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Meet Dr. Wilson
 
 
Hello, and Welcome to my website. Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Dr. Richard A. Wilson Jr.

I was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on May 29, 1950. I attended Villanova University and the Howard University College of Medicine. Primary Care internship and residency were completed at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA, a Harvard University affiliated hospital. My fellowship in Rheumatology was completed at the Washington Hospital Center in August, 1981. I am board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. I look forward to helping you maintain the best health possible. Please call my office anytime for additional information. I look forward to meeting you.
 

        Sincerely,
 

Richard A. Wilson, M.D.

Curriculum Vitae
Undergraduate Education    
Villanova University B.S. Degree 1968 - 1972
Villanova, Pa. Biology  
     
Graduate Education    
Howard University College of Medicine M.D. degree 1972 - 1976
Beth Israel Hospital
Harvard University Affiliated Hospital
Boston, Ma.
Internship 1976 - 1977
Beth Israel Hospital
Harvard University Affiliated Hospital
Boston, Ma.
Residency 1977 - 1979
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.
Rheumatology 1979 - 1981
        
Post Graduate Education    
MKSAP IV Self Study Course 1982
MKSAP V Self Study Course 1984
MKSAP VI Self Study Course 1986
MKSAP VII Self Study Course 1988
MKSAP VIII Self Study Course 1990
MKSAP IX Self Study Course 1992
MKSAP X
MKSAP XII
MKSAP XIII
Self Study Course 1994
2002
2004
Topics in Clinical Medicine
John Hopkins University
Review Course 1989
Topics in Clinical Medicine
John Hopkins University
Review Course 1990
Topics in Clinical Medicine
John Hopkins University
Review Course 1992 - 2004
Advanced Seminar in Rheumatology
New York University
Review Course 1988 - 2004
Advanced Seminar in Rheumatology
New York University
Review Course 1994
Emergency Medicine Review
John Hopkins University
Review Course August 1995

Employment  
Private Practice
Physician's Office Building
Washington Hospital Center
1981 - Present
   
Police and Fireman's Clinic
#1 D.C. Village Lane
Washington, D.C.
1981 - 1997
   
Chairman, Board of Police and Fire Surgeons
#1 D.C. Village Lane
Washington, D.C.
1992 - 1997
   
Individual Development, Inc. 1997 - Present
   
ResCare/VOCA, Inc. 1999 - Present
   
Board Certification  
American Board of Internal Medicine 1979
American Board of Rheumatology 1986
Fellow, American Board of Rheumatology 1986
   
Published Articles  
"A Study of HLA Gene Frequencies in Blacks with SLE." 1983
   
Licensure  
District of Columbia 1979 - Present
Maryland 1993 - Present
   
Medical Societies  
D.C. Rheumatism Society 1980 - Present
American College of Rheumatology 1985 - Present
Medical Society of the District of Columbia 1981 - Present
IACP, Physicians section 1988 - 1997
   
Awards  
Roche Award- Highest G.P.A. after two years of medical school 1974
Sandoz Award- Scholastic excellence 1975 - 1976
Highest scholastic G.P.A. after fours of medical school 1976
Excellent performance awards- D.C. Gov't 1989, 1990-1992, 1994-1997
Outstanding performance award- D.C. Gov't 1993