5 Best Rheumatologists in New York (2026)

New York Health Rheumatology is a rheumatology clinic on East 86th Street, part of the broader NYHealth network that also covers primary care, nephrology, and physical therapy. Dr. Bahar Moghaddam and Dr. Jay Adlersberg see patients for autoimmune and joint conditions, with in-network referrals available across NYHealth's other specialties. The practice offers virtual and telemedicine visits alongside in-person care.

Michael Malekan, DO practices rheumatology at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn's multi-specialty office on Court Street. He treats general rheumatology cases and is supported by an assistant, Michelle, who reviewers mention almost as often as the doctor. His hospital-affiliated setting means lab work and imaging referrals stay within the NewYork-Presbyterian system.

Kristaq Koci, DO is a rheumatologist with Mount Sinai, seeing patients at a Midtown office and a second location on West 114th Street, with a clinical focus spanning lupus, vasculitis, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, and gout. He completed his fellowship at SUNY Downstate and holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Medicine. New patients are currently being accepted at both locations.

Eddys Disla, MD is a Mount Sinai rheumatologist at Union Square treating rheumatoid arthritis, gout, joint pain, and muscle pain, with a career going back to a 1990 rheumatology fellowship at Cabrini Medical Center. He has taught as an attending physician at Mount Sinai since 2007. Several reviewers describe being his patient for well over a decade.

Olivia Ghaw, MD is a Mount Sinai rheumatologist in Chinatown specializing in connective tissue diseases, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, and osteoarthritis, with fellowship training at Mount Sinai Hospital and a medical degree from NYU Langone. She has participated in medical humanitarian missions in Mongolia, Honduras, and Western China. Her clinical focus leans toward complex, hard-to-diagnose autoimmune presentations.