Dawn M. Wahezi

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Dawn

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Wahezi

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<p>Dr. Wahezi attended medical school at the University of Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She completed her residency training in Pediatrics at The Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore, where she stayed on as the inaugural fellow in Pediatric Rheumatology. She subsequently joined the faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at Montefiore and completed a Master&rsquo;s Degree in clinical research through the Einstein-Montefiore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Program. Dr. Wahezi is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and serves as the Program Director of the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Wahezi has a special interest in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and was awarded the Cure JM Foundation Early Investigator Award for her research in premature atherosclerosis. She has additionally established a pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Cohort and participates in a dedicated, multi-disciplinary pediatric Lupus Nephritis Clinic. Dr. Wahezi is currently engaged in several research projects within the domains of JDM and SLE, contributing to over 40 peer reviewed manuscripts, reviews and scientific abstracts.</p>
<p>Dr. Wahezi is an active member of both the JDM subcommittee and SLE subcommittee within the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) and has participated in numerous observational and comparative&nbsp;effectiveness research protocols through this research consortium. &nbsp;</p>

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Dr. Wahezi has a particular research interest in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and was awarded the Cure JM Foundation Early Investigator Award for her research in premature atherosclerosis.

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<p></p>Dawn Wahezi, MD, MS, is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology and Director of the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also Associate Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.<br /><br />Dr. Wahezi received her Bachelor of Science from Loyola College and earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and did her residency and fellowship training at CHAM.<br /><br />Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s clinical and research interests include juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). At CHAM, she established an interdisciplinary clinic and comprehensive patient registry for children with JDM and SLE.. Dr. Wahezi is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Rheumatology Advisory Board and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA).<p></p>

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Natalia Vasquez-Canizares

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Natalia

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Vasquez-Canizares

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<p>Natalia Vasquez Canizares, MD, MS, is an Attending Physician of Pediatric Rheumatology at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p>Dr. Vasquez Canizares received her Doctor of Medicine at Universidad de La Sabana in Chia, Colombia, then completed medical internships at Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana in Bogota, Colombia, and Hospital Universitario Austral in Pilar, Argentina. She completed a residency in Pediatrics at Cooper University Hospital and did her Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship at CHAM. She also completed a Master of Science in Clinical Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.<br /><br />Dr. Vasquez Canizares&rsquo;s clinical focus is on pediatric rheumatic diseases, with a particular interest in children with juvenile scleroderma. She is an active member of the scleroderma work group within the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), a collaborator with the Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) in scleroderma-related research and a recipient of two grants from CARRA and the Arthritis Foundation to study treatment therapies and outcome measures in juvenile scleroderma. She is board certified and a member of the American College of Rheumatology, the American Medical Association and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance.<p> </p>

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Tamara Tanner

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Tamara

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<p>Tamara I. Tanner, MD, is Assistant Director of the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program and an attending physician of pediatric rheumatology at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM). She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p>Dr. Tanner earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1999 at University of Bucharest, Romania. After completing her Master of Arts at Yeshiva University in New York in 2009 and post-baccalaureate premedical courses at Hunter College in 2010, Dr. Tanner attended New York Medical College, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2014. She pursued her postdoctoral training at CHAM, completing a three-year pediatric residency in 2017 followed by a three year pediatric rheumatology fellowship in 2020.<br /><br />Dr. Tanner&rsquo;s clinical focus is on the care of children with complex rheumatologic diseases including juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis, vasculitis, scleroderma and periodic fever syndromes. In addition to her strong background in medical education, she has a research focus on risk factors for lupus flares, as well as investigations in macrophage activation syndrome. Dr. Tanner is board certified in general pediatrics, and is a member of the American College of Rheumatology and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance. In 2020, Dr. Tanner was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society in recognition of her outstanding achievement in teaching medical students.<p> </p>

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Tamar Rubinstein

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Tamar

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Rubinstein

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<p>Tamar Rubinstein, MD, MS, is a Pediatric Rheumatologist at Children's Hospital at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is the treatment of children, adolescents and young adults with complex rheumatologic diseases, with a special interest in leading multidisciplinary care of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).</p>
<p>Dr. Rubinstein obtained her Medical Doctorate and Master of Science in Clinical Research Methods at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After completing her residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Rubinstein went on to complete her fellowship training in Pediatric Rheumatology at Children's Hospital at Montefiore in 2016.</p>
<p>Dr. Rubinstein has authored numerous publications and continues to actively propose new lines of research with hopes to improve the mental health and SLE disease outcomes in youth. She is an active member of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) and a leader of the CARRA Mental Health Workgroup. Dr. Rubinstein is a recipient of the Lupus Foundation of America Career Development Award, the Rheumatology Research Foundation K-Bridge Award, and has received additional funding from CARRA and the Arthritis Foundation for her research. She is currently a lead investigator in the Einstein Pediatric Lupus Cohort.</p>

