Locations 4813 9th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11220 (718) 283-8519 Get Directions About Me Manuel Garcia-Smester, MD, is a board-certified physician in the division of rheumatology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Areas of Expertise Rheumatology Autoimmune Disease Conditions Treated Lupus Rheumatoid Arthritis Sjogren's Syndrome Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Inflammatory Myositis Treatments Injections Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) Education Medical Degree St. George's University Internship NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Residency NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Fellowship Stony Brook University Hospital Board Internal Medicine Insurance Aetna CenterLight Centers Plan Centivo Cigna ElderPlan EmblemHealth Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Fidelis Hamaspik HealthFirst Hotel Trades Local 1199 MagnaCare Medicaid Medicare MetroPlusHealth Oxford United Healthcare VillageCare Max VNS Choice Wellcare WTC Health Program