Marjorie van de Stouwe, MD, FACR

Marjorie van de Stouwe, MD, FACR This website offers information about my medical practice in Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases.

Going forward I will contribute to a blog about various topics relating to Arthritis and autoimmune disease.

05/22/2026

I’m a little disappointed about the types of challenges I’ve been asked to consult on these past 2 weeks. Let me start by saying every single patient who came to me seeking a an expert opinion was absolutely lovely. It was really a pleasure to meet each one. Yet many arrived with a bag full of stress, anxiety and confusion and often “google or AI” generated notions. Yet I do believe each one left my office with calm, focus and understanding.
That’s how you’re supposed to feel after
leaving a consultant’s office. I wish I could stamp out the endless referrals and diagnostics that leave patients overly tested, medicated and/or getting surgery recommendations that do not improve QOL.

07/23/2025

PMR
Stands for polymyalgia rheumatica .
I’ve been seeing a lot of this lately and I can’t say why. But I think it’s worth talking about. This diagnosis tends to be most common in men and women between the ages of late 50s to late 70s.  in most cases it starts quite insidiously and confuseing with pain in the shoulders and hips/pelvis sometimes shoulders first sometimes hips first …in the early morning and improving during the day.
It keeps getting worse with time  and can become quite miserable. 
The bad news is many primary care physicians don’t see this very often and can take quite a bit of time to make the diagnosis. The good news is rheumatologist see this every day, and the treatment is effective and swift.  Left untreatment the condition can progress and become serious. 
 Short piece of advice: if you are in your late 50s into your 80s and something is just not right and you’re not feeling well and you have pain particularly in the areas I just described ask your doctor to check for inflammation (ESR, CRP) and if out of range a referral to rheumatologist might be the best thing.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!

This year brings many exciting new diagnostics and treatments for rheumatic diseases. I’m more excited than ever to treat these complex and chronic conditions with more success than ever before.

Sadly my office will no longer be offering treatment to those insured by Medicare advantage plans. We have had a terrible year with denial of care, long intensive battles to acquire prior authorizations for treatments easily covered by traditional Medicare and then denied again even after granting prior authorization.
If you have been a patient in my practice we will provide all your records and are available to speak with your new Rheumatologist if requested.

We are looking forward to helping our patients with osteoporosis, arthritis and rheumatic conditions this year with all the new and exciting modalities available in 2025.

05/16/2024

THE ANA TEST

I’ve been asked to consult on many patients found to have
a “positive ANA test” This is a typical type of consult for any Rheumatologist but I’ve noticed more lately (don’t know why) and have noticed a great deal of patient anxiety about this.
So let’s get to the basics:
First of all the test is somewhat over used to screen for autoimmune disorders. When the result is negative the Lupus related Syndromes are highly unlikely. Unfortunately when it’s positive it is very often a false positive … meaning the test is either inaccurate or it is accurate but means nothing abnormal.
It’s good to get it checked out by a board certified Rheumatologist but don’t fret before your appointment. More often than not it’s not indicative of an autoimmune diagnosis. And of course if it is… Rheumatologist know what to do 😉

Make sure you discuss your risk factors for osteoporosis with your Rheumatologist. This is particularly important if you...
08/27/2022

Make sure you discuss your risk factors for osteoporosis with your Rheumatologist. This is particularly important if you have an inflammatory condition and extremely important if you occasionally use corticosteroids like Prednisone, Medrol or inhalers containing steroids.

12/17/2021

If you are living with an autoimmune disease make sure to check with your autoimmune (usually Rheumatologist) physician about the COVID 19 vaccination schedule for your specific needs. It may be different from others in your age group. Your specialist will be up to date on the evolving information and recommendations for this specific group of patients.
Get your information from your specialist physician who knows you
Use it to make informed decisions for yourself and your family/friends
Stay healthy
Stay optimistic
It’s easier to do when you have the real information presented in a way you can trust.

For post menopausal women with severe osteoporosis and history of fragility fractures. Speak with us about a new option ...
07/27/2021

For post menopausal women with severe osteoporosis and history of fragility fractures. Speak with us about a new option to significantly improve bone quality and reduce future fractures.

07/18/2021

Please get your Covid 19 vaccine! These vaccines are safe and highly effective. The pharmacy next door to my office has availability every day… no appointment needed!
Vaccine concerns? Please contact our office to discuss.

Inflammatory arthritis such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis and Gout can affect many joints of the body....
12/30/2018

Inflammatory arthritis such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis and Gout can affect many joints of the body. Osteoarthritis tends to cause different problem areas but can seem similar. A Rheumatologist’s job includes figuring this out.

12/30/2018

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