Dr. Gary Firestein, MD
Dr. Gary Firestein, MD is a rheumatologist in San Diego, CA and has over 40 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1980. He is affiliated with UC San Diego Health Hillcrest Hillcrest Medical Center. He is accepting new patients.
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4168 Front St San Diego, CA 92103At a Glance
- Areas of ExpertiseDr. Firestein specializes in the areas of Internal Medicine & Rheumatology. • See board certifications
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Dr. Firesteins research efforts have focused on the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). His laboratory helped define the synovial cytokine profile of RA and demonstrated the dominance of macrophage and fibroblast products as opposed to the...read moreRheumatology
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Johns Hopkins School Of Medicine
Medical School, 1980
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Learn more about medical license public record checkRegulation of Peripheral Inflammation by Spinal p38 MAP Kinase in Rats, 2006-09-05
Fibroblast-like synoviocytes: key effector cells in rheumatoid arthritis, 2010-07-16
Metabolomics in rheumatic diseases: desperately seeking biomarkers, 2016-03-03
PUMA-mediated apoptosis in fibroblast-like synoviocytes does not require p53, 2006-10-02
Deficient Gadd45ß in rheumatoid arthritis: Enhanced synovitis through JNK signaling, 2010-04-07
HEXOKINASE 2 AS A NOVEL SELECTIVE METABOLIC TARGET FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, 2018-07-30
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hospital awardsAmerica's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)
Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions
View all awardsAmerica's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)
Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions
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89%Patients said they were given information about recovering at home5% higher than the national average
80%Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well4% higher than the national average
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