LakshmiN.MoorthyMD

Pediatric Rheumatology • New Brunswick, NJ

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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Office
89 French Street
CHINJ-1342
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone+1 732-235-4980

Fax+1 732-235-5002
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Pediatric Rheumatology, 2000 - 2003
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2000
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1998
Maulana Azad Medical CollegeClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2003 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1996 - 1999
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2014
Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2014
Inside Jersey - Top Doctors for Children Castle Connolly, 2013-2014
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology
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Clinical Trials

Health-related Quality of Life Measure in Pediatric Lupus Start of enrollment: 2004 Jun 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Increase in pediatric recurrent fever evaluations during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.
Mansfield, L., Lapidus, S., Romero, S., Moorthy, L., Adler-Shohet, F., Hollander, M., Cherian, J., Twilt, M., Lionetti, G., Mohan, S., DeLaMora, P., Durrant, K., Muska...> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1
Corrigendum: Increase in pediatric recurrent fever evaluations during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.
Mansfield, L., Lapidus, S., Romero, S., Moorthy, L., Adler-Shohet, F., Hollander, M., Cherian, J., Twilt, M., Lionetti, G., Mohan, S., DeLaMora, P., Durrant, K., Muska...> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Assessment of Resident Knowledge in Pediatric Rheumatology.
Tiffany Guglielmo-Roxby, Valerie Louissaint, Abigail Ettinger, Adana Llanos, Ellen Cahill, Dalya Chefitz, Alexis Boneparth, Indira Amato, Lakshmi Nandini Moorthy> ;Global Pediatric Health. 2021 Jan 1
113 citations
Distinct interferon signatures and cytokine patterns define additional systemic autoinflammatory diseases
Adriana Almeida de Jesus, Yangfeng Hou, Stephen R. Brooks, Louise Malle, Angelique Biancotto, Yan Huang, Katherine R. Calvo, Bernadette Marrero, Susan Moir, Andrew J. ...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2020 Apr 1
41 citations
Early Outcomes in Children With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis
Kimberly Morishita, Lakshmi N. Moorthy, Joanna M. Lubieniecka, Marinka Twilt, Rae S. M. Yeung, Mary B. Toth, Susan Shenoi, Goran Ristic, Susan Nielsen, Raashid Luqmani...> ;Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2017 Jun 9
26 citations
Relationship between health-related quality of life, disease activity and disease damage in a prospective international multicenter cohort of childhood onset systemic ...
Lakshmi N. Moorthy, M E Baldino, Vikram Kurra, D Puwar, A Llanos, Margaret G. E. Peterson, Afton L. Hassett, Thomas J. A. Lehman> ;Lupus. 2017 Jan 1
70 citations
Comparing Presenting Clinical Features in 48 Children With Microscopic Polyangiitis to 183 Children Who Have Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's): An ARChiVe C...
David A. Cabral, Debra Canter, Eyal Muscal, Kabita Nanda, Dawn M. Wahezi, Steven J. Spalding, Marinka Twilt, Susanne M. Benseler, Sarah Campillo, Sirirat Charuvanij, P...> ;Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2016 Oct 1
8 citations
Efficacy of an Interinstitutional Mentoring Program Within Pediatric Rheumatology.
Lakshmi N. Moorthy, Eyal Muscal, Meredith P. Riebschleger, Marisa S. Klein-Gitelman, Lise E. Nigrovic, Jeffrey R. Horon, Kelly Rouster-Stevens, Polly J. Ferguson, B. A...> ;Arthritis Care & Research. 2016 May 1
2 citations
Simple screening tool for assessing attention deficit in pediatric lupus.
F Nuruzzaman, Y Sherman, B M Ostfeld, Alexa Adams, Nancy Pan, Laura Barinstein, Thomas J. A. Lehman, Lakshmi N. Moorthy> ;Lupus. 2016 Apr 1
Case 1: Alopecia in a Healthy 9-year-old Girl
Danielle Magrini, Suzanne C. Li, Vikram Bhise, Pamela F. Weiss, Lakshmi N. Moorthy> ;Pediatrics in Review. 2015 Nov 1
