleischmann has authored over 150 manuscripts, focusing on the management of rheumatoid arthritis, which have been published in peer-reviewed journals and has authored over 350 scientific abstracts which have been presented at rheumatology meetings world-wide. For the past 35 years he has been an active teacher in the fellowship program of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical center and also educates residents and medical students. Dr. Fleischmann has more than 35 years of experience as a clinical investigator. He has been a principal or co-principal investigator in over 1000 clinical studies in the fields of rheumatology (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis, pain management, and osteoporosis). Dr. Fleischmann has helped design, implement and reported the results of studies on virtually every medication approved for use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis over the past 30 years. He has been an invited speaker at many international rheumatology meetings and symposia worldwide in which he has discussed the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Fleischmann was an early proponent of the aggressive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and the importance of measuring disease activity in order to help guide treatment decisions. He is a Master of the American College of Rheumatology, a former President of the Texas Rheumatism Association, and a former President of the Dallas–Fort Worth Rheumatism Association. He has served on the finance committee of the American College of Rheumatology and the Fund-Raising Committee of the Research and Education Foundation of the ACR. He has presented frequently at the ACR and EULAR annual meetings. He is a reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals including Arthritis Rheumatism, the Annals of Rheumatic Disease and the Journal of Rheumatology. He is Co-Editor of Rheumatology (Oxford).

Research Interest

Clinical Research, rheumatology and internal medicine