context: . Although Dr. Barakat was Somogy's treating physician for well over three years and, as a rheumatologist, is a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases, including fibromyalgia, the ALJ does not appear lo have considered these important factors in deciding how much weight to accord her opinion.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 529 F.3d 408, 416
citation_a.parenthetical: ALJ did not err in declining to accord controlling or even substantial weight to opinion of physician who was not a specialist in fibromyalgia
citation_a.sentence: See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1527(d)(2), (5); see also Benecke, 379 F.3d at 594 n. 4 (noting that ”[s]pecialized knowledge may be particularly important with respect to a disease such as fibromyalgia that is poorly understood within much of the medical community,” and thus rheumatologists’ opinions were entitled to greater weight than those of other physicians); cf. Elder v. Astrue, 529 F.3d 408, 416 (7th Cir.2008) (ALJ did not err in declining to accord controlling or even substantial weight to opinion of physician who was not a specialist in fibromyalgia).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: noting that "[s]pecialized knowledge may be particularly important with respect to a disease such as fibromyalgia that is poorly understood within much of the medical community," and thus rheumatologists' opinions were entitled to greater weight than those of other physicians
citation_b.sentence: See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1527(d)(2), (5); see also Benecke, 379 F.3d at 594 n. 4 (noting that ”[s]pecialized knowledge may be particularly important with respect to a disease such as fibromyalgia that is poorly understood within much of the medical community,” and thus rheumatologists’ opinions were entitled to greater weight than those of other physicians); cf. Elder v. Astrue, 529 F.3d 408, 416 (7th Cir.2008) (ALJ did not err in declining to accord controlling or even substantial weight to opinion of physician who was not a specialist in fibromyalgia).