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"Blending the latest scientific information with personalized patient care is the way I approach the treatment of patients who have arthritic disease." - Robert E. Goodman, M.D. Robert E. Goodman, M.D. is a Board-certified Rheumatologist who has been caring for patients in the Ark-La-Tex for 30 years. Dr. Goodman and the ARC staff of caring, compassionate healthcare professionals utilize their expertise and years of experience combined with cutting-edge technology and the latest treatments. ARC offers a full-service infusion suite, and in-house diagnostic services including a CLIA-certified laboratory, complete x-ray services, MRI, Ultrasound, and bone densitometry. Dr. Goodman is certified by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry to read and interpret bone density tests. Rheumatic diseases and conditions we diagnose and treat at ARC include rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, gout, lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, polymyalgia rheumatica, bursitis and tendinitis, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, reactive arthritis; among others. Dr. Goodman is accepting new patients, and no physician referral is necessary. Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Dr. Goodman has been in private practice since the founding of The Arthritis and Rheumatology Clinic in December 1987. He was in private practice at Highland Clinic for two years before coming to the Arthritis & Rheumatology Clinic. A Louisiana native, Dr. Goodman is a graduate of Jesuit High School in Shreveport, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and the Louisiana State University School of Medicine (now LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine) in Shreveport. Dr. Goodman's post graduate training includes an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina and a fellowship in Rheumatology at the prestigious University of Tennessee Center for the Health sciences in Memphis, Tennessee. A member of the active staff at Christus Health Systems and Willis-Knighton Health Systems, he is a member of the following professional associations: American Medical Association, American College of Physicians; American Society of Internal Medicine; American College of Rheumatology; Past President Ark-la-Tex Arthritis Association; Shreveport Medical Society: Past Board Member, and Newsletter Editor; Louisiana State Medical Society; International Society for Clinical Densitometry-Certified. Education and Training Premedical - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Medical - Louisiana State University School of Medicine (now LSUHSC School of Medicine), Shreveport, LA Internship - Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, Residency - Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, Rheumatology Fellowship - University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, TN Dr. Goodman received the 2013 Humanitarian Award from Martin Luther King Health Center, where he has been a volunteer and supporter for over 25 years. The Arthritis & Rheumatology Clinic is located at 740 Jordan Street in Shreveport. Dr. Goodman and the healthcare professionals at ARC are honored to partner with you in your healthcare. They are scheduling new patients, and look forward to meeting you. Call us for an appointment: 318-424-9240.

Rebecca Williams, APRN, ACNP-BC, specializes in neurosurgery at Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport, Louisiana.