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Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

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Learn more about Vidya Sivaraman

Biography

Vidya Sivaraman, MD, is a pediatric rheumatologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. She is the Associate Fellowship Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program and Director of Quality Improvement in Rheumatology. Her research interests include pediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis, Localized Scleroderma, and vaccination in immunocompromised children. She is a leader of the ANCA-associated Vasculitis and the Vaccination workgroups in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), an international research network for pediatric rheumatologists. She is the Medical Liaison for the Scleroderma Foundation Ohio Chapter and co-chair of the Annual NCH Rare Disease Day event.

See Vidya Sivaraman’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

    “My mission is to improve outcomes of rheumatic diseases in children through research and education.”

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Languages Spoken

English Hindi Tamil

Academic and Clinical Areas

Rheumatology

Physician Team

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Rheumatology

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Kazi Uzair Award, Best Resident at New York Medical College, 1998 Pope Paul Prize: Best Medical Student, St. John’s Medical College, 1994 Medical Consultant, Scleroderma Foundation, Central Ohio Chapter, 2020 - Present Local Leadership Board Member, Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, 2015 - 2018 Member, American College of Rheumatology, 2011 - Present Member, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, 2011 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005 - Present

Research

Interests

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Localized Scleroderma Quality Improvement Vaccination in Immunocompromised Children

Publications

                  Mruk VM, Wise KA, Driest K, Oberle EJ, Ardoin SP, Yildirim-Toruner C, Sivaraman V, Stevens J, McGinnis A, Gallup J, Mitchell B, Lemle S, Jones S, Maher J, Berlan ED, Barbar-Smiley F. Preventing Teen Pregnancies on Teratogenic Drugs by Quality Improvement and Behavioral Economics. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1; 151: 

                


                  Zhou D, King EH, Rothwell S, Krystufkova O, Notarnicola A, Coss S, Abdul-Aziz R, Miller KE, Dang A, Yu GR, Drew J, Lundström E, Pachman LM, Mamyrova G, Curiel RV, De Paepe B, De Bleecker JL, Payton A, Ollier W, O'Hanlon TP, Targoff IN, Flegel WA, Sivaraman V, Oberle E, Akoghlanian S, Driest K, Spencer CH, Wu YL, Nagaraja HN, Ardoin SP, Chinoy H, Rider LG, Miller FW, Lundberg IE, Padyukov L, Vencovský J, Lamb JA, Yu CY, for MYOGEN Investigators.. Low copy numbers of complement C4 and C4A deficiency are risk factors for myositis, its subgroups and autoantibodies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Sep 28;  

                


                  Lemus R, Milks K, Stilphen C, Barson W, Sivaraman V. When All Is Not as It Seems: Recurrent Fever and New-onset Joint Pain in a 17-Month-old Girl. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1; 41: 681-682.

                


                  Lecerf K, Koboldt DC, Kuehn HS, Jayaraman V, Lee K, Mihalic Mosher T, Yonkof JR, Mori M, Hickey SE, Franklin S, Drew J, Akoghlanian S, Sivaraman V, Rosenzweig SD, Wilson RK, Abraham RS. Case Report And Review Of The Literature: Immune Dysregulation In A Large Familial Cohort Due To A Novel Pathogenic RELA Variant. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Chen A, Mammen C, Guzman J, Al-Abadi E, Benseler SM, Berard RA, Gerstbacher D, Heshin-Bekenstein M, Kim S, Klein-Gitelman M, Chavan PP, James KE, Martin N, McErlane F, Myrup C, Noone DG, Raghuram J, Shenoi S, Sivaraman V, Tanner T, Yeung RSM, Cabral DA, Morishita KA, for ARChiVe Investigators within the PedVas Initiative.. Wide variation in glucocorticoid dosing in paediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis with renal disease: a paediatric vasculitis initiative study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Apr 1;  

                


                  Mulvihill E, Furru R, Goldstein-Leever A, Driest K, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Sivaraman V. Targeted provider education and pre-visit planning increase rates of formal depression screening in childhood-onset SLE. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Aug 3; 19: 116.

                


                  Morishita KA, Wagner-Weiner L, Yen EY, Sivaraman V, James KE, Gerstbacher D, Szymanski AM, O'Neil KM, Cabral DA, CARRA ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Workgroup.. Consensus Treatment Plans for Severe Pediatric Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Mar 6;  

                


                  AlAhmed O, Way A, Akoghlanian S, Barbar-Smiley F, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Wise K, Lee L, Ardoin SP, Sivaraman V. Improving eye screening practice among pediatric rheumatology patients receiving hydroxychloroquine. Lupus. 2021 Feb; 30: 269-279.

                


                  AlAhmed O, Sivaraman V, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ardoin SP, Bout-Tabaku S, CARRA registry investigators.. Autoimmune thyroid diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: Results from the CARRA Legacy Registry. Lupus. 2020 Dec; 29: 1926-1936.

                


                  de Jesus AA, Hou Y, Brooks S, Malle L, Biancotto A, Huang Y, Calvo KR, Marrero B, Moir S, Oler AJ, Deng Z, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Ahmed A, Allenspach E, Arabshahi B, Behrens E, Benseler S, Bezrodnik L, Bout-Tabaku S, Brescia AC, Brown D, Burnham JM, Caldirola MS, Carrasco R, Chan AY, Cimaz R, Dancey P, Dare J, DeGuzman M, Dimitriades V, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Finn L, Gattorno M, Grom AA, Hanson EP, Hashkes PJ, Hedrich CM, Herzog R, Horneff G, Jerath R, Kessler E, Kim H, Kingsbury DJ, Laxer RM, Lee PY, Lee-Kirsch MA, Lewandowski L, Li S, Lilleby V, Mammadova V, Moorthy LN, Nasrullayeva G, O'Neil KM, Onel K, Ozen S, Pan N, Pillet P, Piotto DG, Punaro MG, Reiff A, Reinhardt A, Rider LG, Rivas-Chacon R, Ronis T, Rösen-Wolff A, Roth J, Ruth NM, Rygg M, Schmeling H, Schulert G, Scott C, Seminario G, Shulman A, Sivaraman V, Son MB, Stepanovskiy Y, Stringer E, Taber S, Terreri MT, Tifft C, Torgerson T, Tosi L, Van Royen-Kerkhof A, Wampler Muskardin T, Canna SW, Goldbach-Mansky R. Distinct interferon signatures and cytokine patterns define additional systemic autoinflammatory diseases. J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 1; 130: 1669-1682.

