About Us

The American Board of Internal Medicine began offering a certification in rheumatology in 1971. By that time, a young doctor named Charles Kahn had already been treating rheumatic conditions in Hollywood, FL for three years.

When Kahn began practicing, in 1968, specialists in rheumatology were rare. Among his earliest patients were a new generation of "snow birds," including members of New York society, who took up residence in Hollywood and surrounding Broward County during winter months.

As Hollywood grew, so too did Kahn's practice until, a little over a decade after he began, he was joined by Dr. Wayne Riskin, forming a lifelong partnership dedicated to diagnosing and managing a wide range of rheumatic conditions. By the time the partners officially named their practice "South Florida Rheumatology," in 2014, their patients already numbered in the tens of thousands.

Over nearly five decades together, Kahn and Riskin have hired and trained dozens of new doctors. Both have served as President of the Florida Society of Rheumatology, both have had teaching appointments at the University of Miami School of Medicine, and Kahn served as the first Chief of Staff at Memorial Hospital West. Both doctors have contributed extensively to medical research and clinical trials and more than a few other rheumatologists in south Florida began their careers as their students or employees.

In 2026, after 57 years of service to the community, Dr. Kahn retired. But that same year, South Florida Rheumatology proudly acquired the office of Dr. Jose Garcia and his staff. And South Florida Rheumatology launched a non-profit primary care center, South Florida Community Health Center, to serve the underserved population of Pembroke Pines, Fl.

Together the team continues to do what they enjoy most: provide the best medical care possible to our friends, neighbors, and visitors to south Florida.

Welcome to South Florida Rheumatology.