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The Division of Pediatric Rheumatology is a major resource for clinical pediatric rheumatology in North Texas, as well as, a vital part of UT Southwestern's programs for training medical students, residents, and fellows.

Our clinics are unique in the region. The subspecialty of pediatric rheumatology has approximately 200 board-certified pediatric rheumatologists in the United States. Our clinics are staffed by the only two board-certified pediatric rheumatologists in clinical practice in North Texas. We receive referrals from all the other Children's hospitals in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, as well as more distant areas. We operate the only multi-specialty clinic for children with rheumatic diseases in the region.

Diseases managed in our clinics include juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis, and scleroderma. We also have an interest in the diagnosis and management of a variety of rarer rheumatic diseases including systemic vasculitis and auto-inflammatory conditions.

We have a significant commitment to medical education. Third year medical students rotate through our Arthritis clinic during their pediatric rotation and an elective is available for Fourth year students. We provide the primary instruction in evaluation of the musculoskeletal system and the assessment of rheumatic diseases to pediatric residents. Our division is one of only twenty (20) fellowship training programs accredited in pediatric rheumatology in the United States.

Our rheumatologists are founding members of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA). CARRA is dedicated to collaborative multi-center research on the cause and treatment of childhood rheumatic disease. We have participated in multiple clinical research studies including:

trials of anti-inflammatory medications for juvenile arthritis
biologic therapies for treatment of resistant arthritis
the use of statins to prevent atherosclerosis in pediatric lupus patients

Faculty

Marilynn G. Punaro, M.D.
Acting Division Director

Katherine Madson, M.D., Ph.D.