                


                  Sivaraman V, Wise KA, Cotton W, Barbar-Smiley F, AlAhmed O, MacDonald D, Lemle S, Yildirim-Toruner C, Ardoin SP, Ardura MI. Previsit Planning Improves Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Childhood-Onset SLE. Pediatrics. 2020 Jan; 145:

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Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/04/2014

Board Certifications

Pediatric Rheumatology Pediatrics

Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Residency

Westchester Medical Center

Date Completed: 04/30/1998

Medical School

St. John’s Medical College Hospital

Date Completed: 04/30/1994

Clinical Interests

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Localized Scleroderma

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor2011 - 2014 LSU-SHreveport, Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-5525

Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

                    Rheumatology700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-5525

Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

PediatricsRheumatology700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Vidya Sivaraman

Biography

Vidya Sivaraman, MD, is a pediatric rheumatologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. She is the Associate Fellowship Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program and Director of Quality Improvement in Rheumatology. Her research interests include pediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis, Localized Scleroderma, and vaccination in immunocompromised children. She is a leader of the ANCA-associated Vasculitis and the Vaccination workgroups in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), an international research network for pediatric rheumatologists. She is the Medical Liaison for the Scleroderma Foundation Ohio Chapter and co-chair of the Annual NCH Rare Disease Day event.

See Vidya Sivaraman’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

    “My mission is to improve outcomes of rheumatic diseases in children through research and education.”

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Languages Spoken

English Hindi Tamil

Academic and Clinical Areas

Rheumatology

Physician Team

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Rheumatology

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Kazi Uzair Award, Best Resident at New York Medical College, 1998 Pope Paul Prize: Best Medical Student, St. John’s Medical College, 1994 Medical Consultant, Scleroderma Foundation, Central Ohio Chapter, 2020 - Present Local Leadership Board Member, Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, 2015 - 2018 Member, American College of Rheumatology, 2011 - Present Member, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, 2011 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005 - Present

Research

Interests

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Localized Scleroderma Quality Improvement Vaccination in Immunocompromised Children

Publications

                  Mruk VM, Wise KA, Driest K, Oberle EJ, Ardoin SP, Yildirim-Toruner C, Sivaraman V, Stevens J, McGinnis A, Gallup J, Mitchell B, Lemle S, Jones S, Maher J, Berlan ED, Barbar-Smiley F. Preventing Teen Pregnancies on Teratogenic Drugs by Quality Improvement and Behavioral Economics. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1; 151: 

                


                  Zhou D, King EH, Rothwell S, Krystufkova O, Notarnicola A, Coss S, Abdul-Aziz R, Miller KE, Dang A, Yu GR, Drew J, Lundström E, Pachman LM, Mamyrova G, Curiel RV, De Paepe B, De Bleecker JL, Payton A, Ollier W, O'Hanlon TP, Targoff IN, Flegel WA, Sivaraman V, Oberle E, Akoghlanian S, Driest K, Spencer CH, Wu YL, Nagaraja HN, Ardoin SP, Chinoy H, Rider LG, Miller FW, Lundberg IE, Padyukov L, Vencovský J, Lamb JA, Yu CY, for MYOGEN Investigators.. Low copy numbers of complement C4 and C4A deficiency are risk factors for myositis, its subgroups and autoantibodies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Sep 28;  

                


                  Lemus R, Milks K, Stilphen C, Barson W, Sivaraman V. When All Is Not as It Seems: Recurrent Fever and New-onset Joint Pain in a 17-Month-old Girl. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1; 41: 681-682.

                


                  Lecerf K, Koboldt DC, Kuehn HS, Jayaraman V, Lee K, Mihalic Mosher T, Yonkof JR, Mori M, Hickey SE, Franklin S, Drew J, Akoghlanian S, Sivaraman V, Rosenzweig SD, Wilson RK, Abraham RS. Case Report And Review Of The Literature: Immune Dysregulation In A Large Familial Cohort Due To A Novel Pathogenic RELA Variant. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Chen A, Mammen C, Guzman J, Al-Abadi E, Benseler SM, Berard RA, Gerstbacher D, Heshin-Bekenstein M, Kim S, Klein-Gitelman M, Chavan PP, James KE, Martin N, McErlane F, Myrup C, Noone DG, Raghuram J, Shenoi S, Sivaraman V, Tanner T, Yeung RSM, Cabral DA, Morishita KA, for ARChiVe Investigators within the PedVas Initiative.. Wide variation in glucocorticoid dosing in paediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis with renal disease: a paediatric vasculitis initiative study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Apr 1;  

                


                  Mulvihill E, Furru R, Goldstein-Leever A, Driest K, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Sivaraman V. Targeted provider education and pre-visit planning increase rates of formal depression screening in childhood-onset SLE. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Aug 3; 19: 116.

                


                  Morishita KA, Wagner-Weiner L, Yen EY, Sivaraman V, James KE, Gerstbacher D, Szymanski AM, O'Neil KM, Cabral DA, CARRA ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Workgroup.. Consensus Treatment Plans for Severe Pediatric Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Mar 6;  

                


                  AlAhmed O, Way A, Akoghlanian S, Barbar-Smiley F, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Wise K, Lee L, Ardoin SP, Sivaraman V. Improving eye screening practice among pediatric rheumatology patients receiving hydroxychloroquine. Lupus. 2021 Feb; 30: 269-279.

                


                  AlAhmed O, Sivaraman V, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ardoin SP, Bout-Tabaku S, CARRA registry investigators.. Autoimmune thyroid diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: Results from the CARRA Legacy Registry. Lupus. 2020 Dec; 29: 1926-1936.

                


                  de Jesus AA, Hou Y, Brooks S, Malle L, Biancotto A, Huang Y, Calvo KR, Marrero B, Moir S, Oler AJ, Deng Z, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Ahmed A, Allenspach E, Arabshahi B, Behrens E, Benseler S, Bezrodnik L, Bout-Tabaku S, Brescia AC, Brown D, Burnham JM, Caldirola MS, Carrasco R, Chan AY, Cimaz R, Dancey P, Dare J, DeGuzman M, Dimitriades V, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Finn L, Gattorno M, Grom AA, Hanson EP, Hashkes PJ, Hedrich CM, Herzog R, Horneff G, Jerath R, Kessler E, Kim H, Kingsbury DJ, Laxer RM, Lee PY, Lee-Kirsch MA, Lewandowski L, Li S, Lilleby V, Mammadova V, Moorthy LN, Nasrullayeva G, O'Neil KM, Onel K, Ozen S, Pan N, Pillet P, Piotto DG, Punaro MG, Reiff A, Reinhardt A, Rider LG, Rivas-Chacon R, Ronis T, Rösen-Wolff A, Roth J, Ruth NM, Rygg M, Schmeling H, Schulert G, Scott C, Seminario G, Shulman A, Sivaraman V, Son MB, Stepanovskiy Y, Stringer E, Taber S, Terreri MT, Tifft C, Torgerson T, Tosi L, Van Royen-Kerkhof A, Wampler Muskardin T, Canna SW, Goldbach-Mansky R. Distinct interferon signatures and cytokine patterns define additional systemic autoinflammatory diseases. J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 1; 130: 1669-1682.

