Dr. Alan Nussbaum

Dr. Alan I. Nussbaum

Alan I. Nussbaum, M.D. is a Charleston native and has been practicing Rheumatology as a partner in Rheumatology Associates, P.A. since 1982. He is married and has five adult children.

Education

College

  • B.A., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1973, Phi Beta Kappa

Medical School

  • M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1977

Postgraduate

  • Internship in Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1977-78
  • Residency in Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1978-80
  • Fellowship in Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1980-82

Certifications

  • American Board of Medical Examiners (1978)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (1980)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (1982)
  • Fellow, American College of Rheumatology
Dr. Georgia Roane

Dr. Georgia C. Roane

Georgia Roane, M.D., who is originally from Louisiana, moved to Charleston in 1990 to complete her postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. Dr. Roane joined Rheumatology Associates, P.A. in 1995 and continues to be a very active partner in the practice.

Education

College

  • B.S., University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, 1980

Medical School

  • M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 1990

Postgraduate

  • Internship in Internal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1990-91
  • Residency in Internal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1991-93
  • Fellowship in Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1993-95

Certifications

  • American Board of Medical Examiners (1991)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (1996, Recertification 2006)
  • Fellow, American College of Rheumatology
Dr. Erica Anderson

Dr. Erica Anderson

Erica Anderson, D.O. is from Michigan and moved to Charleston in 2005. She has practiced Rheumatology since 2008, is married, and has two children.

Education

College

  • B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1995

Medical School

  • D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine), Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO, 1997-2001

Postgraduate

  • Internship/Transitional Year, Michigan State University/Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI 2001-02
  • Internship in Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2002-2003
  • Residency in Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2003-05
  • Fellowship in Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 2005-2008

Certifications

  • American Board of Medical Examiners (2002)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (2005)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (2008)
  • Fellow, American College of Rheumatology
Dr. Pappa

Dr. Chrysoula Pappa

A native of Greece, Chrysoula Pappa, M.D. began her Internal Medicine Residency and Rheumatology Fellowship in the United States in 2004.

For seven years, Dr. Pappa lived in Florida where she served on the faculty in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, as a clinician and teacher. She developed high level expertise in musculoskeletal ultrasound and served as an instructor in advanced musculoskeletal ultrasound courses. For three years, she directed an inpatient clinical research unit in Jacksonville.

Along with her husband and two daughters, Dr. Pappa moved to Charleston to join Rheumatology Associates, P.A. in September of 2016.

Education

Medical School

  • M.D., School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2000

Postgraduate

  • Internship & National Service, General Hospital of Grevena, Grevena, Greece, 2001-2003
  • Residency, Radiation Therapy, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2003
  • Internship & Residency in Internal Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 2004-2007
  • Fellowship in Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 2007-2009
  • Specialized Training in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, University of Florida, College of Medicine, 2009-2010

Certifications

  • Medical Licensure Greece (2001)
  • ECFMG (2004)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (2007)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (2009)
  • Fellow, American College of Rheumatology
Dr. Ana Tucker

Dr. Ana Tucker

Education

College

  • B.A., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2012

Medical School

  • M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 2017

Postgraduate

  • Internship in Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2017-2018
  • Residency in Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2018-2020
  • Fellowship in Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 2020-2022

Certifications

  • National Board of Medical Examiners (2017)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (2020)
  • Fellow, American College of Rheumatology