10 citations
Unrecognized celiac disease in children presenting for rheumatology evaluation
Yekaterina Sherman, Rose Karanicolas, Brittany DiMarco, Nancy Pan, Alexa Adams, Laura Barinstein, L. Nandini Moorthy, Thomas J. A. Lehman> ;Pediatrics. 2015 Jul 1
Abdominal Pain, Rash, and Arthritis
Brittany Parlow, Adil Mohiuddin, Theodore Chou, Janice Cato-Varlack, Alexis Boneparth, Lakshmi N. Moorthy> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2015 May 1
7 citations
Successful Treatment of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura With Recurrent Gastrointestinal Involvement With Mycophenolate Mofetil: A Brief Report
Theodore Chou, Valerie R. Louissant, Alexa Adams, Sevgi Gurkan, Dalya Chefitz, Alan S. Weller, Lakshmi N. Moorthy> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2015 Jan 29
5 citations
Health related quality of life measure in systemic pediatric rheumatic diseases and its translation to different languages: an international collaboration
Lakshmi N. Moorthy, Elizabeth Roy, Vamsi Kurra, Margaret G. E. Peterson, Afton L. Hassett, Thomas J. A. Lehman, Christiaan Scott, Dalia H. El-Ghoneimy, Shereen Adel Sa...> ;Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal. 2014 Nov 25
5 citations
Quality of life measures and psychiatric symptoms in adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus and familial Mediterranean fever
Yasemin Düzçeker, Nuray Kanbur, Erkan Demirkaya, Orhan Derman, Lakshmi N Moorthy, Seza Ozen> ;International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 2014 Nov 1
11 citations
AMIGO: A Novel Approach to the Mentorship Gap in Pediatric Rheumatology
Peter A. Nigrovic, Eyal Muscal, Meredith P. Riebschleger, L. Nandini Moorthy, Hermine I. Brunner, Barbara A. Eberhard, Marisa S. Klein-Gitelman, Sampath Prahalad, Rayf...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2014 Feb 1
6 citations
Validation of the Portuguese Simple Measure of Impact of Lupus Erythematosus in Youngsters (SMILEY) in Brazil.
Lakshmi N. Moorthy, Claudia Saad-Magalhães, J Oliveira Sato, Claudio Arnaldo Len, M Brandão Vasco, Simone Appenzeller, Roberto Marini, S K Feitosa de Oliveira, Margari...> ;Lupus. 2013 Feb 1
4 citations
An update on cross-cultural adaptation of US English SMILEY:
Lakshmi N. Moorthy, E Weiss, Margaret G. E. Peterson, Afton L. Hassett, Thomas J. A. Lehman> ;Lupus. 2012 Oct 23
3 citations
Patterns and influence of familial autoimmunity in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus
Heather M. Walters, Nancy Pan, Lakshmi N. Moorthy, Mary J. Ward, Margaret G. E. Peterson, Thomas J. A. Lehman> ;Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal. 2012 Aug 14
7 citations
Children With Partial IgA Deficiency Clinical Characteristics Observed in the Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
Aarti Shakkottai, Krishnaveni Bupathi, Ankit P. Patel, Elizabeth Chalom, Suneetha Chamarthi, Thomas J. A. Lehman, Margaret G. E. Peterson, Sunanda Gaur, Lakshmi N. Moo...> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2012 Jan 1
39 citations
Systemic arthritis in children: a review of clinical presentation and treatment.
R. Gurion, Thomas J. A. Lehman, Lakshmi N. Moorthy> ;International Journal of Inflammation. 2012 Jan 1
74 citations
Worldwide incidence and prevalence of pediatric onset systemic lupus erythematosus
D Pineles, Anne Marie Valente, B Warren, Margaret G. E. Peterson, Thomas J. A. Lehman, Lakshmi N. Moorthy> ;Lupus. 2011 Jul 18
69 citations
Burden of childhood-onset arthritis
Lakshmi N. Moorthy, Margaret G. E. Peterson, Afton L. Hassett, Thomas J. A. Lehman> ;Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal. 2010 Jul 8
25 citations
Impact of lupus on school attendance and performance.
Lakshmi N. Moorthy, Margaret G. E. Peterson, A L Hassett, M. Baratelli, Thomas J. A. Lehman> ;Lupus. 2010 Jan 11
15 citations
Preliminary cross-cultural adaptation of a new pediatric health-related quality of life scale in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: an international effort.
Lakshmi N. Moorthy, Margaret G. E. Peterson, M. Baratelli, A L Hassett, Thomas J. A. Lehman> ;Lupus. 2010 Jan 1
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