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Dr. David Andrew Mclain, MD

Rheumatology
Accepting new patients
51 years of experience
Mclain Medical Associates Pc Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 991-8996

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Brief Intro

Bio: David A. McLain, MD, FACP, FACR David McLain is a native of Chicago, received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, and then graduated with honors from Tulane Medical School in New Orleans. He won the senior medicine award at Tulane, The Order of the Gold- Tipped Stethoscope, and completed a medical internship at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans. At Barnes Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis he was a medical resident and Rheumatology fellow. He is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology. Following his training, for 2 years he was an instructor in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. In 1981, he moved to Birmingham, Alabama where he is presently Chief of Rheumatology at Brookwood Medical Center. In 1983, Dr. McLain started a rheumatology review course that subsequently became Rheumatology on the Beach and in 2009 was renamed the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology. Now in its 27th year, the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology has been attended by physicians from throughout the U.S., Canada, and outside North America and is considered one of the premier clinical rheumatology meetings in the United States. In 2008, it became the second largest rheumatology meeting in the U.S. He has served on the Executive Committee of Brookwood Medical Center. He is the founder of Birmingham Rheumatology, a group of five rheumatologists with offices at Brookwood, Shelby County, Sylacauga, and Pell City, AL. Dr. McLain is past President of the Alabama Society for the Rheumatic Diseases. In 1995, Dr. McLain won an Excellence in Teaching award from the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a founding Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology. He has been an advisory board member of the Fibromyalgia Aware magazine. He has been a regular reviewer for the Psoriasis Forum, published by the National Psoriasis Foundation. He conducts clinical research, has received research grants, and has published research papers in peer reviewed journals. He was on the steering committee for the multi-national Uncover study on pulmonary hypertension in scleroderma. In 1999, the Alabama Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation named him the Rheumatologist of the Year for the state of Alabama. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Rheumatologists.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Barnes Jewish Hospital

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Tulane University School Of Medicine - 1974

Languages Spoken

English

Location & Hours

Mclain Medical Associates Pc
Birmingham, AL 35242
Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

Rheumatology

Conditions Addressed

Gout
Plantar Fasciitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
Osteoporosis
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Procedures Performed

Arthrocentesis

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi
UnitedHealthcare
Medicare
Meritain Health
Tricare
Viva Health Plan
Humana
Mutual of Omaha
Medicaid
CBA Blue
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
Cigna

Cancer 17
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 19
Orthopedics 30
Neurology & Neurosurgery 26
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 30
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 29
Diabetes & Endocrinology 5
Children's Hospital 4
Urology 29
Psychiatry 45
Geriatrics 20
Rehabilitation 17
Obsterics & Gynecology 2
Ear, Nose & Throat 1
Rheumatology 1
Long Term Care 9
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 7