                


                  Sivaraman V, Wise KA, Cotton W, Barbar-Smiley F, AlAhmed O, MacDonald D, Lemle S, Yildirim-Toruner C, Ardoin SP, Ardura MI. Previsit Planning Improves Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Childhood-Onset SLE. Pediatrics. 2020 Jan; 145:

View More Publications

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/04/2014

Board Certifications

Pediatric Rheumatology Pediatrics

Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Residency

Westchester Medical Center

Date Completed: 04/30/1998

Medical School

St. John’s Medical College Hospital

Date Completed: 04/30/1994

Clinical Interests

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Localized Scleroderma

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor2011 - 2014 LSU-SHreveport, Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-5525

Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

                    Rheumatology700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-5525

Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

PediatricsRheumatology700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Vidya Sivaraman

Contact Information

  • Call us at:
  • (614) 722-5525
  • Fax us at:
  • (614) 722-3194
  • PediatricsRheumatology700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Vidya Sivaraman

Biography

Vidya Sivaraman, MD, is a pediatric rheumatologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. She is the Associate Fellowship Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program and Director of Quality Improvement in Rheumatology. Her research interests include pediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis, Localized Scleroderma, and vaccination in immunocompromised children. She is a leader of the ANCA-associated Vasculitis and the Vaccination workgroups in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), an international research network for pediatric rheumatologists. She is the Medical Liaison for the Scleroderma Foundation Ohio Chapter and co-chair of the Annual NCH Rare Disease Day event.

See Vidya Sivaraman’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Biography

Vidya Sivaraman, MD, is a pediatric rheumatologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. She is the Associate Fellowship Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program and Director of Quality Improvement in Rheumatology. Her research interests include pediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis, Localized Scleroderma, and vaccination in immunocompromised children. She is a leader of the ANCA-associated Vasculitis and the Vaccination workgroups in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), an international research network for pediatric rheumatologists. She is the Medical Liaison for the Scleroderma Foundation Ohio Chapter and co-chair of the Annual NCH Rare Disease Day event.

See Vidya Sivaraman’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Biography

Vidya Sivaraman, MD, is a pediatric rheumatologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. She is the Associate Fellowship Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program and Director of Quality Improvement in Rheumatology. Her research interests include pediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis, Localized Scleroderma, and vaccination in immunocompromised children. She is a leader of the ANCA-associated Vasculitis and the Vaccination workgroups in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), an international research network for pediatric rheumatologists. She is the Medical Liaison for the Scleroderma Foundation Ohio Chapter and co-chair of the Annual NCH Rare Disease Day event.

See Vidya Sivaraman’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Vidya Sivaraman, MD, is a pediatric rheumatologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. She is the Associate Fellowship Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program and Director of Quality Improvement in Rheumatology. Her research interests include pediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis, Localized Scleroderma, and vaccination in immunocompromised children. She is a leader of the ANCA-associated Vasculitis and the Vaccination workgroups in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), an international research network for pediatric rheumatologists. She is the Medical Liaison for the Scleroderma Foundation Ohio Chapter and co-chair of the Annual NCH Rare Disease Day event.

See Vidya Sivaraman’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Vidya Sivaraman, MD, is a pediatric rheumatologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. She is the Associate Fellowship Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program and Director of Quality Improvement in Rheumatology. Her research interests include pediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis, Localized Scleroderma, and vaccination in immunocompromised children. She is a leader of the ANCA-associated Vasculitis and the Vaccination workgroups in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), an international research network for pediatric rheumatologists. She is the Medical Liaison for the Scleroderma Foundation Ohio Chapter and co-chair of the Annual NCH Rare Disease Day event.

See Vidya Sivaraman’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

    “My mission is to improve outcomes of rheumatic diseases in children through research and education.”

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Languages Spoken

English Hindi Tamil

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Languages Spoken

English Hindi Tamil

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Languages Spoken

English Hindi Tamil

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Languages Spoken

English Hindi Tamil

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Languages Spoken

English Hindi Tamil

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Languages Spoken

English Hindi Tamil

  • Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

  • English

  • Hindi

  • Tamil

Academic and Clinical Areas

Rheumatology

Physician Team

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Rheumatology

Academic and Clinical Areas

Rheumatology

Physician Team

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Rheumatology

Academic and Clinical Areas

Rheumatology

Physician Team

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Rheumatology

Rheumatology

Physician Team

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Rheumatology

  • Rheumatology
  • Physician Team
  • Primary Department
  • Pediatrics
  • Primary Section
  • Rheumatology

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Kazi Uzair Award, Best Resident at New York Medical College, 1998 Pope Paul Prize: Best Medical Student, St. John’s Medical College, 1994 Medical Consultant, Scleroderma Foundation, Central Ohio Chapter, 2020 - Present Local Leadership Board Member, Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, 2015 - 2018 Member, American College of Rheumatology, 2011 - Present Member, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, 2011 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005 - Present

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Kazi Uzair Award, Best Resident at New York Medical College, 1998 Pope Paul Prize: Best Medical Student, St. John’s Medical College, 1994 Medical Consultant, Scleroderma Foundation, Central Ohio Chapter, 2020 - Present Local Leadership Board Member, Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, 2015 - 2018 Member, American College of Rheumatology, 2011 - Present Member, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, 2011 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005 - Present

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Kazi Uzair Award, Best Resident at New York Medical College, 1998 Pope Paul Prize: Best Medical Student, St. John’s Medical College, 1994 Medical Consultant, Scleroderma Foundation, Central Ohio Chapter, 2020 - Present Local Leadership Board Member, Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, 2015 - 2018 Member, American College of Rheumatology, 2011 - Present Member, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, 2011 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005 - Present

Kazi Uzair Award, Best Resident at New York Medical College, 1998 Pope Paul Prize: Best Medical Student, St. John’s Medical College, 1994 Medical Consultant, Scleroderma Foundation, Central Ohio Chapter, 2020 - Present Local Leadership Board Member, Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, 2015 - 2018 Member, American College of Rheumatology, 2011 - Present Member, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, 2011 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005 - Present

  • Kazi Uzair Award, Best Resident at New York Medical College, 1998
  • Pope Paul Prize: Best Medical Student, St. John’s Medical College, 1994
  • Medical Consultant, Scleroderma Foundation, Central Ohio Chapter, 2020 - Present
  • Local Leadership Board Member, Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, 2015 - 2018
  • Member, American College of Rheumatology, 2011 - Present
  • Member, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, 2011 - Present
  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005 - Present

Research

Interests

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Localized Scleroderma Quality Improvement Vaccination in Immunocompromised Children

Publications

                  Mruk VM, Wise KA, Driest K, Oberle EJ, Ardoin SP, Yildirim-Toruner C, Sivaraman V, Stevens J, McGinnis A, Gallup J, Mitchell B, Lemle S, Jones S, Maher J, Berlan ED, Barbar-Smiley F. Preventing Teen Pregnancies on Teratogenic Drugs by Quality Improvement and Behavioral Economics. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1; 151: 

