Herbert S. B. Baraf BS, MD, FACP, MACR

Dr. Baraf is the senior member and managing partner of Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, the country’s largest private practice rheumatology group. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He joined ARA in 1978.

Dr. Baraf is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Master of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), the specialty organization for rheumatologists. In 2014 he was honored by the ACR with the Paulding Phelps Award for his contributions to patient care, rheumatology and the practice of medicine.

Dr. Baraf received his B.S. degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and his medical degree at S.U.N.Y., College of Medicine, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. He completed his Internal Medicine training at The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC and his Fellowship in Rheumatology at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.