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Dr. Nancy Scheinost
Owner of Rheumatology of Brazos Valley in Bryan, Texas, Dr. Nancy Scheinost focuses on treating patients with ailments that affect the muscles, connective tissues, and soft tissues...view moreOwner of Rheumatology of Brazos Valley in Bryan, Texas, Dr. Nancy Scheinost focuses on treating patients with ailments that affect the muscles, connective tissues, and soft tissues around the bones and joints of the human body. Such afflictions include back pain, scleroderma, fibromyalgia, gout, lupus, autoimmune diseases, and osteoporosis. Dr. Nancy Scheinost treats all of these disorders as well as rheumatoid arthritis, one of the most serious ailments associated with the discipline of rheumatology.
A systemic autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis attacks the body’s tissues aggressively, mistaking them for a harmful contagion. As a rheumatologist, Dr. Nancy Scheinost is trained specifically to treat this chronic condition. Affecting more than two million Americans, rheumatoid arthritis can completely disable the human body if not treated early and properly.
Dr. Nancy Scheinost believes in the fundamentals of the philosophy defined by the Institute of Functional Medicine. This approach to caring for patients entails not merely treating the ailments from which they suffer but also taking into consideration the totality of the patient’s existence. Therefore, Dr. Scheinost spends a significant amount of time with patients to ensure they understand the physical, mental, and emotional challenges involved. Dr. Scheinost also provides her patients with all possible courses of treatment so they may make the most informed decision.
Earning a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Omaha at Nebraska where she graduated magna cum laude, Dr. Nancy Scheinost obtained her medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Her residency training was completed under the guidance of Medical Director Dr. Alan Leibowitz at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. She also undertook a rheumatology fellowship through the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
Dr. Nancy Scheinost is a member of the American Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, the Brazos-Robertson County Medical Society, the International Society of Clinical Densitometry, Inc., the American College of Physicians, and the National Osteoporosis Foundation.view less