JorgeMLopez-BenitezMD

Pediatric Rheumatology • Boston, MA

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine

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Office
750 Washington St
N.E. Med. Ctr., Nome 286
Boston, MA 02111
Phone+1 617-636-7285
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Summary

Dr. Jorge Lopez-Benitez, MD is a pediatric rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts. He is an Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
Universidad Nacional de Asuncion Faculty of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License Active through 2013
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Rheumatology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

43 citations
Early changes in gene expression and inflammatory proteins in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients on canakinumab therapy
Arndt Brachat, Alexei A. Grom, Nico M Wulffraat, Hermine I. Brunner, Pierre Quartier, Riva Brik, Liza J McCann, Huri Ozdogan, Lidia Rutkowska-Sak, Rayfel Schneider, Va...> ;Arthritis Research & Therapy. 2017 Jan 23
11 citations
Phenotypic Characterization of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in African American Children.
Kelly Rouster Stevens, Lauren Fitzpatrick, K. Alaine Broadaway, Lori A. Ponder, Sheila T. Angeles-Han, Kirsten Jenkins, Kelly Rouster-Stevens, Christina F. Pelajo, Kar...> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2016 Apr 1
80 citations
Risk markers of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry.
Sheila T. Angeles-Han, Christina F. Pelajo, Larry B. Vogler, Kelly Rouster-Stevens, Christine Kennedy, Lori A. Ponder, Courtney McCracken, Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez, Caro...> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2013 Dec 1
38 citations
Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in Children with Psoriatic Disease
Ari M. Goldminz, Catherine D Buzney, Noori Kim, Shiu-chung Au, Danielle Levine, Andrew C. Wang, Eva M. Volf, Shimrat Yaniv, Todd Kerensky, Manasa Bhandarkar, Nicole Du...> ;Pediatric Dermatology. 2013 Nov 1
10 citations
Evaluation of the association between Hispanic ethnicity and disease activity and severity in a large cohort of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Christina F. Pelajo, Sheila T. Angeles-Han, Sampath Prahalad, Caitlin M. Sgarlat, Trevor E. Davis, Laurie C. Miller, Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez> ;Rheumatology International. 2013 May 10
40 citations
Association between pediatric psoriasis and the metabolic syndrome
Shiu-chung Au, Ari M. Goldminz, Daniel S. Loo, Nicole Dumont, Danielle Levine, Eva M. Volf, Melissa A Michelon, Andrew C. Wang, Noori Kim, Shimrat Yaniv, Paul F. Lizzu...> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2012 Jun 1
126 citations
Consensus treatment plans for induction therapy of newly diagnosed proliferative lupus nephritis in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus
Rina Mina, Emily von Scheven, Stacy P. Ardoin, B. Anne Eberhard, Marilynn Punaro, Norman T. Ilowite, Joyce J. Hsu, Marisa S. Klein-Gitelman, L. Nandini Moorthy, Eyal M...> ;Arthritis Care & Research. 2012 Mar 1
21 citations
Adherence to methotrexate in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Christina F. Pelajo, Caitlin M. Sgarlat, Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez, Sheila Knupp Feitosa de Oliveira, Marta Cristine Felix Rodrigues, Flavio Sztajnbok, Christianne Costa ...> ;Rheumatology International. 2012 Jan 30
26 citations
Obesity and disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Christina F. Pelajo, Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez, Laurie C. Miller> ;Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal. 2012 Jan 12
23 citations
25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: is there an association with disease activity?
Christina F. Pelajo, Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez, David M. Kent, Lori Lyn Price, Laurie C. Miller, Bess Dawson-Hughes> ;Rheumatology International. 2012 Dec 1
12 citations
25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with Rheumatologic Disorders and Controls
Christina F. Pelajo, Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez, Laurie C. Miller> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2011 Sep 1
1 citations
Unusual finding in pediatric Churg-Strauss: renal lesions on CT.
Jorge Oldan, Roy G. K. McCauley, Monica Pilichowska, Lawrence S. Milner, Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez> ;Pediatric Radiology. 2011 Mar 23
37 citations
Adherence to secondary prophylaxis and disease recurrence in 536 Brazilian children with rheumatic fever.
Christina F. Pelajo, Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez, Juliana M. Torres, Sheila Kf de Oliveira> ;Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal. 2010 Jul 26
116 citations
Vitamin D and autoimmune rheumatologic disorders.
Christina F. Pelajo, Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez, Laurie C. Miller> ;Autoimmunity Reviews. 2010 May 1
5 citations
Erroneous diagnoses in children referred with acute rheumatic fever.
Jorge M. Lopez-Benitez, Laurie C. Miller, Jane G. Schaller, Luis M. Moreno, Miriam Espinola de Canata> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2008 Feb 1
15 citations
Prediction of resource use during acute pediatric illnesses.
Paul L. McCarthy, Theodore A. Walls, Dominic Cicchetti, Linda C. Mayes, John Rizzo, Jorge Lopez-Benitez, Sadek Salloum, Michael A. Baron, Howard D. Fink, Robert M. And...> ;Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2003 Oct 1
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