Michael‌ ‌L.‌ ‌Hoffman,‌ ‌MD,‌ ‌a‌ ‌Rheumatologist‌ ‌with‌ ‌Bay‌ ‌ Rheumatology‌ ‌

Get to know Rheumatologist Dr. Michael L. Hoffman, who serves patients in the State of New York.

Board-certified rheumatologist, Dr. Hoffman, has over five decades of experience in his field. He practices at Bay Rheumatology in Great Neck, New York and is affiliated with Northwell Health.

Additionally, he serves as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine (Rheumatology) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, New York. The medical school operates as an independent degree-granting institute under the Montefiore Medical Center.

The doctor’s acclaimed career in medicine began in 1965 when he earned his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in New York. He then went on to complete his internship and residency at Maimonides Hospital, followed by an additional residency at Bronx Muni Hospital Medical Center. In 1970, he completed his fellowship training at the Hospital for Special Surgery. 

Before long, he became board-certified in both internal medicine and rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world. 

Throughout his career, Dr. Hoffman has been awarded the Compassionate Doctor Recognition from 2010 to 2017 and the Patients’ Choice Award from 2010 to 2018. 

Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Physicians who have undergone formal training in rheumatology are called rheumatologists. Rheumatologists treat arthritis, autoimmune diseases, pain disorders affecting joints, and osteoporosis. There are more than 200 types of these diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, lupus, back pain, osteoporosis, and tendinitis.

Learn More about Dr. Michael L. Hoffman:

Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/82735682-michael-hoffman-Rheumatologist or through the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, http://www.einstein.yu.edu/faculty/1149/michael-hoffman/

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