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Dr. Rubenstein's clinical focus is the treatment of children, adolescents and young adults with complex rheumatologic diseases, with a special interest in leading multidisciplinary care of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

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Dr. Rubinstein has authored numerous publications and continues to actively propose new lines of research with hopes to improve the mental health and SLE disease outcomes in youth.&nbsp;

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<p>Freilich B, Feirsen N, Welton E, Mowrey W, <strong>Rubinstein T</strong>. Validation of the Attention, Memory, and Frontal Abilities Screening Test (AMFAST). Assessment. 2019 Jan 9, doi: 10.1177/ 1073181118822734.</p>
<p>Smith EMD, Eleuteri A, Goilav B, Lewandowski L, Phuti A, <strong>Rubinstein T</strong>, Wahezi D, Jones CA, Marks SD, Corkhill R, Pilkington C, Tullus K, Putterman C, Scott C, Fisher AC, Beresford MW. A Markov Multi-State model of lupus nephritis urine biomarker panel dynamics in children: Predicting changes in disease activity. Clinical Immunology. 2019 Jan; 198:71-78.</p>
<p>Knight A, Vickery M, Faust L, Muscal E, Davis A, Harris J, Hersh A, Rodriguez M, Onel K,<strong> <strong>Rubinstein T</strong></strong>, Washington N, Weitzman ER, Conlon H, Woo JMP, Gerstbacher D, von Scheven E; CARRA Investigators. Gaps in mental health care for youth with rheumatologic conditions: a mixed methods study of perspectives from behavioral health providers [published online June 28, 2018]. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). doi: 10.1002/acr.23683</p>
<p><strong>Rubinstein T</strong>, Mowrey W, Ilowite N, Wahezi D; CARRA Investigators. Delays to care in pediatric lupus patients from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Legacy Registry. Arthritis Care and Research. 2018; 70(3):420-427.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Rubinstein T</strong>, Davis A, Rodriguez M, Knight A. Addressing Mental Health in Pediatric Rheumatology. Current Treatment Options in Rheumatology. 2018; 4(1):55-72.</p>
<p>Davis A, <strong>Rubinstein T</strong>, Rodriguez M, Knight A. Mental Health Care for Youth with Rheumatologic Diseases - Bridging the Gap. <em>Pediatric Rheumatology</em>. 2017 Dec;15(1):85.</p>
<p>Knight AM, Vickery ME, Muscal E, Davis AM, Harris JG, Soybilgic A, Onel KB, Schanberg LE, <strong>Rubinstein T</strong>, Gottlieb BS, Mandell DS, von Scheven E. Identifying Targets for Improving Mental Healthcare of Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Perspectives from Pediatric Rheumatology Clinicians in the United States and Canada. Journal of Rheumatology. 2016 Jun;43(6):1136-45.</p>
<p><strong>Rubinstein T</strong>, Putterman C, Goilav B. Biomarkers for CNS involvement in pediatric lupus. <em>Biomarkers in Medicine</em>. 2015;9(6):545-58.</p>
<p>Goilav B, Putterman C, <strong>Rubinstein T</strong>. Biomarkers for kidney involvement in pediatric lupus. <em>Biomarkers in Medicine.</em> 2015;9(6):529-43.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><strong>Rubinstein T</strong></strong>,Pitashny M, Levine B, Schwartz N, Schwartzman J, Weinstein E, Pego-Reigosa JM, Lu TY, Isenberg D, Rahman A, Putterman C. Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a novel biomarker for disease activity in lupus nephritis. Rheumatology. 2010 May;49(5):960-71.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Rubinstein T</strong>, Pitashny M, Putterman C. The novel role of neutrophil gelatinase-B associated lipocalin (NGAL)/Lipocalin-2 as a biomarker for lupus nephritis. Autoimmunity Reviews. 2008 Jan;7(3):229-34.</p>

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<p>Tamar Rubinstein, MD, MS, is a Pediatric Rheumatologist at Children's Hospital at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is the treatment of children, adolescents and young adults with complex rheumatologic diseases, with a special interest in leading multidisciplinary care of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).</p><p>Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Science from Yale University, Dr. Rubinstein obtained her Medical Doctorate and Master of Science in Clinical Research Methods at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After completing her residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Rubinstein then went on to complete her fellowship training in Pediatric Rheumatology at Children's Hospital at Montefiore in 2016</p><p>Dr. Rubinstein has authored numerous publications and continues to actively propose new lines of research with hopes to improve the mental health and SLE disease outcomes in youth. She is an active member of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) and a leader of the CARRA SLE Mental Health Workgroup. Dr. Rubinstein is a recipient of the Lupus Foundation of America Career Development Award and has received additional funding from CARRA for her research investigating mood disorder in pediatric lupus. She is currently a lead investigator in the Einstein Pediatric Lupus Cohort fostering collaborative studies in pediatric rheumatology.</p>

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