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