Robert William Ike, M.D.
Faculty Appointment:	Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Specialty:	Rheumatology
Clinical Interests:	Knee arthritis, muscle disorders, Sjogren's syndrome, spondyloarthropathies, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and gout. I maintain an interest in knee arthritis and spondyloarthropathies from many years in seeing patients with these disorders. I am acquainted with patients with Sjogren's Syndrome and muscle disorders from performing diagnostic procedures on suspected patients (salivary gland biopsy and needle muscle biopsy). I use musculoskeletal ultrasound to guide diagnostic and therapeutic arthrocenteses (joint taps) in a dedicated injection clinic which includes injection of hyaluronates for knee osteoarthritis.
Research Interests:	Musculoskeletal ultrasound, polymyositis, psoriatic arthritis. I assist other investigators in genetic studies of psoriatic arthritis as well as therapeutic trials in psoriatic arthritis and polymyositis. I examine the impact of various methods of teaching arthrocentesis, including virtual reality simulations. I examine the role of musculoskeletal ultrasound in clinical decision making regarding therapeutic musculoskeletal injections.
Degree:	M.D., 1979, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency:	1979-1982, Barnes Hospital Group
Fellowship:	Rheumatology, 1985, University of Michigan
Certifications:	Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Faculty Appointment Date:	7/2/1985
Academic office address	A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center 1500 East Medical Center Drive Room 3918 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5358
Academic office telephone:	(734)936-5561
Academic office FAX:	(734)763-1253
E-mail Address:	rike@umich.edu
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