Dr. Robert G. Lahita M.D., Ph.D. - Autoimmune and Rheumatic Disease

Dr. Robert G. Lahita M.D., Ph.D. (“Dr. Bob”) is the Director of the Institute for Autoimmune and Rheumatic Disease at Saint Joseph Health in Paterson, New Jersey, and the author of IMMUNITY STRONG: Boost Your Body's Natural Healing Power and Live to 100.

Dr. Bob is the ultimate expert on the immune system and is consulted constantly by media across the globe including Reuters, Newsmax, Fox Business, Fox News, NBC Now, MSNBC, EWTN and CBSN. Dr. Bob is the author of more than 150 scientific papers, and has written or edited 14 books, including Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, which is now in its 6th edition. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Master of the American College of Rheumatology, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He's a reviewer for some 15 medical journals and on the editorial boards of three.

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