Juvenile Dermatomyositis

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I am a pediatric rheumatologist and immunologist, and I take care of children with immune and autoimmune problems, specifically juvenile arthritis, lupus, dermatomyositis, myositis fever disorders, and scleroderma. Many times we see children with all kinds of different complaints, and I work to investigate their symptoms and come up with a diagnosis and treatment plan. It is so gratifying to help kids feel better and get them back to their normal, healthy lives. The doctors here at Duke work as a robust and very specialized multidisciplinary team. When patients come here, they normally need to see multiple different specialists, and we have a unified center of care and come to them, instead of having them go to different appointments at different places. We partner with the family to define what care should happen and how to manage the patient. Dr. Reed is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Juvenile Dermatomyositis. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Myositis, Dermatomyositis, and Polymyositis. Dr. Reed is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology.

I take care of children and adolescents who have pediatric rheumatic diseases. These include juvenile idiopathic arthritis, lupus, juvenile dermatomyositis, scleroderma, and vasculitis. I take a particular interest in taking care young people who have different forms of juvenile myositis, which is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks one’s own muscles or skin. In order to be a good rheumatologist, you have to listen to the patient and the family because we don’t have a fancy test that just gives you an answer. The answers come from what the patients and their families share with me. Some of our patients are some of the most challenging and sometimes even the sickest patients, yet we can help them get them much better. For that reason, I find my work is very hopeful because I get to see young people really persevere through very tough times and achieve really amazing things in their lives. Dr. Ardalan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Juvenile Dermatomyositis. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Dermatomyositis, Localized Scleroderma, and Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE). Dr. Ardalan is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology.

Adam Huber is a Pediatric Rheumatologist practicing medicine in Halifax, Canada. Mr. Huber is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Juvenile Dermatomyositis. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Dermatomyositis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Arthritis, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.