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Dr Rafik Abulmagd is based at Prime Hospital and has over 18 years of rheumatology experience. He has worked for many of the UAE's top hospitals and has extensive experience treating inflammatory joint diseases in adults, such as:

• rheumatoid arthritis
• spondyloarthritis (such as ankylosing spondylitis and arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease)
• autoimmune connective tissue diseases such as SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
• Sjogren's syndrome
• scleroderma
• polymyositis
• dermatomyositis
• crystal-induced arthritis (such as gout)

He also has expertise in treating children with inflammatory joint disease, such as juvenile rheumatoid (idiopathic) arthritis, childhood-onset ankylosing spondylitis, and childhood-onset lupus.

He is able to diagnose and treat different rheumatic diseases (both inpatient and outpatients) according to the updated guidelines of both the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR). He manages rheumatic diseases using the most recent biologic therapies and treats osteoporosis and chronic pain syndrome such as fibromyalgia. He also carries out all types of intra-articular and intra-lesional injections.