Board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, Dr. Shikhman received his MD Cum Laude from the Russian State Medical University and his Ph.D. in Immunology from the Moscow Medical Academy.

He became a member of Scripps Clinic Division of Rheumatology and faculty member in the Department of Arthritis Research at the Scripps Research Institute.

In 2008 he founded Institute for Specialized Medicine as the nation’s first clinic of integrative rheumatology. The clinic offers a holistic approach to healthcare; one that evaluates the total body to get to the root of the problem.

Specializing in arthritis and autoimmune diseases, IFSMED brings diagnosis and care together offering all-inclusive service in one location.

View a short (1:35) video of Dr. Shikhman explaining part of his process for diagnosing primary and secondary immune responses.