Karen Brandt Onel MD
Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery
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535 E 70th StNew York, NY 10021
Overview of Dr. Onel
Dr. Karen Onel is a pediatric rheumatologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Hospital for Special Surgery. She received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 28 years. Dr. Onel accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 20 doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery and one of 16 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Pediatric Rheumatology. She has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Rheumatology, 1992 - 1995- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2022 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1990 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2004 - 2017
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012, 2014
- Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology
Clinical Trials
- Determining Predictors of Safe Discontinuation of Anti-TNF Treatment in JIA Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
- An Observational Registry of Abatacept in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 30
- Vitamin D3 Treatment in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsGenetics of Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE).Raffaella Carlomagno, Nicholas Gold, Fangming Liao, Jingjing Cao, Paul D Arnold
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2025-05-12 - 1 citationsEULAR/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Pediatric Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis.Yongdong Zhao, Melissa S Oliver, Anja Schnabel, Eveline Y Wu, Zhaoyi Wang
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2025-05-08 - 2 citationsAllogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation for children with refractory systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and associated lung disease: outcomes from an i...Michael G Matt, Daniel Drozdov, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Mia Glerup, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge
The Lancet. Rheumatology. 2025-04-01
Press Mentions
The Great Pediatric Debate 2024: Cessation or Continuation of Biologics in sJIA Lung Disease?November 23rd, 2024- ACR Releases New Vaccination GuidelineMarch 6th, 2023
- ACR Updates Guidelines for Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic ArthritisMarch 23rd, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Alabama PPO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois BlueChoice Select
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Cofinity PPO
Coventry Health Care PPO PlatinumCoventry Missouri - HMO/POS
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
HealthLink PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
Sagamore Health Plus
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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