Children's Hospital, New Orleans

Rheumatology

Appointments:	(504) 896-9385
Office Hours:	8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
Locations:	Children's Hospital, Main Campus Children's Hospital, Metairie Center Children's Hospital Outpatient Center of Baton Rouge Children's Hospital Burdin-Riehl Clinic in Lafayette

Physicians:
Abraham Gedalia, MD

Amanda Brown, MD
Victoria Dimitriades, MD

The Rheumatology Department provides consultation and treatment for children from birth to age 21. Comprehensive diagnostic and care facilities are also offered. The program is part of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), a national network of pediatric rheumatology researchers created to foster, facilitate and conduct high quality clinical research in the field of pediatric Rheumatology.

The program utilizes a multidisciplinary team which includes:

Rheumatologist Nurse coordinator
Physical therapists
Occupational therapists
Social workers
Dieticians

Management expertise includes, but is not limited to:

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Juvenile dermatomyositis
Systemic lupus erythematosis
Sarcoidosis
Musculoskeletal pain syndromes
Joint hypermobility
Fibromyalgia
Growing pains
Joint hypermobility
Periodic fever syndromes
Childhood vasculitis

	Abraham Gedalia, MD Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology and Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, Pediatric Rheumatologist, Children's Hospital Professional School: Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem Specialty Training: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Special Interests: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Musculoskeletal pain syndrome, Sarcoidosis, Familial Mediterranean fever
	Amanda Brown, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Pediatric Rheumatologist, Children's Hospital Professional School: St. George's University, West Indies Internship: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Pediatrics Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital Pittsburg, Pediatric Rheumatology
	Victoria Dimitriades, MD Immunologist, Children's Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Professional School: University of Miami School of Medicine Residency: Drexel University, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, Pediatrics Specialty Training: LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, Immunology In Area Since: 2005 In Practice Since: 2006