President, Florida Society of Rheumatology 2024-Present

Dr. Manish Relan, MD 

Board-Certified Rheumatologist |
Founder, Arthritis & Rheumatology Care Center

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Manish Relan has dedicated his career to the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis, autoimmune disease, and rheumatic conditions. As founder of Arthritis & Rheumatology Care Center and a board-certified specialist in both Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, he brings a depth of clinical knowledge that is matched by a whole-patient approach to care.

Dr. Relan completed his Rheumatology Fellowship at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, where he also served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and received multiple Exemplary Teacher awards. His training spans Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, India, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in New York, and Scranton Temple Residency Program in Pennsylvania.

He holds additional certification in Musculoskeletal Sonography (RhMSUS), allowing for non-invasive, in-office ultrasound evaluation to support more precise diagnosis and treatment planning. He is a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and currently serves as President of the Florida Society of Rheumatology.

Dr. Relan opened ARC in Jacksonville in 2013 with one goal in mind: to provide the highest level of specialty rheumatology care with little to no wait time for patients who need it. He has called Jacksonville home for over a decade and is an active member of the community.

    • President, Florida Society of Rheumatology, 2024 – Present

    • Board Certified, Internal Medicine — American Board of Internal Medicine

    • Board Certified, Rheumatology — American Board of Internal Medicine

    • Certified, Musculoskeletal Sonography (RhMSUS)

    • Fellow, American College of Rheumatology

    • Fellow, American College of Physicians

    • FL State Medical License, 2004 – Present

    • Fellowship, Rheumatology — University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, 2011–2013

    • Residency, Internal Medicine — Scranton Temple Residency Program, 2000–2002

    • Internship, Internal Medicine — Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, 1999–2000

    • Medical Degree — Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Class of 1995

    • PubMed - Mycobacterium tuberculosis osteomyelitis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS): a case report. Cases J. Mannepalli, S., Mitchell-Samon, L., Guzman, N., Relan, M., McCarter, Y. S. 2010, 4 citations

    • Retrograde jejunoduodenogastric intussusception due to a replacement percutaneous gastrostomy tube presenting as upper gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol, Ibegbu, E., Relan, M., Vega, K. J. 2007 Oct 21, 5 citations

Advocacy in Tallahassee

TAKING RHEUMATOLOGY TO THE CAPITOL

Dr. Relan has represented Florida's rheumatology patients as President of the Florida Society of Rheumatology, traveling to Tallahassee each year to advocate for step therapy reform, biosimilar access, and fair treatment protocols for patients managing chronic inflammatory conditions. His advocacy days bring rheumatologists directly to the Capitol to meet with legislators.

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  • State representative Dean Black meets with Dr. Manish Relan, Dr. Vikas Majithia, Dr. Brian Kirby, Dr. T. Alexander Edgil and Dr. Meredith Hirsch.

  • FSR President, Dr. Manish Relan, and Treasurer, Vikas Majithia, meet with State Representative, Jessica Baker, from Jacksonville.

  • Dr. Brian Kirby, Dr. Kathy Kowal and Dr. Manish Relan meet with Senator Clay Yarborough.

  • State Representative, Shane Abbot, met with members of the FSR leadership during an advocacy trip to Tallahassee.

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