                


                  Zhou D, King EH, Rothwell S, Krystufkova O, Notarnicola A, Coss S, Abdul-Aziz R, Miller KE, Dang A, Yu GR, Drew J, Lundström E, Pachman LM, Mamyrova G, Curiel RV, De Paepe B, De Bleecker JL, Payton A, Ollier W, O'Hanlon TP, Targoff IN, Flegel WA, Sivaraman V, Oberle E, Akoghlanian S, Driest K, Spencer CH, Wu YL, Nagaraja HN, Ardoin SP, Chinoy H, Rider LG, Miller FW, Lundberg IE, Padyukov L, Vencovský J, Lamb JA, Yu CY, for MYOGEN Investigators.. Low copy numbers of complement C4 and C4A deficiency are risk factors for myositis, its subgroups and autoantibodies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Sep 28;  

                


                  Lemus R, Milks K, Stilphen C, Barson W, Sivaraman V. When All Is Not as It Seems: Recurrent Fever and New-onset Joint Pain in a 17-Month-old Girl. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1; 41: 681-682.

                


                  Lecerf K, Koboldt DC, Kuehn HS, Jayaraman V, Lee K, Mihalic Mosher T, Yonkof JR, Mori M, Hickey SE, Franklin S, Drew J, Akoghlanian S, Sivaraman V, Rosenzweig SD, Wilson RK, Abraham RS. Case Report And Review Of The Literature: Immune Dysregulation In A Large Familial Cohort Due To A Novel Pathogenic RELA Variant. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Chen A, Mammen C, Guzman J, Al-Abadi E, Benseler SM, Berard RA, Gerstbacher D, Heshin-Bekenstein M, Kim S, Klein-Gitelman M, Chavan PP, James KE, Martin N, McErlane F, Myrup C, Noone DG, Raghuram J, Shenoi S, Sivaraman V, Tanner T, Yeung RSM, Cabral DA, Morishita KA, for ARChiVe Investigators within the PedVas Initiative.. Wide variation in glucocorticoid dosing in paediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis with renal disease: a paediatric vasculitis initiative study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Apr 1;  

                


                  Mulvihill E, Furru R, Goldstein-Leever A, Driest K, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Sivaraman V. Targeted provider education and pre-visit planning increase rates of formal depression screening in childhood-onset SLE. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Aug 3; 19: 116.

                


                  Morishita KA, Wagner-Weiner L, Yen EY, Sivaraman V, James KE, Gerstbacher D, Szymanski AM, O'Neil KM, Cabral DA, CARRA ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Workgroup.. Consensus Treatment Plans for Severe Pediatric Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Mar 6;  

                


                  AlAhmed O, Way A, Akoghlanian S, Barbar-Smiley F, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Wise K, Lee L, Ardoin SP, Sivaraman V. Improving eye screening practice among pediatric rheumatology patients receiving hydroxychloroquine. Lupus. 2021 Feb; 30: 269-279.

                


                  AlAhmed O, Sivaraman V, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ardoin SP, Bout-Tabaku S, CARRA registry investigators.. Autoimmune thyroid diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: Results from the CARRA Legacy Registry. Lupus. 2020 Dec; 29: 1926-1936.

                


                  de Jesus AA, Hou Y, Brooks S, Malle L, Biancotto A, Huang Y, Calvo KR, Marrero B, Moir S, Oler AJ, Deng Z, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Ahmed A, Allenspach E, Arabshahi B, Behrens E, Benseler S, Bezrodnik L, Bout-Tabaku S, Brescia AC, Brown D, Burnham JM, Caldirola MS, Carrasco R, Chan AY, Cimaz R, Dancey P, Dare J, DeGuzman M, Dimitriades V, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Finn L, Gattorno M, Grom AA, Hanson EP, Hashkes PJ, Hedrich CM, Herzog R, Horneff G, Jerath R, Kessler E, Kim H, Kingsbury DJ, Laxer RM, Lee PY, Lee-Kirsch MA, Lewandowski L, Li S, Lilleby V, Mammadova V, Moorthy LN, Nasrullayeva G, O'Neil KM, Onel K, Ozen S, Pan N, Pillet P, Piotto DG, Punaro MG, Reiff A, Reinhardt A, Rider LG, Rivas-Chacon R, Ronis T, Rösen-Wolff A, Roth J, Ruth NM, Rygg M, Schmeling H, Schulert G, Scott C, Seminario G, Shulman A, Sivaraman V, Son MB, Stepanovskiy Y, Stringer E, Taber S, Terreri MT, Tifft C, Torgerson T, Tosi L, Van Royen-Kerkhof A, Wampler Muskardin T, Canna SW, Goldbach-Mansky R. Distinct interferon signatures and cytokine patterns define additional systemic autoinflammatory diseases. J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 1; 130: 1669-1682.

                


                  Sivaraman V, Wise KA, Cotton W, Barbar-Smiley F, AlAhmed O, MacDonald D, Lemle S, Yildirim-Toruner C, Ardoin SP, Ardura MI. Previsit Planning Improves Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Childhood-Onset SLE. Pediatrics. 2020 Jan; 145:

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                  Mruk VM, Wise KA, Driest K, Oberle EJ, Ardoin SP, Yildirim-Toruner C, Sivaraman V, Stevens J, McGinnis A, Gallup J, Mitchell B, Lemle S, Jones S, Maher J, Berlan ED, Barbar-Smiley F. Preventing Teen Pregnancies on Teratogenic Drugs by Quality Improvement and Behavioral Economics. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1; 151: 

                


                  Zhou D, King EH, Rothwell S, Krystufkova O, Notarnicola A, Coss S, Abdul-Aziz R, Miller KE, Dang A, Yu GR, Drew J, Lundström E, Pachman LM, Mamyrova G, Curiel RV, De Paepe B, De Bleecker JL, Payton A, Ollier W, O'Hanlon TP, Targoff IN, Flegel WA, Sivaraman V, Oberle E, Akoghlanian S, Driest K, Spencer CH, Wu YL, Nagaraja HN, Ardoin SP, Chinoy H, Rider LG, Miller FW, Lundberg IE, Padyukov L, Vencovský J, Lamb JA, Yu CY, for MYOGEN Investigators.. Low copy numbers of complement C4 and C4A deficiency are risk factors for myositis, its subgroups and autoantibodies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Sep 28;  

                


                  Lemus R, Milks K, Stilphen C, Barson W, Sivaraman V. When All Is Not as It Seems: Recurrent Fever and New-onset Joint Pain in a 17-Month-old Girl. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1; 41: 681-682.

