Members of the Pediatric Rheumatology division co-author 6 research abstracts presented at the 2022 ACR Convergence Conference. In addition, Dr. Eve Wu was invited to moderate a scientific session on an international workgroup’s effort to develop ACR/EULAR CNO classification criteria.

Dr. Eve Wu was recently invited to present at the 2022 CRMO Foundation patient and parent meeting on “CNO/CRMO Diagnosis and Monitoring: Challenges and Successes”.

Aliese Sarkissian, MD recently published a paper in Pediatric Quality and Safety based on her Rheumatology fellowship QI project: Improving Vitamin D Screening in a Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic Using Structured Quality Improvement Process. Congratulations Aliese!

Pediatric Rheumatologist Aliese Sarkissian, MD, and colleagues, have been engaged participants in The Roadmap Project’s pilot collaborative for the last year and continue to support patient emotional health with Roadmap strategies and tools today.

Dr. Cannon joined the Department of Pediatrics as faculty in the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology on August 23, 2021. Dr. Cannon completed her medical degree in 2014 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she stayed to complete her pediatric residency in 2017. In June of 2021, she completed a Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship at the Duke University.

As medical experts continue to learn more about the coronavirus, they’re studying its effects on children. While the illness typically produces weaker symptoms compared to older patients, it’s believed the virus is causing a new reaction in some kids. Dr. Eveline Wu works for UNC Health as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology. She says while there have been many children who have tested positive for COVID-19, only three have been hospitalized at the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill from the virus.