MelissaEElderMDPhD
Pediatric Rheumatology • Gainesville, FLProfessor and Chief, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology at University FL
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Office
1600 Sw Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 32610Phone+1 352-294-5252Fax+1 352-294-8068- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pediatric Rheumatology, 1989 - 1992
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1986 - 1989
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 1986
University of FloridaPhD, Immunology , 1978 - 1982
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1989 - Present
FL State Medical License 2003 - 2025- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2018
- Fellow (FACR) American College of Rheumatology
Clinical Trials
- Observational Study for Subjects With Pompe Disease Undergoing Immune Modulation Therapies Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
- Pediatric Vasculitis Initiative Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
- Preventing Extension of Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis JIA (Limit-JIA) Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 29
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsBortezomib is efficacious in the treatment of severe childhood-onset neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus with psychosis: a case series and mini-review of B-c...Renee F Modica, Akaluck Thatayatikom, Denise H Bell-Brunson, Melissa E Elder> ;Clinical Rheumatology. 2023 Jul 1
- 2 citationsRace, ethnicity and patient-reported outcomes in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.R Ezequiel Borgia, Matthew J Gurka, Stephanie L Filipp, Melissa Elder, Michelle Cardel, Natalie J Shiff> ;Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 2023 Jan 1
- 3 citationsThe Diagnostic Performance of Early Sjögren's Syndrome Autoantibodies in Juvenile Sjögren's Syndrome: The University of Florida Pediatric Cohort Study.Akaluck Thatayatikom, Inyoung Jun, Indraneel Bhattacharyya, Kathleen M. Berg, Yun Jong Lee, Yoosik Kim, Abi Adewumi, Weizhou Zhang, Sthorn Thatayatikom, Ankit Shah, Ca...> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2021 Jun 25
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Grant Support
- Defective T Cell Signaling In Patients With SCIDNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
- Defective B Cell Signaling In Patients With HypogammaglobulinemiaNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
- SYK In T Cell Activation And Development Of AutoimmunityNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1999–2000
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville, Florida
Cleveland Clinic Martin North HospitalStuart, Florida
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