                


                  Lecerf K, Koboldt DC, Kuehn HS, Jayaraman V, Lee K, Mihalic Mosher T, Yonkof JR, Mori M, Hickey SE, Franklin S, Drew J, Akoghlanian S, Sivaraman V, Rosenzweig SD, Wilson RK, Abraham RS. Case Report And Review Of The Literature: Immune Dysregulation In A Large Familial Cohort Due To A Novel Pathogenic RELA Variant. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Chen A, Mammen C, Guzman J, Al-Abadi E, Benseler SM, Berard RA, Gerstbacher D, Heshin-Bekenstein M, Kim S, Klein-Gitelman M, Chavan PP, James KE, Martin N, McErlane F, Myrup C, Noone DG, Raghuram J, Shenoi S, Sivaraman V, Tanner T, Yeung RSM, Cabral DA, Morishita KA, for ARChiVe Investigators within the PedVas Initiative.. Wide variation in glucocorticoid dosing in paediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis with renal disease: a paediatric vasculitis initiative study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Apr 1;  

                


                  Mulvihill E, Furru R, Goldstein-Leever A, Driest K, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Sivaraman V. Targeted provider education and pre-visit planning increase rates of formal depression screening in childhood-onset SLE. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Aug 3; 19: 116.

                


                  Morishita KA, Wagner-Weiner L, Yen EY, Sivaraman V, James KE, Gerstbacher D, Szymanski AM, O'Neil KM, Cabral DA, CARRA ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Workgroup.. Consensus Treatment Plans for Severe Pediatric Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Mar 6;  

                


                  AlAhmed O, Way A, Akoghlanian S, Barbar-Smiley F, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Wise K, Lee L, Ardoin SP, Sivaraman V. Improving eye screening practice among pediatric rheumatology patients receiving hydroxychloroquine. Lupus. 2021 Feb; 30: 269-279.

                


                  AlAhmed O, Sivaraman V, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ardoin SP, Bout-Tabaku S, CARRA registry investigators.. Autoimmune thyroid diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: Results from the CARRA Legacy Registry. Lupus. 2020 Dec; 29: 1926-1936.

                


                  de Jesus AA, Hou Y, Brooks S, Malle L, Biancotto A, Huang Y, Calvo KR, Marrero B, Moir S, Oler AJ, Deng Z, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Ahmed A, Allenspach E, Arabshahi B, Behrens E, Benseler S, Bezrodnik L, Bout-Tabaku S, Brescia AC, Brown D, Burnham JM, Caldirola MS, Carrasco R, Chan AY, Cimaz R, Dancey P, Dare J, DeGuzman M, Dimitriades V, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Finn L, Gattorno M, Grom AA, Hanson EP, Hashkes PJ, Hedrich CM, Herzog R, Horneff G, Jerath R, Kessler E, Kim H, Kingsbury DJ, Laxer RM, Lee PY, Lee-Kirsch MA, Lewandowski L, Li S, Lilleby V, Mammadova V, Moorthy LN, Nasrullayeva G, O'Neil KM, Onel K, Ozen S, Pan N, Pillet P, Piotto DG, Punaro MG, Reiff A, Reinhardt A, Rider LG, Rivas-Chacon R, Ronis T, Rösen-Wolff A, Roth J, Ruth NM, Rygg M, Schmeling H, Schulert G, Scott C, Seminario G, Shulman A, Sivaraman V, Son MB, Stepanovskiy Y, Stringer E, Taber S, Terreri MT, Tifft C, Torgerson T, Tosi L, Van Royen-Kerkhof A, Wampler Muskardin T, Canna SW, Goldbach-Mansky R. Distinct interferon signatures and cytokine patterns define additional systemic autoinflammatory diseases. J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 1; 130: 1669-1682.

                


                  Sivaraman V, Wise KA, Cotton W, Barbar-Smiley F, AlAhmed O, MacDonald D, Lemle S, Yildirim-Toruner C, Ardoin SP, Ardura MI. Previsit Planning Improves Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Childhood-Onset SLE. Pediatrics. 2020 Jan; 145:

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                  Mruk VM, Wise KA, Driest K, Oberle EJ, Ardoin SP, Yildirim-Toruner C, Sivaraman V, Stevens J, McGinnis A, Gallup J, Mitchell B, Lemle S, Jones S, Maher J, Berlan ED, Barbar-Smiley F. Preventing Teen Pregnancies on Teratogenic Drugs by Quality Improvement and Behavioral Economics. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1; 151: 

                


                  Zhou D, King EH, Rothwell S, Krystufkova O, Notarnicola A, Coss S, Abdul-Aziz R, Miller KE, Dang A, Yu GR, Drew J, Lundström E, Pachman LM, Mamyrova G, Curiel RV, De Paepe B, De Bleecker JL, Payton A, Ollier W, O'Hanlon TP, Targoff IN, Flegel WA, Sivaraman V, Oberle E, Akoghlanian S, Driest K, Spencer CH, Wu YL, Nagaraja HN, Ardoin SP, Chinoy H, Rider LG, Miller FW, Lundberg IE, Padyukov L, Vencovský J, Lamb JA, Yu CY, for MYOGEN Investigators.. Low copy numbers of complement C4 and C4A deficiency are risk factors for myositis, its subgroups and autoantibodies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Sep 28;  

                


                  Lemus R, Milks K, Stilphen C, Barson W, Sivaraman V. When All Is Not as It Seems: Recurrent Fever and New-onset Joint Pain in a 17-Month-old Girl. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1; 41: 681-682.

                


                  Lecerf K, Koboldt DC, Kuehn HS, Jayaraman V, Lee K, Mihalic Mosher T, Yonkof JR, Mori M, Hickey SE, Franklin S, Drew J, Akoghlanian S, Sivaraman V, Rosenzweig SD, Wilson RK, Abraham RS. Case Report And Review Of The Literature: Immune Dysregulation In A Large Familial Cohort Due To A Novel Pathogenic RELA Variant. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Chen A, Mammen C, Guzman J, Al-Abadi E, Benseler SM, Berard RA, Gerstbacher D, Heshin-Bekenstein M, Kim S, Klein-Gitelman M, Chavan PP, James KE, Martin N, McErlane F, Myrup C, Noone DG, Raghuram J, Shenoi S, Sivaraman V, Tanner T, Yeung RSM, Cabral DA, Morishita KA, for ARChiVe Investigators within the PedVas Initiative.. Wide variation in glucocorticoid dosing in paediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis with renal disease: a paediatric vasculitis initiative study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Apr 1;  

                


                  Mulvihill E, Furru R, Goldstein-Leever A, Driest K, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Sivaraman V. Targeted provider education and pre-visit planning increase rates of formal depression screening in childhood-onset SLE. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Aug 3; 19: 116.

