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Appointments: |
(504) 896-9385 |
| Office Hours: |
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday |
| Locations: |
Children's Hospital
The Metairie Center
Children's Hospital Outpatient Center of Baton Rouge
Children's Hospital Burdin-Riehl Clinic in Lafayette |
| Physician: |
Abraham Gedalia, M.D. |
The Rheumatology Department provides consultation and treatment for children from birth to age 21. Comprehensive diagnostic and care facilities are also offered.
The program utilizes a multidisciplinary team which includes:
- Rheumatologist
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Nurse coordinator
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Physical therapists
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Occupational therapists
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Social workers
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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
Abraham Gedalia, MD
Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology and Professor of Pediatrics,
LSU Health Sciences Center
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