Rheumatologist Business Cards for Arthritis and Autoimmune Disease Practice

Rheumatologists are the internal medicine subspecialists who manage the complex intersection of the immune system and the musculoskeletal system — diagnosing and treating inflammatory joint diseases, systemic autoimmune conditions, and vasculitides that can affect every organ system in the body. Rheumatology is one of internal medicine's most intellectually demanding subspecialties, often requiring diagnosis of rare conditions from complex, overlapping clinical presentations.

What Rheumatologist Cards Must Include

Your Credentials

• MD or DO — medical degree
• Rheumatologist / Rheumatology Specialist
• Board Certified in Rheumatology — ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) — the primary certification
• FACR (Fellow, American College of Rheumatology) — ACR fellowship — the most visible credential
• ACR member (American College of Rheumatology)
• State medical license

Academic credentials:

• University affiliation
• Clinical research interests
• Fellowship training site

Your Clinical Specialties

Rheumatology covers a broad range of conditions:

Inflammatory arthritis:

• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) — DMARDs (methotrexate, leflunomide), biologics, JAK inhibitors
• Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) — biologics, JAK inhibitors
• Ankylosing spondylitis / Axial spondyloarthropathy (AxSpA)
• Peripheral spondyloarthropathy
• Reactive arthritis
• Gout and pseudogout (crystal arthropathy)

Systemic autoimmune / connective tissue diseases:

• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) — lupus
• Sjögren's syndrome
• Systemic sclerosis / scleroderma
• Polymyositis / dermatomyositis (inflammatory myopathy)
• Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)
• Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS/APLA)
• Raynaud's phenomenon

Vasculitis:

• Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
• ANCA-associated vasculitis (GPA — Wegener's, MPA, EGPA)
• Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
• IgA vasculitis
• Takayasu's arteritis

Other rheumatic conditions:

• Osteoarthritis (non-inflammatory, but managed by rheumatology)
• Fibromyalgia
• Osteoporosis (some rheumatologists)
• Soft tissue rheumatism (bursitis, tendinitis)

Your Treatment Expertise

Biologics and targeted therapies:

• TNF inhibitors — adalimumab (Humira), etanercept (Enbrel), infliximab (Remicade)
• IL-6 inhibitors — tocilizumab (Actemra), sarilumab (Kevzara)
• IL-17/23 inhibitors — secukinumab (Cosentyx), ixekizumab (Taltz), guselkumab (Tremfya)
• B cell depletion — rituximab (Rituxan)
• CTLA-4 fusion protein — abatacept (Orencia)
• JAK inhibitors — tofacitinib (Xeljanz), baricitinib (Olumiant), upadacitinib (Rinvoq)
• BLyS inhibitors — belimumab (Benlysta) — for lupus
• Anifrolumab (Saphnelo) — for lupus

Procedures:

• Joint aspiration and injection (all major joints)
• Bursa and soft tissue injections
• Infusion therapy (IV biologics) — if practice has infusion center

Design for Rheumatologists

Medical Authority, Autoimmune Precision, Clinical

Rheumatologist card design:

• Physician authority standard
• Autoimmune and joint disease clinical focus
• Academic medical center quality

Color palette:

• Navy + white: physician authority
• Purple + white: rheumatology, autoimmune
• Teal + white: clinical warmth

Back of Card

1. "MD | FACR | ABIM Board Certified in Rheumatology | ACR | [State] Licensed"
2. "RA | Lupus (SLE) | Psoriatic | Spondylitis | Vasculitis | Gout | Scleroderma"
3. "Biologics | JAK inhibitors | TNF | IL-6/17/23 | Rituximab | Benlysta"
4. "Joint injections | Infusion therapy | Academic: [University]"
5. "Referral: [fax] | New patient: [phone] | [website / patient portal]"

Checklist

• [ ] MD/DO degree
• [ ] ABIM rheumatology board certification
• [ ] FACR fellowship
• [ ] ACR membership
• [ ] State medical license
• [ ] Clinical conditions (RA, SLE, PsA, AxSpA, vasculitis, myopathy, gout)
• [ ] Biologic therapy expertise (TNF, IL-6, IL-17, JAK)
• [ ] Joint injection procedures
• [ ] Infusion therapy
• [ ] Academic affiliation and research
• [ ] Referral fax number