                


                  Morishita KA, Wagner-Weiner L, Yen EY, Sivaraman V, James KE, Gerstbacher D, Szymanski AM, O'Neil KM, Cabral DA, CARRA ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Workgroup.. Consensus Treatment Plans for Severe Pediatric Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Mar 6;  

                


                  AlAhmed O, Way A, Akoghlanian S, Barbar-Smiley F, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Wise K, Lee L, Ardoin SP, Sivaraman V. Improving eye screening practice among pediatric rheumatology patients receiving hydroxychloroquine. Lupus. 2021 Feb; 30: 269-279.

                


                  AlAhmed O, Sivaraman V, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ardoin SP, Bout-Tabaku S, CARRA registry investigators.. Autoimmune thyroid diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: Results from the CARRA Legacy Registry. Lupus. 2020 Dec; 29: 1926-1936.

                


                  de Jesus AA, Hou Y, Brooks S, Malle L, Biancotto A, Huang Y, Calvo KR, Marrero B, Moir S, Oler AJ, Deng Z, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Ahmed A, Allenspach E, Arabshahi B, Behrens E, Benseler S, Bezrodnik L, Bout-Tabaku S, Brescia AC, Brown D, Burnham JM, Caldirola MS, Carrasco R, Chan AY, Cimaz R, Dancey P, Dare J, DeGuzman M, Dimitriades V, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Finn L, Gattorno M, Grom AA, Hanson EP, Hashkes PJ, Hedrich CM, Herzog R, Horneff G, Jerath R, Kessler E, Kim H, Kingsbury DJ, Laxer RM, Lee PY, Lee-Kirsch MA, Lewandowski L, Li S, Lilleby V, Mammadova V, Moorthy LN, Nasrullayeva G, O'Neil KM, Onel K, Ozen S, Pan N, Pillet P, Piotto DG, Punaro MG, Reiff A, Reinhardt A, Rider LG, Rivas-Chacon R, Ronis T, Rösen-Wolff A, Roth J, Ruth NM, Rygg M, Schmeling H, Schulert G, Scott C, Seminario G, Shulman A, Sivaraman V, Son MB, Stepanovskiy Y, Stringer E, Taber S, Terreri MT, Tifft C, Torgerson T, Tosi L, Van Royen-Kerkhof A, Wampler Muskardin T, Canna SW, Goldbach-Mansky R. Distinct interferon signatures and cytokine patterns define additional systemic autoinflammatory diseases. J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 1; 130: 1669-1682.

                


                  Sivaraman V, Wise KA, Cotton W, Barbar-Smiley F, AlAhmed O, MacDonald D, Lemle S, Yildirim-Toruner C, Ardoin SP, Ardura MI. Previsit Planning Improves Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Childhood-Onset SLE. Pediatrics. 2020 Jan; 145:

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                  Mruk VM, Wise KA, Driest K, Oberle EJ, Ardoin SP, Yildirim-Toruner C, Sivaraman V, Stevens J, McGinnis A, Gallup J, Mitchell B, Lemle S, Jones S, Maher J, Berlan ED, Barbar-Smiley F. Preventing Teen Pregnancies on Teratogenic Drugs by Quality Improvement and Behavioral Economics. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1; 151: 

                


                  Zhou D, King EH, Rothwell S, Krystufkova O, Notarnicola A, Coss S, Abdul-Aziz R, Miller KE, Dang A, Yu GR, Drew J, Lundström E, Pachman LM, Mamyrova G, Curiel RV, De Paepe B, De Bleecker JL, Payton A, Ollier W, O'Hanlon TP, Targoff IN, Flegel WA, Sivaraman V, Oberle E, Akoghlanian S, Driest K, Spencer CH, Wu YL, Nagaraja HN, Ardoin SP, Chinoy H, Rider LG, Miller FW, Lundberg IE, Padyukov L, Vencovský J, Lamb JA, Yu CY, for MYOGEN Investigators.. Low copy numbers of complement C4 and C4A deficiency are risk factors for myositis, its subgroups and autoantibodies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Sep 28;  

                


                  Lemus R, Milks K, Stilphen C, Barson W, Sivaraman V. When All Is Not as It Seems: Recurrent Fever and New-onset Joint Pain in a 17-Month-old Girl. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1; 41: 681-682.

                


                  Lecerf K, Koboldt DC, Kuehn HS, Jayaraman V, Lee K, Mihalic Mosher T, Yonkof JR, Mori M, Hickey SE, Franklin S, Drew J, Akoghlanian S, Sivaraman V, Rosenzweig SD, Wilson RK, Abraham RS. Case Report And Review Of The Literature: Immune Dysregulation In A Large Familial Cohort Due To A Novel Pathogenic RELA Variant. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Chen A, Mammen C, Guzman J, Al-Abadi E, Benseler SM, Berard RA, Gerstbacher D, Heshin-Bekenstein M, Kim S, Klein-Gitelman M, Chavan PP, James KE, Martin N, McErlane F, Myrup C, Noone DG, Raghuram J, Shenoi S, Sivaraman V, Tanner T, Yeung RSM, Cabral DA, Morishita KA, for ARChiVe Investigators within the PedVas Initiative.. Wide variation in glucocorticoid dosing in paediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis with renal disease: a paediatric vasculitis initiative study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Apr 1;  

                


                  Mulvihill E, Furru R, Goldstein-Leever A, Driest K, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Sivaraman V. Targeted provider education and pre-visit planning increase rates of formal depression screening in childhood-onset SLE. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Aug 3; 19: 116.

                


                  Morishita KA, Wagner-Weiner L, Yen EY, Sivaraman V, James KE, Gerstbacher D, Szymanski AM, O'Neil KM, Cabral DA, CARRA ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Workgroup.. Consensus Treatment Plans for Severe Pediatric Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Mar 6;  

                


                  AlAhmed O, Way A, Akoghlanian S, Barbar-Smiley F, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Wise K, Lee L, Ardoin SP, Sivaraman V. Improving eye screening practice among pediatric rheumatology patients receiving hydroxychloroquine. Lupus. 2021 Feb; 30: 269-279.

                


                  AlAhmed O, Sivaraman V, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ardoin SP, Bout-Tabaku S, CARRA registry investigators.. Autoimmune thyroid diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: Results from the CARRA Legacy Registry. Lupus. 2020 Dec; 29: 1926-1936.

