Common Questions About Arthritis

Deborah S. Litman, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Rheumatology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She also has a private Rheumatology practice in Bethesda, Maryland.

Dr. Litman is a fellow of the American College of Rheumatology and was a member of a delegation of rheumatologists sent to China for scientific exchange in 1987. She serves as co-chairman of the Lupus Foundation of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. One of her special areas of interest is the doctor-patient relationship, and she has lectured extensively on the subject.

A National Merit Scholar, Dr. Litman received her B.S. in Zoology and Psychology from Duke University and her M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Temple University Hospital and a fellowship in Rheumatology at UCLA School of Medicine.

Dr. Litman has served as a consultant to McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals and SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, L.P. McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals is a sponsor of this site.

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