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David McLain, MD, Rheumatology, Birmingham, AL

DavidAMcLainMDFACP, MACR, FRCP(He/Him)

Rheumatology Birmingham, AL

McLain Medical Associates, P.C., Symposium Director, Congress of Clinical Rheumatology, Destin and San Diego

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  • Office

    2229 Cahaba Valley DR
    Birmingham, AL 35242
    Phone+1 205-991-8996
    Fax+1 205-991-8997

Summary

  • David McLain, MD, FACP, MACR, FRCP, BA from Northwestern, MD (honors) from Tulane in New Orleans. At Barnes/Wash. U in StL he was a resident and Rheum fellow. He was Chief of Rheum at Brookwood. He originated the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology, second largest rheum meeting in the U.S. Past Pres. of the AL Soc. for the Rheum. Dis. now Exec. Dir. In 2021, the American College of Rheumatology gave him the Master designation, the highest honor awarded by the College. In 2023, he was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London, England.

Clinical Expertise

  • Principal Investigator, Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, Psoriatic arthritis, Gout, Fibromyalgia, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, Reactive arthritis, Systemic Scleroderma, Arthritis, Submersion injury

Education & Training

  • International Society for Clinical Densitometry
    International Society for Clinical DensitometryC.C.D, Clinical, Densitometry, 2002 - 2002
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Rheumatology, 1977 - 1979
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1977
  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation
    Ochsner Clinic FoundationInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
    Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1974
  • Northwestern University
    Northwestern UniversityBA, Psychology, Premed, 1966 - 1970

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 1981 - 2024
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 1974 - 1977
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow Royal College of Physicians (London, England), 2023
  • Master (MACR) American College of Rheumatology
  • Patients’ Choice Award winner vitals.com, 2011-2018
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The use of low-dose naltrexone (LDN) as a novel anti-inflammatory treatment for chronic pain  
    Jarred Younger, Luke Parkitny, David McLain, Clinical Rheumatology, 2/2014
  • Medicine does not exist in a Vacuum.  
    McLain, DA, MASA Review, 1: 23-25
  • Current trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Neuromuscular Pain Syndromes: Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Chronic Tension-Type Headache, and Fibromyalgia.  
    Jay, GW, Krusz, JC, Longmire, DR, McLain, DA, The American Academy of Pain Management
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Colchicine and Pseudogout
    McLain, DA, Spilberg, l, Berney, S. Simchowitz, L, Arthritis and Rheumatism, 23: 718
  • An HLA Public Antigen is More Common than HLA B27 in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.
    McLain, DA, Luehrman, LK, Rodey, GE, Schwartz, BD, Arthritis and Rheumatism, 23: 718
  • HLA Public Antigen is More Common than HLA B27 in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitisn, in Preud'Homme and Hawken.
    McLain, DA, Luehrman, LK, Rodey, GE, Schwartz, BD, 4th International Congress of Immunology, Paris
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Authored Content

  • A Vast Array of Eye-Opening Studies Were Featured at ACR 2022November 2022
  • Commentary on Manzi Lupus articleJuly 2019
  • Commentary on Filgotinib in RA articleJuly 2019
  • Commentary on EULAR Gout guidelinesJuly 2019
  • Commentary on Ankylosing Spondylitis and use of OpioidsJune 2019
  • Commentary on Stem Cell ClinicsJune 2019
  • Commentary on Steroid use in GCA and PMR and infection riskJune 2019
  • Commentary on Barriers to control of RAJune 2019
  • Commentary on when to stop medications in unplanned pregnanciesJune 2019
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Press Mentions

  • Quick Facts About Fibromyalgia and Related Diseases
    Quick Facts About Fibromyalgia and Related DiseasesJanuary 14th, 2017

Research History

  • Principal Investigator, Achieve Clinical Research, LLC--rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia2008 - 2014

Professional Memberships