Professor
Director, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
Program Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program
Arthritis Foundation, Alabama Chapter Endowed Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology

Division of Pediatric Rheumatology

Education

Medical School: UCLA

Residency: Stanford University

Fellowship: University of Washington (Pediatric Rheumatology)

Stanford University (HHMI Post-doctoral Fellowship)

National Institutes of Health (HHMI Research Scholar)

Graduate School: University of Chicago (PhD in Immunology)

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) – General Pediatrics, 1994, 2001
ABP Pediatric Rheumatology, 1998, 2005, 2015

Interests

Research Interests
Functional genomics of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH); Transcriptional control of HIV-1/AIDS latency in CD4 T lymphocytes

Clinical Interests
Macrophage activation syndrome, Temporomandibular joint arthritis in childhood

Assistant Professor
Adjunct Faculty at University of South Alabama

Division of Pediatric Rheumatology

Education

Medical School
Eastern Virginia

Residency
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Fellowship
University of Alabama at Birmingham (Pediatric Rheumatology)

Graduate School
University of Alabama at Birmingham (MSPH)

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) – General Pediatrics, 2011
ABP Pediatric Rheumatology, 2015

Interests 

Research Interest
Therapy and outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Clinical Interest
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Assistant Professor

Division of Pediatric Rheumatology

Education 

Medical School
University of Texas Southwestern

Graduate
Master's of Clinical & Translational Research-University of Cincinnati

Residency
Duke University

Fellowship
Pediatric Rheumatology-Cincinnati Children's Medical Center

Clinical Interests

Optimizing healthcare delivery for children with chronic rheumatic disease, impact of health system interventions on patient outcomes

Associate Professor     

Division of Pediatric Rheumatology 

Education

Medical School
SUNY Upstate

Residency
Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Fellowship
Boston Children’s Hospital (Pediatric Rheumatology)

Graduate School
SUNY Upstate (PhD in Immunology)

UT Southwestern (MSCS)

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) – General Pediatrics, 2009
ABP Pediatric Rheumatology, 2014

Interests 

Research Interest
Influence of the microbiome on spondyloarthritis; Temporomandibular joint arthritis

Clinical Interest
Juvenile spondyloarthritis