About Bryan J. Arling, M.D.
Bryan Arling is a general internist who has been in private practice in the Washington, D.C., area for 30 years. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he attended Stanford for his internship and residency in Internal Medicine and came to Washington in the Public Health Service. As a full-time faculty member at George Washington University, he coordinated the intern and resident educational programs for the department of medicine. Dr. Arling has served on various advisory committees to Harvard Medical School on curriculum reform and has been on the executive committee of the Academy of Medicine of Washington for 12 years.
Answered Questions
Health Advice: Safe to Get the Flu Vaccine if a Family Member Had Complications?
A doctor's advice to a patient worried because her father developed Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Health Advice: Will Neurontin Work as Well as Lyrica for Fibromyalgia?
Expert Bryan Arling's advice on Cymbalta, Savella, and other treatment options for fibromyalgia.
Bryan Arling: On How You Can Build Bone Mass
What elderly women can do to minimize the damage of osteoporosis.
Bryan Arling: Is Virtual Colonoscopy as Good as Standard Colonoscopy?
Each colon cancer screening test has its pros and cons; you do need to choose one or another.
Bryan Arling: Why Chronic Sleep Problems Are So Common
How to tackle chronic sleep problems.
Bryan Arling: How Frequent a Physical?
You might reasonably go in annually only after you hit 60.
Bryan Arling: Get Your Vitamin D Levels Checked
Vitamin D's health benefits argue for getting higher doses.
