We are fortunate in DC, VA, and MD to have doctors and other health and legal practitioners familiar with and interested in helping people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS, CFIDS, M.E.), fibromyalgia (FM, FMS) and orthostatic intolerance/dysautonomia. Recommendations for our list of practitioners come mostly from our support group members and website users. The order of practitioners listed within each specialty is roughly based on the popularity, helpfulness reported among the patients we hear from. The quality and usefulness of this list depends largely on people taking the time to make thoughtful suggestions.

Send recommendations and updates to Elly Brosius at cfsupport-owner@yahoogroups.com. Please provide names, specialties, address, websites, and what prompted the recommendations. Professionals, please provide your special interests and types of treatments offered that would be relevant to people with CFS, FM, OI.

Selecting any professional is a very personal matter. Both the client's and the professional's personalities and styles matter as well as their preferences in terms of approach, insurance participation (including Medicare or Medicaid), and many other factors. Some doctors are more suited for initial evaluation and diagnosis, some for disability documentation, some for specific types of testing or symptomatic treatments, some with addressing underlying causes and perpetuating factors, and some with alternative or complementary approaches to healing. We all seek doctors and other providers who have, at least, a basic familiarity with our disorders, acknowledge them as the serious and devastating illnesses that they truly are, are open to discussion and working with the client/patient, and recognize that there are many possible treatments for symptoms and approaches to healing that are worth exploring. Keep seeking a team of partners to assist you in caring for yourself.

Not only is it a big project to have entered and be maintaining this list on our website, it is somewhat controversial and a little unsatisfying to its users. Every doctor on this list and everywhere, any professional in general for that matter, has people who've had good and bad experiences with them. We don't call this the "good doctor" list because there are never any guarantees of a good experience, even when you go to "the best". We are only offering a list of people who have shown knowledge or, interest in working with CFS, FM, related conditions, very important service for people with conditions that are so often dismissed. We offer some comments about what the professional may be positively known for. We have more in-depth discussion of experiences in meetings, phone calls, and emails.

There are currently 11 different "web pages" just for the practitioners list, some of which are each over 10 "printing pages" long. This page/url is called the "Main Practitioners Page" and it lists the list and table of specialities, this "read me," CFS/FM Specific Programs, internists, family doctors, pediatric and adolescent specialists, and how to find more health care providers. We suggest you copy the only entries, sections you are interested at anyone time into a new document and make a printout to work from, to add your notes when calling to find about insurance, etc.  Check back monthly or so for changes. Let us know if you find a phone number has been changed, a doctor has moved away, a link doesn't work, or you find someone to add to the list.

The links for specialities are likely to take you to other pages/urls. Use your browser back button or the links provided to move seamlessly among the Practitioner pages. Some practitioners practice multiple disciplines and are not repeated in all the relevant categories. Using the "search" page within our website for key words, names, cities, treatments etc, may help you find what you need easier than browsing the pages. Once you click on the page that has a result, use the "Find" command of your browser to locate the search term on the page. The site map page is another view of what specialties we have and how they are arranged.

Thank you for taking the time to read this read me and ponder with us some of the complexities of offering a list such as this.

Bruce Patterson, MD
Ram Yogendra, MD

CHRONIC COVID Treatment Center(added Fall 2021)

Video conference medicine. No phone or address.

CHRONIC COVID Treatment Center (ME/CFS, Lyme, FMS, Vax Injury, too)

Cytokine Testing (LH Cytokine 14 panel aka Incellkine testing) & Treatment Consultations

More info:

• CovidLongHaulers.com - Register for Test and Treatment
• IncellDx - Parent Company
• Dr. Yogendra, founder, on Twitter
• Dr. Patterson, founder, on Twitter
• Dr. Osgood, trial author, on Twitter
• 1st Qtr 2021: Overview in ASHI: COVID-19 Long Haulers: The Need for Precision Medicine in Active & Post COVID-19
• April 2021: 1 hr+ vid, Bream Medical FB: COVID-19 Update: PASC featuring Dr. Patterson, Dr. Yogendra, Long Hauler J. Hobbs
• July 2021: CBS news blurb: New Treatment Shows Promise for COVID Long-Haulers
• 11/15/2021: Kay Smythe Podcast: Part 1 Dr. Ram Yogendra on Recovering COVID (Celebrities, Athletes, Science & More) PART 1
• 11/17/2021: Kay Smythe Podcast: Part 2
• Nov 2021: 1 hr vid: COVID-19 Long Haulers: Dr. Patterson & Dr. Osgood on Chronic Coronavirus | Ask Dr. Drew

