Roy Altman

Professor
Rheumatology
University of California los Angeles
United States of America

Professor Orthopaedics
Biography

Dr. Altman received his medical education and training in internal medicine and rheumatology at the University of Miami in Florida. He was formerly a Professor of Medicine and Orthopedics and Chief of Rheumatology at the University of Miami and Chief of Rheumatology and Clinical Director of the Geriatric Center at the Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center. Since 2003, Dr. Altman has been a member of the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology in the Department of Medicine. His recent research and clinical interests have been in osteoarthritis, Paget’s disease of the bone and osteoporosis.

Research Intrest

Osteoarthritis, Paget’s disease of the bone and osteoporosis

List of Publications
Bhadra AK, Altman R, Dasa V, Myrick K, Rosen J, et al. (2017) Appropriate Use Criteria for Hyaluronic Acid in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis in the United States. Cartilage 8: 234-254.
Rensi SE, Altman R (2017) Shallow Representation Learning via Kernel PCA Improves QSAR Modelability. J Chem Inf Model.
Skrepnik N, Spitzer A, Altman R, Hoekstra J, Stewart J, et al. (2017) Assessing the Impact of a Novel Smartphone Application Compared With Standard Follow-Up on Mobility of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Following Treatment With Hylan G-F 20: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 5: e64.