Dr. William G. Brelsford was raised in Tyler in a medical family. His father was a surgeon here for many years moving here after WWII. His mother grew up in Longview. William is an honors graduate of both Robert E. Lee Highschool and Southern Methodist University. After completing medical school in Galveston, TX, at the University of Texas Medical Branch, he completed his residency and fellowship training in Dallas and Shreveport. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. Dr. Brelsford has authored and co-authored several publications in respected journals in Rheumatology. He has practiced rheumatology in East Texas now for over 20 years and owns the Arthritis and Osteoporosis Clinic of East Texas here in Tyler. Dr. Brelsford is a member of the American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Smith County Medical Society and the American College of Rheumatology.