Marilynn G. Punaro, M.D.

• Associate Professor of Pediatrics
• Acting Director, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
• Director, Arthritis Services at Children's Medical Center of Dallas
• Director, Arthritis Services at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
• Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program, UTSWMC 
• Faculty, Internal Medicine Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program, UTSWMC

Clinical Interests:

• Systemic Onset Juvenile Arthritis
• Systemic Lupus
• Systemic Vasculitis

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Preceptor, Fourth year medical student elective
• Course Director, Pediatric residency elective
• Program Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program
• Faculty, Internal Medicine Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program

Research Studies:

• Use of statins to prevent atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus
• Biologic therapy of polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis
• Inflammatory markers and response to treatment in systemic onset juvenile arthritis

Katherine L. Madson, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests:

• Treatment of childhood rheumatic disease and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
• Minimizing the impact of this chronic disease on the patient's self esteem, school performance and the family dynamics
• Identification of children with benign causes of musculoskeletal pain, reassuring the family

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Medical Students and Residents during their Rheumatology Selective
• Rheumatology Fellows

Research Studies:

• Drug Company sponsored pharmacokinetic studies
• Multi-center studies regarding epidemiology of juvenile arthritis
• Clinical Trials