Locations 4813 9th Ave., 7th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11220 (718) 283-8519 Get Directions 2316 Nostrand Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11210 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. Conditions & Treatments Abnormal ANA Testing Ankylosing Spondylitis Arthritis Arthrocentesis Back Pain Bursitis Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Connective Tissue Disorder Degenerative Disease Denosumab Injection Dermatomyositis Discoid Lupus Fibromyalgia Foot Pain Giant Cell Arteritis Gout IBD-Associated Arthritis Inclusion Body Myositis Inflammatory Myopathy Joint Aspiration Joint Inflammation / Septic Arthritis Joint Injection Joint Injections Joint Pain Joint Stiffness Lupus / Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Muscle Pain Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) Myositis Neck Pain Osteoarthritis Osteomalacia Osteopenia Osteoporosis Osteoporosis Evaluation Paget’s Disease Polymyalgia Rheumatica Polymyositis Prescription / Refill Pseudogout Psoriatic Arthritis Raynaud's Phenomenon Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatology Consultation Rheumatology Follow Up Sarcoid Sarcoidosis Scleroderma Shoulder Pain Sjögren's Syndrome Spondyloarthritis Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis (SIOP) Tendonitis Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Vasculitis Load More Insurance Aetna Affinity Health Plan CenterLight Centers Plan Centivo Cigna ElderPlan EmblemHealth Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Fidelis Hamaspik HealthFirst Hotel Trades Local 1199 MagnaCare Medicaid Medicare MetroPlusHealth Oxford RiverSpring Health Plans United Healthcare VillageCare Max VNS Choice Wellcare WTC Health Program 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