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The DO

How I practice: Rheumatologist finds a calling and a highly rewarding specialty

By The DO

02.06.18

Christopher Parker, DO, might practice taekwondo techniques in his free time, but by day his focus is working as chief of rheumatology at Austin Diagnostic Clinic in Austin, Texas.