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          Paul DeMarco, M.D.





Paul DeMarco, M.D.


Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program Image
              A middle aged man in a lab coat, smiling. 
            Contact Information

                                                  301-451-6807
                
                                                9000 Rockville Pike
                  
                  
            Building 10, Room 10N311
      
                                   Bethesda MD 20892
                
                                                paul.demarco@nih.gov 
                Summary
          Paul DeMarco, M.D., graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine while receiving a Health Professionals Scholarship through the United States Naval Reserves. Starting in family practice, he enjoyed serving as the Medical Officer aboard the USS Denver, LPD-9 and then resumed training at Naval Medical Center, San Diego as an internal medicine resident.

After completing a rheumatology fellowship at the Scripps Clinic and Research Institute, Dr. DeMarco returned to the Naval Medical Center to practice rheumatology. Later, he served as Division Head of Rheumatology. He worked with The Marshfield Clinic at the Wausau, Minocqua, and Marshfield Centers, then transitioned to academic practice in the Division of Rheumatology, Washington Hospital Center (WHC), where he worked as an associate fellowship program director.

He shifted to community care with Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates PC (ARAPC) where he became the Medical Director for the Center of Rheumatology and Bone Research. Dr. DeMarco established a clinical ultrasound section at ARAPC; his knowledge of ultrasound and its application in clinical practice resulted in opportunities to teach the rheumatology community at large.

He was one of the first rheumatologists to achieve RhMSUS certification. Working with the Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists (USSONAR), Dr. DeMarco has mentored fellows and attendings in the use of ultrasound since 2012; he served on the Board of Directors, acting as President of USSONAR from 2018-2021.

He is a regularly invited lecturer at the national level, including courses overseen by the American College of Rheumatology.
        
                  Research Statement
          
            Dr. DeMarco has conducted pharmaceutical company-based research and investigator-initiated research projects during his tenure as Medical Director of the Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research. These endeavors included, but were not limited to, trials in therapeutics for rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, gouty arthritis, osteoarthritis, and Sjögren’s syndrome. Dr. DeMarco has explored applications of ultrasound for inflammatory joint disease and elastography in Dupuytren’s contractures. 

            Scientific Publications
              Ultrasound Doppler and tenosynovial fluid analysis in tenosynovitis.

    Aslam F, England BR, Cannella A, Sharp V, Kao L, Arnason J, Albayda J, Bakewell C, Sanghvi S, Fairchild R, Torralba KD, Evangelisto A, DeMarco PJ, Bethina N, Kissin EY
        

                    Ann Rheum Dis.
        
                    2020 Jul;
        
                    79(7).
        
                    doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-216927
                            PMID: 32213497
  Musculoskeletal ultrasound objective structured clinical examination: an assessment of the test.

    Kissin EY, Grayson PC, Cannella AC, Demarco PJ, Evangelisto A, Goyal J, Al Haj R, Higgs J, Malone DG, Nishio MJ, Tabechian D, Kaeley GS
        

                    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken).
        
                    2014 Jan;
        
                    66(1).
        
                    doi: 10.1002/acr.22105
                            PMID: 23925978
  Gout in the axial skeleton.

    Konatalapalli RM, Demarco PJ, Jelinek JS, Murphey M, Gibson M, Jennings B, Weinstein A
        

                    J Rheumatol.
        
                    2009 Mar;
        
                    36(3).
        
                    doi: 10.3899/jrheum.080374
                            PMID: 19208604
  An unusual cause of a neck mass.

    Momeni M, Brindle K, DeMarco PJ
        

                    J Clin Rheumatol.
        
                    2007 Feb;
        
                    13(1).
  Low bone density and vertebral fractures in systemic lupus erythematosus: comment on the article by Bultink et al.

    Constantinescu F, DeMarco PJ
        

                    Arthritis Rheum.
        
                    2006 Jan;
        
                    54(1).
  Does vitamin D supplementation contribute to the modulation of osteoarthritis by bisphosphonates? Comment on the article by Carbone et al.

    DeMarco PJ, Constantinescu F
        

                    Arthritis Rheum.
        
                    2005 May;
        
                    52(5).
  Predictors and outcomes of scleroderma renal crisis: the high-dose versus low-dose D-penicillamine in early diffuse systemic sclerosis trial.

    DeMarco PJ, Weisman MH, Seibold JR, Furst DE, Wong WK, Hurwitz EL, Mayes M, White B, Wigley F, Barr W, Moreland L, Medsger TA Jr, Steen V, Martin RW, Collier D, Weinstein A, Lally E, Varga J, Weiner SR, Andrews B, Abeles M, Clements PJ
        

                    Arthritis Rheum.
        
                    2002 Nov;
        
                    46(11). 
          Education
              
            **Scripps Clinic and Research Institute**
Fellowship, Rheumatology (1998)

**Naval Medical Center San Diego**
Residency, Internal Medicine (1996)

**USS Denver LPD-9**
Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer (1993)

**Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton**
Internship, Family Practice (1991)

**Georgetown University School of Medicine**
M.D. (1990)

**Georgetown University College of Arts and Science**
B.S. Biology (1986)             
                        Experience
              
            **NIH, NIAMS**
Bethesda, MD (2023-present)

**Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates PC**
Wheaton, MD (2007-2023)

**Washington Hospital Center**
Washington, DC (2004-2007)

**Marshfield Clinic System**
Wausau, WI (2001-2004)

**Naval Medical Center San Diego**
San Diego, CA (1998-2001)


Last Updated: April 2023


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