Dr. Edmund MacLaughlin began his practice of Rheumatology on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1982. A regional expert in metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis, he treats patients from the entire Delmarva peninsula. He has published research in rheumatoid arthritis, with recent published research in osteoarthritis and osteoporosis.
On-site services include Bone Density, Infusion Services, X-ray and phlebotomy. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the Pennsylvania State University, followed by postgraduate studies in Biochemistry at the Johns Hopkins University. His medical degree was from the University of Maryland. His internship and residency training in internal medicine was performed at the Washington Hospital Center, an affiliate of Georgetown University, where he was co-chief medical resident. His Fellowship in Rheumatology was at the University of Missouri. Dr. MacLaughlin enjoys the recreational opportunities of the Eastern Shore. His wife, Cheryl, is active in the practice following a career in public health. His daughter is a physician’s assistant; his son is a mathematician working in the defense industry
Dr. Clayton is a native of the Eastern shore and grew up outside Ocean City, Maryland. She completed her undergraduate studies with honors in Biology and Chemistry at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD in 2005. She received her M.D. from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2009 and went on to complete both her internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at University of Maryland Medical Center.
She joined Dr. MacLaughlin upon graduation from fellowship in 2014 and became a partner in the practice in 2020 when it was rebranded as Rheumatology Associates of Delmarva. She has clinical interests in general rheumatology but also enjoys caring for patients with complex connective tissue diseases and other systemic autoimmune diseases. She has an appointment at Shore Regional Health, a community affiliate of University of Maryland Medical System, as a consultant in rheumatology. She has a passion for teaching and enjoys hosting students and residents when she can; she also does staff and patient education as well. She and her husband live on the mid-shore and have two school aged children who keep them busy. Outside of the office she enjoys traveling, cycling, reading, and boating.
Dr. Ahmad graduated from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at University of Illinois School of Medicine and a fellowship in Rheumatology at the University of Washington. Dr. Ahmad is a board-certified rheumatologist with 17 years clinical experience in general outpatient rheumatology performed in Washington State, California and currently Maryland.
Her special interests include management of inflammatory arthritis including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and inflammatory spondyloarthropathies. She is also experienced as a clinical instructor in rheumatology at a University of Washington teaching hospital. Dr. Ahmad joined our team in October of 2020. Dr. Ahmad has two daughters currently attending college.
Dr. Curtis Foy is the newest member of Rheumatology Associates of Delmarva, having joined in June 2021. Dr. Foy began the Eastern Shore phase of his medical career in 2010, when he joined River Family Physicians in Easton and was a primary care physician. In 2014 the practice was acquired by Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, where he practiced primary care medicine until joining RAD to help grow the osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease portion of the practice.
He was born and raised on the coast of southern New Jersey, and obtained a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology from Stockton University. He obtained his medical degree at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and subsequently joined the United States Air Force. His Family Medicine residency was completed at Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. After residency training, he was assigned to Air Force bases in Washington and New Mexico as a primary care physician, flight surgeon, and occupational medicine physician. Having worn many hats in his medical career, Dr. Foy sees an opportunity to help expand osteoporosis and metabolic bone health services to the Eastern Shore, offering the latest in both diagnostic technology and treatment options for osteoporosis patients.
Mrs. Campbell joined the practice in 2013. She received a Bachelors of Science degree in conservation biology from the University of Miami, Florida. Her Physician Assistant certification was obtained at Anne Arundel Community College, (Maryland), with a Master’s degree from St. Francis University, Pennsylvania. She and her husband live on the mid-shore and have three school aged children.
Mrs. McCarter was born and raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She joined the practice in 2016. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Villa Julie College Maryland and went on to earn a Master’s of Science in Nursing and a nurse practitioner certification from Salisbury University. She enjoys spending her free time with her husband Ben, and son Blake. You can always find her fulfilling her love for anything related to fitness.
