RichardWMartinMDMA

Rheumatology • Grand Rapids, MI

Rheumatoid Arthritis & Related, Scleroderma & Related

Professor of Medicine Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

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Office
1155 East Paris Ave SE
Ste 100
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone+1 616-459-8088

Fax+1 616-459-8312

Summary

I am an academic rheumatologist in a community-based medical school. We teach, do nationally recognized research and have cared for > 140,000 members of our community. We help develop new therapies in RA, PsA, scleroderma and Raynaud’s. We also create and validate decision aids for patients considering starting high-stakes biological therapies. Our research has been cited > 9000 times.

West Michigan Rheumatology, PLLC - Research Inspiring Care

We provide outstanding care for patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, pol

ORCID

Link to review our work. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0411-7519

Education & Training

Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalFellowship, Center For The Evaluative Clinical Sciences - Summer Institutes For Informed Patient Choice, 2008 - 2010
Michigan State University College of Human MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2006 - 2008
Michigan State UniversityMA, Educational Psychology: Instructional Design, 1995 - 1998
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Rheumatology, 1989 - 1991
University of RochesterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1989
Michigan State University College of Human MedicineClass of 1986
University of MichiganBS, Biomechanics and Applied Biology, 1978 - 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1987 - Present
MI State Medical License 1991 - 2025
MN State Medical License 1989 - 1991
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

MIPS exemplary quality score CMS, 2017-2022
Hench Society Fellows Award Mayo Clinic Department of Rheumatology, 1991
Fellow - Summer Institutes for Informed Patient Choice Dartmouth University Center for Evaluative Care, 2009-2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Adipose-Derived Regenerative Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hand Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Dinesh Khanna, Paul Caldron, Richard W Martin, Suzanne Kafaja, Robert Spiera
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2022-08-01
382 citations
Skin thickness score in systemic sclerosis: an assessment of interobserver variability in 3 independent studies.
P. J. Clements, Peter A. Lachenbruch, James R. Seibold, Benny Zee, Virginia D. Steen
The Journal of Rheumatology. 1993-11-01
251 citations
Measuring disease activity and functional status in patients with scleroderma and Raynaud's phenomenon
Peter A. Merkel, Karen Herlyn, Richard J. Martin, Jennifer J. Anderson, Maureen D. Mayes
Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2002-09-01

Lectures

Optimizing Therapy to Achieve Treatment Targets in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Live Workshop
American College of Rheumatology National Scientific Meeting Chicago, IL - 10/2018

Authored Content

Chat Rheum: Elevating Shared Decision Making Conversations in Rheumatoid Arthritis10/24/2018
Psoriatic Arthritis: Understanding Patient Perspectives and Patient Centered Care4/28/2017