General Practitioners

• Arthritis
  Psoriatic arthritis can affect any joint within the body, either in a single joint or in the same joint on both sides of the body, e.g., one or both knees. Affected fingers and toes can resemble swollen sausages, a condition often referred to as dactylitis.
• Rheumatology
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• Infectious Diseases
  Richard Mangi, MD holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, and is a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology and the Infectious Diseases Society of America and a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
• Immunizations
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Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Richard J. Mangi is originally from New York, where he graduated from Cornell University College of Arts and Science and S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center summa cum laude. His post graduate medical training included internship and residency in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital, staff associate at the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, and fellowship at Yale Medical School. After his training he joined the full-time faculty of Yale Medical School, and then for over twenty years was Chief of Allergy, Rheumatology and Infectious Disease at the Hospital of Saint Raphael. He has also maintained a private practice in the greater New Haven area since 1974. He is a clinical associate professor of medicine at Yale Medical School.

Radiologist

• MRI
  To diagnose psoriatic arthritis, rheumatologists look for swollen and painful joints, certain patterns of arthritis, and skin and nail changes typical of psoriasis. X-rays are often taken to look for joint damage. Other types of scans such as MRI or CT scans can also be used to look at the joints in more detail.
• X-Rays
• Computed Tomography

Dermatologists

• Psoriasis
  Psoriatic arthritis is a type of arthritic inflammation that occurs in about 15 percent of patients who have a skin rash called psoriasis. This particular arthritis can affect any joint within the body, with symptoms that vary from person to person. Research has shown that persistent inflammation from psoriatic arthritis can lead to joint damage. Fortunately, available treatments are effective for most people.

Physical Therapists

• Occupational Therapy
  Many people with psoriatic arthritis also benefit from physical and occupational therapy to strengthen muscles, protect joints from further damage, and increase flexibility.

Allergists

• Allergies
  Dr. Richard  Mangi is board certified in Allergy and Immunology. He is past chief of the section of Allergy and Immunology at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven and directed the pollen count section at that hospital for over a decade.