Dr. Pineda, San Antonio, Texas, Arthritis Care, Pain Relief

Dr. Emily Pineda

Founded South Texas Arthritis Care Center located in San Antonio, Texas, where she practices Rheumatology. She has special interest and expertise in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions and is also a faculty member of MSKUS, a instructional group of Medical Professionals that specializing in the basic/advanced instructional education & advancement of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Guidance.

Dr. Pineda is the first in South Texas to provide cutting edge therapies such as Ultrasound-guided Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for various joint and soft tissue ailments, Ultrasound-guided Stem Cell injection Therapy and Fat Graft Injection for Osteoarthritis of the nee. Dr. Pineda has been recognized by her peers as a Top Doctor in San Antonio since opening her solos practice in 2006.

Skilled staff makes a difference.
South Texas Arthritis Care is fortunate to have Michelle Lunsford, NP and Julia Hargesheimer, NP on staff.
Michelle & Julia are Rheumatology Nurse Practitioner who specialize in rheumatologic and inflammatory
diseases, integrative therapies for chronic diseases and ultrasound guided injections.

Why are you important to South Texas Arthritis Care Center?
Dr. Pineda has a passion for Rheumatology. This passion is putting the disease puzzle together in
order to solve the mystery, define the disease and improve the patient’s quality of life. Autoimmune
diseases and arthritis are a life-long problem and Dr. Pineda enjoys the long term relationships she
develops with patients.

Dr. Pineda’s goal is improve your quality of life.
Dr. Pineda and her staff want to make a positive difference in your life primarily through consistant
communication, empathy and high quality medical care. Whether you are a client for Rheumatology
or Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, Dr. Pineda and her staff are committed to finding the best way to
treat the root cause of your pain.

Provider Bios

Dr. Emily Pineda
Dr. Emily Pineda, graduated from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines.
She completed her Internal Medicine residency in Sound Shore Medical Center
New Rochelle, New York. She completed her Rheumatology Fellowship at the
prestigious Brown University Program, Providence, Rhode Island. She started
private practice in Michigan in 1998. In 2005, she and her family moved
from Michigan to San Antonio, which she now calls home. Dr. Pineda is a
Board certified Rheumatologist. She is a member of the American College of
Rheumatology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American College
of Physicians, Texas Medical Association, Bexar County Medical Society

Michelle Lunsford, ANP
Michelle Lunsford, ANP graduated from Indiana University, Indianapolis
with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. As a registered nurse, she worked
in Indianapolis in a surgical intensive care unit. Michelle returned to
graduate school at Indiana Wesleyan University and completed her masters
degree in nursing adult care. After completing graduate school, Michelle
became board certified as an ANCC Adult Nurse Practitioner She worked with
a cardiac surgeon caring for patients in a hospital setting for four years.
She was responsible for educating patients on what to expect after surgery
in the hospital and when they returned home. She assisted the surgeon in
operation room and cared for the patients postoperatively in the intensive
care unit. Michelle recently relocated to San Antonio and joined South
Texas Arthritis Care Center in November 2010. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Her goal is to have an integral role in supporting the needs of the patient by educating and promoting a high quality of life while living with the chronic disease.