Member comments: "Helped so much! Knowledgeable and compassionate with biomarkers! Validating. Practical, effective prescription advice for less POTS, less PEM, more health." - EB

• Women with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
  Their Experiences of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Caring for Preschool Children. 1996

• Washington DC Area and Beyond Practitioners List CFSupport (You are Here. Top of Page)
• CFS & FM Good Doctor List Co-Cure
• Delaware Doctors (last updated 1999) Delaware CFIDS/FM Support Group
• Doctors Our FM/CFS World
• Doctors of all sorts--by specialty [Chicago & beyond] CFS Empowerment Project
  
• Doctors Who Treat Fibro/CFIDS/ME/Pain MedHelp.net
• Dysautonomia Physicians Around the World Dinet.org
• Dysautonomia Medical Network NDRF.org
• Environmental Illness Aware Doctors EIR
• FMS & MPS Care Provider List Devin J. Starlanyl
• Health Care Provider Directory National FM & Chronic Pain Association  (new)
• How to find an FMS Specialist that accepts your insurance Plan NYC FMS Resource
• International Association for CFS IACFS
• Oklahoma doctors Men with Fibro
• Patient-Recommended CFS, ME, FM or related illness Good Doctor Lists CF-Alliance
• Physician Referrals Teitelbaum / End Fatigue
• Physician Referral List Metro Washington Chapter of Arthritis Foundation
• ProHealth ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Doctor Database ProHealth.com
• 1999 CFIDS Health Professionals List NC Chemical Injury Network
  
  
  CFS & FM Education for Health Care Providers
  Ask physicians if they have taken or would be interested in these<
  
  
• Fibromyalgia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Is There a Connection? MedScape Education
  Afton L. Hassett, PsyD; Daniel J. Clauw, MD
  CME/CE Released: 06/28/2010; Valid for credit through 06/28/2011
  
  
  
  Articles about Interacting with Health Professionals:
  
  
• Approaching Your Primary Physician We Are FMily
• Before You Visit a New Doctor Richards / About.com
• Choosing a Health Care Provider   (PDF) CFIDS Association
• Doc Talk CFIDS Association
• Doctor-Patient Relationships National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association
• Finding a doctor skilled with CFS Chronic Fatigue Advisor
• Fibromyalgia Course, Lesson 2: Finding, Assessing, Interacting w/ Doctors Suite 101
• Getting the Most Out of Visits to Your Doctor When You Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Clark
• How to Prepare for a Doctor's Appointment Lupus Foundation of America
• Nurses Can Play Key Role in CFS Management The CFS Research Review
• The Doctor-Patient Relationship: Key To Healing In Chronic Illness FM Partnership
• Medical Shame Berne / Living with Illness
• Seven Steps to Finding a Doctor Who is Right for You Catharine L. Shaner, MD
• When They Ask, Tell - Experts urge full disclosure on alternative treatmentsHealthDay
• 17 Things to Know Before Selecting a Physician to Treat Your Pain Kaplan Clinic
  
  
  Finding Providers from General Sources:
  
• AMA Physician Select AMA
• American Board of Medical Specialties ABMS
• America's Best Hospitals USNews
• Directories of Practitioners Holistic Healing Web Page
• Diplomate Directory National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
• DocFinder Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors
• Doctor Search American College for Advancement in Medicine
• Doctors Directory DoctorDirectory.com
• Find a Practitioner WholeHealthMD.com
• Find Oriental Medicine Practitioners (Acupuncture, Herbs, Bodywork, OMD) CFSupport
• Find a Naturopathic DoctorThe American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
• Holistic Physicians Directory American Holistic Medical Association
• Holistic Web Directory Life Pages
• Integrative Medicine Professionals Health World Online
• Physician and Practitioner Referral Directory American Board of Holistic Medicine
• Physician Profiles - Maryland   Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance
• Physician Profiles - Virginia Virginia Board of Medicine
• PPNF Health Care Practitioners Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation
• Top Doctors - DC Area Washingtonian Online link udpated 2015
• Treatment Tracker Propubica.org added 7-2015
  The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part
• Search Engines for finding counseling professionals CFSupport
• Sleep Disorder Provider Directories Talk About Sleep
• Washington DC Area Physicians Directory - published annually, lists MD/DO names, addresses, phone and fax, specialities, med school / year & directory of other Health Practitioners e.g. therapists, chiropractors, dentists, podiatrists. Useful tool if need to find your doctors addresses repeatedly. MD/DOs cross referenced by location, specialty, and languages. Check you city for a similar item.