Arthur M. Kunath, MD, FACR

Kerry D. Burte, MD, FACR

Joseph E. Temming, MD, FACR

Liza R. Varghese, MD, FACR

C. Lee Colglazier, MD, FACR

Our Doctors

Our five rheumatologists are all board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, and have a combined 72 years of specialty experience.  It is very important to our physicians to offer care with empathy and compassion.  This means taking enough time during appointments, answering questions thoroughly, and being accessible.  We are available for urgent appointments, and all new patients can be seen within one to two weeks or the same day if requested by a referring physician.

Patients see one doctor (except in emergencies), thereby assuring continuity of care and an individualized doctor patient atmosphere giving the physician the ability to establish personalized and detailed relationships.

Our doctors pride themselves in remaining thoroughly up to date in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology via an active role in the medical community.  Our doctors host the Northern Kentucky Rheumatology Journal Club in which the latest medical literature is reviewed, and lead the Tri-state Biologics Club in which the latest medical treatments are presented and discussed.  Our doctors give monthly lectures and provide supervised training to Family Practice residents at St. Elizabeth teaching hospital.

In an effort to offer cutting edge treatment options, Doctors Kunath, Burte, Temming, Varghese and Colglazier are members of the Cincinnati Rheumatic Disease Study Group which offers innovative treatment trials for interested patients.

We are members of the American Medical Association (AMA), American College of Physicians – American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM), American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Kentucky Rheumatology Association (KRA), and American Society of Clinical Rheumatologists (ASCR)

As our founding physician, Dr. Arthur Kunath, says, “We offer a center of rheumatologic excellence equal to any in the United States.”