                


                  de Jesus AA, Hou Y, Brooks S, Malle L, Biancotto A, Huang Y, Calvo KR, Marrero B, Moir S, Oler AJ, Deng Z, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Ahmed A, Allenspach E, Arabshahi B, Behrens E, Benseler S, Bezrodnik L, Bout-Tabaku S, Brescia AC, Brown D, Burnham JM, Caldirola MS, Carrasco R, Chan AY, Cimaz R, Dancey P, Dare J, DeGuzman M, Dimitriades V, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Finn L, Gattorno M, Grom AA, Hanson EP, Hashkes PJ, Hedrich CM, Herzog R, Horneff G, Jerath R, Kessler E, Kim H, Kingsbury DJ, Laxer RM, Lee PY, Lee-Kirsch MA, Lewandowski L, Li S, Lilleby V, Mammadova V, Moorthy LN, Nasrullayeva G, O'Neil KM, Onel K, Ozen S, Pan N, Pillet P, Piotto DG, Punaro MG, Reiff A, Reinhardt A, Rider LG, Rivas-Chacon R, Ronis T, Rösen-Wolff A, Roth J, Ruth NM, Rygg M, Schmeling H, Schulert G, Scott C, Seminario G, Shulman A, Sivaraman V, Son MB, Stepanovskiy Y, Stringer E, Taber S, Terreri MT, Tifft C, Torgerson T, Tosi L, Van Royen-Kerkhof A, Wampler Muskardin T, Canna SW, Goldbach-Mansky R. Distinct interferon signatures and cytokine patterns define additional systemic autoinflammatory diseases. J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 1; 130: 1669-1682.

                


                  Sivaraman V, Wise KA, Cotton W, Barbar-Smiley F, AlAhmed O, MacDonald D, Lemle S, Yildirim-Toruner C, Ardoin SP, Ardura MI. Previsit Planning Improves Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Childhood-Onset SLE. Pediatrics. 2020 Jan; 145:

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                  Mruk VM, Wise KA, Driest K, Oberle EJ, Ardoin SP, Yildirim-Toruner C, Sivaraman V, Stevens J, McGinnis A, Gallup J, Mitchell B, Lemle S, Jones S, Maher J, Berlan ED, Barbar-Smiley F. Preventing Teen Pregnancies on Teratogenic Drugs by Quality Improvement and Behavioral Economics. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1; 151: 

                


                  Zhou D, King EH, Rothwell S, Krystufkova O, Notarnicola A, Coss S, Abdul-Aziz R, Miller KE, Dang A, Yu GR, Drew J, Lundström E, Pachman LM, Mamyrova G, Curiel RV, De Paepe B, De Bleecker JL, Payton A, Ollier W, O'Hanlon TP, Targoff IN, Flegel WA, Sivaraman V, Oberle E, Akoghlanian S, Driest K, Spencer CH, Wu YL, Nagaraja HN, Ardoin SP, Chinoy H, Rider LG, Miller FW, Lundberg IE, Padyukov L, Vencovský J, Lamb JA, Yu CY, for MYOGEN Investigators.. Low copy numbers of complement C4 and C4A deficiency are risk factors for myositis, its subgroups and autoantibodies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Sep 28;  

                


                  Lemus R, Milks K, Stilphen C, Barson W, Sivaraman V. When All Is Not as It Seems: Recurrent Fever and New-onset Joint Pain in a 17-Month-old Girl. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1; 41: 681-682.

                


                  Lecerf K, Koboldt DC, Kuehn HS, Jayaraman V, Lee K, Mihalic Mosher T, Yonkof JR, Mori M, Hickey SE, Franklin S, Drew J, Akoghlanian S, Sivaraman V, Rosenzweig SD, Wilson RK, Abraham RS. Case Report And Review Of The Literature: Immune Dysregulation In A Large Familial Cohort Due To A Novel Pathogenic RELA Variant. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Chen A, Mammen C, Guzman J, Al-Abadi E, Benseler SM, Berard RA, Gerstbacher D, Heshin-Bekenstein M, Kim S, Klein-Gitelman M, Chavan PP, James KE, Martin N, McErlane F, Myrup C, Noone DG, Raghuram J, Shenoi S, Sivaraman V, Tanner T, Yeung RSM, Cabral DA, Morishita KA, for ARChiVe Investigators within the PedVas Initiative.. Wide variation in glucocorticoid dosing in paediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis with renal disease: a paediatric vasculitis initiative study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Apr 1;  

                


                  Mulvihill E, Furru R, Goldstein-Leever A, Driest K, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Sivaraman V. Targeted provider education and pre-visit planning increase rates of formal depression screening in childhood-onset SLE. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Aug 3; 19: 116.

                


                  Morishita KA, Wagner-Weiner L, Yen EY, Sivaraman V, James KE, Gerstbacher D, Szymanski AM, O'Neil KM, Cabral DA, CARRA ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Workgroup.. Consensus Treatment Plans for Severe Pediatric Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Mar 6;  

                


                  AlAhmed O, Way A, Akoghlanian S, Barbar-Smiley F, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Wise K, Lee L, Ardoin SP, Sivaraman V. Improving eye screening practice among pediatric rheumatology patients receiving hydroxychloroquine. Lupus. 2021 Feb; 30: 269-279.

                


                  AlAhmed O, Sivaraman V, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ardoin SP, Bout-Tabaku S, CARRA registry investigators.. Autoimmune thyroid diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: Results from the CARRA Legacy Registry. Lupus. 2020 Dec; 29: 1926-1936.

                


                  de Jesus AA, Hou Y, Brooks S, Malle L, Biancotto A, Huang Y, Calvo KR, Marrero B, Moir S, Oler AJ, Deng Z, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Ahmed A, Allenspach E, Arabshahi B, Behrens E, Benseler S, Bezrodnik L, Bout-Tabaku S, Brescia AC, Brown D, Burnham JM, Caldirola MS, Carrasco R, Chan AY, Cimaz R, Dancey P, Dare J, DeGuzman M, Dimitriades V, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Finn L, Gattorno M, Grom AA, Hanson EP, Hashkes PJ, Hedrich CM, Herzog R, Horneff G, Jerath R, Kessler E, Kim H, Kingsbury DJ, Laxer RM, Lee PY, Lee-Kirsch MA, Lewandowski L, Li S, Lilleby V, Mammadova V, Moorthy LN, Nasrullayeva G, O'Neil KM, Onel K, Ozen S, Pan N, Pillet P, Piotto DG, Punaro MG, Reiff A, Reinhardt A, Rider LG, Rivas-Chacon R, Ronis T, Rösen-Wolff A, Roth J, Ruth NM, Rygg M, Schmeling H, Schulert G, Scott C, Seminario G, Shulman A, Sivaraman V, Son MB, Stepanovskiy Y, Stringer E, Taber S, Terreri MT, Tifft C, Torgerson T, Tosi L, Van Royen-Kerkhof A, Wampler Muskardin T, Canna SW, Goldbach-Mansky R. Distinct interferon signatures and cytokine patterns define additional systemic autoinflammatory diseases. J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 1; 130: 1669-1682.

