Las Cruces, New Mexico is home to 3 practicing rheumatologists who have offices in 1 county and 2 zip codes, including zip codes 88011 and 88005.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Las Cruces has a population of 82,671, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 rheumatologist for every 27,557 residents.

New Mexico is known as the “Land of Enchantment.” The population of New Mexico is 1,928,384, and Santa Fe is the capital. New Mexico is filled with ancient cultural relics, artifacts and structures from prehistoric times. Visit ancient Native American ruins in Aztec, petroglyphs in Alamogordo and Albuquerque, or the vast Chaco Canyon National Historical Park in Nageezi. Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors tour at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Other popular sites are the Billy the Kid Museum at Fort Sumner and the International UFO Museum in Roswell. Famous New Mexicans are actors Dennis Hopper and Demi Moore, artist Georgia O’Keefe, singers Jim Morrison and John Denver.

According to 2005 Census estimates, New Mexico has a population of 1,928,384. Of this population, 477,500 are under the age of 18 and 233,403 are at or above the age of 65.

Description

Rheumatology is the study of rheumatic illnesses, especially arthritis. A rheumatologist is a physician who diagnoses and treats arthritis and other conditions associated with joints, muscle, bones and tendons. This physician specializes in non-surgical treatment of diseases, and works with patients who have unexplained conditions such as weakness, fever, fatigue and weight loss. The rheumatologist also treats patients with lupus, scleroderma, gout, vasculitis, fibromyalgia and other disorders.