Our comprehensive diagnostic evaluation consists of complete physical examination, individualized biochemical, immunological and genetic testing as well as state-of-the-art ultrasound and radiographic assessment.  Based on the established diagnosis, we offer our patients a highly individualized therapy which typically incorporates traditional pharmacological agents, customized diet, appropriate food supplements and herbal remedies, and optimized protocols for physical activity and daily exercises.  Our facility is equipped with an infusion center where we administer biologic agents and chemotherapy for patients with life-threatening rheumatologic diseases. For patients with non-life-threatening illnesses we propose, as an option, a complete natural route of the therapy.

In collaboration with a nutraceutical company Restorative Remedies, Institute for
Specialized Medicine developed a line of food supplements and herbal preparations for
musculoskeletal and inflammatory disorders featuring unique composition, improved
absorption capacity and optimized strength.  Currently, these products are available
exclusively for the clients of the institute.

The Institute for Specialized Medicine collaborates with the most renowned specialists in orthopedic surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, endocrinology, dermatology and physical therapy in San Diego and Southern California and facilitates the required consultations.

The Institute for Specialized Medicine maintains an active clinical research program with primary emphasis on new diagnostic tools for arthritis and allied conditions and the development of new nutraceuticals for patients with various autoimmune and chronic inflammatory illnesses.

The Institute for Specialized Medicine provides comprehensive care for the following conditions:
  • Joint pain/osteoarthritis of the:   
    • knees
    • hips
    • ankles
    • sacroiliac joints
    • hands
    • wrists
    • elbows
    • shoulders
    • temporo-mandibular joints (TMJs)

  • Chronic low back and neck pain
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Reactive arthritis / Reiters syndrome
  • Gout and pseudogout
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Sjogren’s syndrome
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Bechet’s disease and aphthous stomatitis
  • Vasculitis
  • Polymyositis and dermatomyositis
  • Metabolic and drug induced muscle diseases
  • Gluten intolerance and celiac disease
  • Arthritis and autoimmune diseases associated with chronic infections
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Rare autoimmune disorders of connective tissue
  • Raynaud's disease
  • Anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome
  • Temporal arteritis
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica
  • Drug-induced autoimmune disorders