About
Carolina Kobayashi, MD is a rheumatologist and pain-medicine physician at Instituto Assaly. She trained in medicine at PUC-SP, completed internal medicine at Hospital Santa Marcelina and HCFMUSP, then completed rheumatology at HCFMUSP and postgraduate pain-medicine training at USP. She holds the Brazilian rheumatology specialist title through SBR and AMB-recognized pain-medicine credentials. Her clinical work emphasizes differential diagnosis for people with unexplained symptoms, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, and treatment plans that combine medication with habit change and exercise.
What to Know
Signature approach
Kobayashi is useful when symptoms are difficult to sort: pain, fatigue, autoimmune markers, joint complaints, fibromyalgia, low back pain, or overlapping rheumatic conditions. Her workup pairs rheumatology exam, labs, and imaging with pain-medicine training, then builds a plan that may include medication, exercise, and habit change.
What sets them apart
- Rheumatology plus pain medicine. Formal SBR rheumatology and AMB pain-medicine credentials let her evaluate autoimmune disease and chronic pain from one seat.
- USP teaching role. She collaborates with the USP Pain Center and teaches in the USP Pain Course.
- National-society involvement. Her SBR Pain Commission role places her in the group shaping pain practice within Brazilian rheumatology.
Before You Book
- Schedule: Assaly visits are Friday only; she also runs Instituto Kobayashi in the Sorocaba area.
- Care focus: Autoimmune disease, rheumatic symptoms, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and unclear inflammatory or musculoskeletal complaints.
- Billing: Her external Sorocaba profile is private-pay; confirm Assaly fees and convênio handling before booking.
- Language: Portuguese is the working clinical language.
Expertise
Focus areas
Patient types
Protocols & technologies
Conditions treated
17Chronic pain
Chronic pain syndromes
Tendonitis
Tendinitis
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (osteoarthrosis)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Low back pain
Low back pain (lumbalgia)
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis / spondyloarthropathy
Lupus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic disease
Scleroderma
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
Vasculitis
Systemic vasculitis
Sjögren's syndrome
Antiphospholipid syndrome
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
Gout
Gout / gouty arthritis
Soft-tissue rheumatism
Myofascial pain
Myofascial pain syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Credentials
Education
MD
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) (2008)
Residência em Clínica Médica, Internal Medicine
Hospital Santa Marcelina
Residência em Clínica Médica (R3), Internal Medicine
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina USP (HCFMUSP)
Residência em Reumatologia, Rheumatology
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina USP (HCFMUSP)
Pós-Graduação em Dor, Pain Medicine
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Board certifications
Título de Especialista em Reumatologia
Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia (SBR)
Brazilian Rheumatology Society specialty title — the formal recognized credential to practice as a rheumatologist in Brazil, comparable to US board certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Rheumatology.
Área de Atuação em Dor
Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB)
Brazilian Medical Association recognized area of practice in Pain Medicine — a formal AMB credential held by physicians qualified to treat chronic pain. Held alongside the rheumatology title, this dual-track combination is uncommon.
Residency
Internal Medicine
Hospital Santa Marcelina
Internal Medicine (R3)
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina USP (HCFMUSP)
Rheumatology
Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina USP (HCFMUSP)
Additional certifications
CRM 133.939 (São Paulo)
Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado de São Paulo (CRM-SP)
Brazilian medical license — São Paulo state medical council registration. Equivalent to a US state medical license.
RQE 89335 / 89336
CRM-SP (Registro de Qualificação de Especialista)
Brazilian specialist qualification registrations — three RQE numbers covering Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Pain Medicine area of practice.
Years in practice
18
Affiliations
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