Roy M. Fleischmann, MD

Roy M. Fleischmann is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA. He received his MD from the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center in 1969, before completing his residency in Internal Medicine at the Mt Sinai Hospital, New York City, USA, and his Fellowship in Rheumatology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, USA.

He has served as Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the St Paul University Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA since 1978. Dr. Fleischmann has been the Co-Medical Director of Radiant Research in Dallas since 1999.

He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology. He has served on the Finance Committee of the American College of Rheumatology and the Fund raising committee of the Research and Education Foundation (REF) of the American College of Rheumatology. He has previously served on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the North Central Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. He has been President of the Texas Rheumatism Society and has sat on the Governing Board of the Texas Rheumatism Association.

Dr. Fleischmann has been a consultant for many pharmacological companies in the area of trial design, protocol development and CME development. He is a member of the Inflammation Research Association, the Associates of Clinical Pharmacology, and the Drug Information Association. He has been involved in many clinical trials on treatments for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and in these areas.