- Dr. Gary S Firestein, MD
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Dr. Gary S Firestein, MD
Rheumatology
- California, San Diego
Overview
Dr. Gary S Firestein, MD works in San Diego, California is a specialist in Rheumatology, Internal Medicine and graduated Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Firesteinand practicing for 43 years
Specialties
- Rheumatology
- Internal Medicine
Conditions
• Aspergillus Spp Fungus Allergy• Barium Enema
• Chronic Cough
• Dental Cleaning
• Dog Allergy
• Dystonia, Focal, Task-Specific (FTSD)
• Fibromyalgia
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Chocolate
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Citric Acid Intolerance
• Food Additive Allergy
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• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
• Food Allergy - Carp
• Food Allergy - Castor Bean
• Hemofiltration
• Hyperglycemia
• Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
• Hypothermia
• Infertility Surgery
• Intestinal Epithelial Dysplasia
• Lumbar Epidural Nerve Block
• Mood Changes
• Neurological Injuries
• Pacemaker Therapy for Heart Failure
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Primary Dystonias
• Radiation Proctitis
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
• Stress Test
• Syncopal Tachyarrhythmia
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Procedures
• Adhesive Capsulitis• Arthritis
• Bursitis
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Chronic Neck Pain
• Cryoglobulinemia
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Dry Eyes
• Dupuytren's Contracture
• Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
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• Fibromyalgia
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Gout
• Joint Drainage
• Low Back Pain
• Lupus Erythematosus
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
• Osteoarthritis of Hands
• Osteoarthritis of Knee
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Osteopenia
• Osteoporosis
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
• Raynaud's Disease
• Reiter's Syndrome (Reactive Arthritis)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Spondylitis
• Still's Disease
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
• Systemic Sclerosis
• Wegener's Granulomatosis
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 43
State License
- California
Education & Training
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, United States
Graduated: 1980
Baltimore, MD, United States
Graduated: 1980
Internship Hospital
Ucla Med Center
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year completed: 1981
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year completed: 1981
Fellowship Hospital
Ucsd Med Center
San Diego, CA, USA
Year completed: 1986
San Diego, CA, USA
Year completed: 1986
Awards
1 AAP
2 ASCI
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Office Locations
Primary location
Office Address
200 West Arbor Drive
California (CA)
San Diego
92103
Phone:(858) 822-0480
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- CaliforniaCare HMO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Heritage Signature
- Kaiser PHCS Network PPO
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- PacifiCare HMO
- Pathway X Direct Access PPO
- Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
- PHCS Network PPO
- Power Select HMO
- Premera Blue Cross
- Select Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthCare
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