                


                  Sivaraman V, Wise KA, Cotton W, Barbar-Smiley F, AlAhmed O, MacDonald D, Lemle S, Yildirim-Toruner C, Ardoin SP, Ardura MI. Previsit Planning Improves Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Childhood-Onset SLE. Pediatrics. 2020 Jan; 145:

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ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Localized Scleroderma Quality Improvement Vaccination in Immunocompromised Children

  • ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

  • Localized Scleroderma

  • Quality Improvement

  • Vaccination in Immunocompromised Children

  • Mruk VM, Wise KA, Driest K, Oberle EJ, Ardoin SP, Yildirim-Toruner C, Sivaraman V, Stevens J, McGinnis A, Gallup J, Mitchell B, Lemle S, Jones S, Maher J, Berlan ED, Barbar-Smiley F. Preventing Teen Pregnancies on Teratogenic Drugs by Quality Improvement and Behavioral Economics. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1; 151:

  • Zhou D, King EH, Rothwell S, Krystufkova O, Notarnicola A, Coss S, Abdul-Aziz R, Miller KE, Dang A, Yu GR, Drew J, Lundström E, Pachman LM, Mamyrova G, Curiel RV, De Paepe B, De Bleecker JL, Payton A, Ollier W, O’Hanlon TP, Targoff IN, Flegel WA, Sivaraman V, Oberle E, Akoghlanian S, Driest K, Spencer CH, Wu YL, Nagaraja HN, Ardoin SP, Chinoy H, Rider LG, Miller FW, Lundberg IE, Padyukov L, Vencovský J, Lamb JA, Yu CY, for MYOGEN Investigators.. Low copy numbers of complement C4 and C4A deficiency are risk factors for myositis, its subgroups and autoantibodies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Sep 28;

  • Lemus R, Milks K, Stilphen C, Barson W, Sivaraman V. When All Is Not as It Seems: Recurrent Fever and New-onset Joint Pain in a 17-Month-old Girl. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1; 41: 681-682.

  • Lecerf K, Koboldt DC, Kuehn HS, Jayaraman V, Lee K, Mihalic Mosher T, Yonkof JR, Mori M, Hickey SE, Franklin S, Drew J, Akoghlanian S, Sivaraman V, Rosenzweig SD, Wilson RK, Abraham RS. Case Report And Review Of The Literature: Immune Dysregulation In A Large Familial Cohort Due To A Novel Pathogenic RELA Variant. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Apr 12;

  • Chen A, Mammen C, Guzman J, Al-Abadi E, Benseler SM, Berard RA, Gerstbacher D, Heshin-Bekenstein M, Kim S, Klein-Gitelman M, Chavan PP, James KE, Martin N, McErlane F, Myrup C, Noone DG, Raghuram J, Shenoi S, Sivaraman V, Tanner T, Yeung RSM, Cabral DA, Morishita KA, for ARChiVe Investigators within the PedVas Initiative.. Wide variation in glucocorticoid dosing in paediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis with renal disease: a paediatric vasculitis initiative study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Apr 1;

  • Mulvihill E, Furru R, Goldstein-Leever A, Driest K, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Sivaraman V. Targeted provider education and pre-visit planning increase rates of formal depression screening in childhood-onset SLE. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2021 Aug 3; 19: 116.

  • Morishita KA, Wagner-Weiner L, Yen EY, Sivaraman V, James KE, Gerstbacher D, Szymanski AM, O’Neil KM, Cabral DA, CARRA ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Workgroup.. Consensus Treatment Plans for Severe Pediatric Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Mar 6;

  • AlAhmed O, Way A, Akoghlanian S, Barbar-Smiley F, Lemle S, MacDonald D, Frost E, Wise K, Lee L, Ardoin SP, Sivaraman V. Improving eye screening practice among pediatric rheumatology patients receiving hydroxychloroquine. Lupus. 2021 Feb; 30: 269-279.

  • AlAhmed O, Sivaraman V, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ardoin SP, Bout-Tabaku S, CARRA registry investigators.. Autoimmune thyroid diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: Results from the CARRA Legacy Registry. Lupus. 2020 Dec; 29: 1926-1936.

  • de Jesus AA, Hou Y, Brooks S, Malle L, Biancotto A, Huang Y, Calvo KR, Marrero B, Moir S, Oler AJ, Deng Z, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Ahmed A, Allenspach E, Arabshahi B, Behrens E, Benseler S, Bezrodnik L, Bout-Tabaku S, Brescia AC, Brown D, Burnham JM, Caldirola MS, Carrasco R, Chan AY, Cimaz R, Dancey P, Dare J, DeGuzman M, Dimitriades V, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Finn L, Gattorno M, Grom AA, Hanson EP, Hashkes PJ, Hedrich CM, Herzog R, Horneff G, Jerath R, Kessler E, Kim H, Kingsbury DJ, Laxer RM, Lee PY, Lee-Kirsch MA, Lewandowski L, Li S, Lilleby V, Mammadova V, Moorthy LN, Nasrullayeva G, O’Neil KM, Onel K, Ozen S, Pan N, Pillet P, Piotto DG, Punaro MG, Reiff A, Reinhardt A, Rider LG, Rivas-Chacon R, Ronis T, Rösen-Wolff A, Roth J, Ruth NM, Rygg M, Schmeling H, Schulert G, Scott C, Seminario G, Shulman A, Sivaraman V, Son MB, Stepanovskiy Y, Stringer E, Taber S, Terreri MT, Tifft C, Torgerson T, Tosi L, Van Royen-Kerkhof A, Wampler Muskardin T, Canna SW, Goldbach-Mansky R. Distinct interferon signatures and cytokine patterns define additional systemic autoinflammatory diseases. J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 1; 130: 1669-1682.

  • Sivaraman V, Wise KA, Cotton W, Barbar-Smiley F, AlAhmed O, MacDonald D, Lemle S, Yildirim-Toruner C, Ardoin SP, Ardura MI. Previsit Planning Improves Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Childhood-Onset SLE. Pediatrics. 2020 Jan; 145:

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/04/2014

Board Certifications

Pediatric Rheumatology Pediatrics

Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Residency

Westchester Medical Center

Date Completed: 04/30/1998

Medical School

St. John’s Medical College Hospital

Date Completed: 04/30/1994

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/04/2014

Board Certifications

Pediatric Rheumatology Pediatrics

Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Residency

Westchester Medical Center

Date Completed: 04/30/1998

Medical School

St. John’s Medical College Hospital

Date Completed: 04/30/1994

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/04/2014

Board Certifications

Pediatric Rheumatology Pediatrics

Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Residency

Westchester Medical Center

Date Completed: 04/30/1998

Medical School

St. John’s Medical College Hospital

Date Completed: 04/30/1994

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/04/2014

Board Certifications

Pediatric Rheumatology Pediatrics

Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Residency

Westchester Medical Center

Date Completed: 04/30/1998

Medical School

St. John’s Medical College Hospital

Date Completed: 04/30/1994

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/04/2014

Board Certifications

Pediatric Rheumatology Pediatrics

Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Residency

Westchester Medical Center

Date Completed: 04/30/1998

Medical School

St. John’s Medical College Hospital

Date Completed: 04/30/1994

  • Pediatric Rheumatology
  • Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Localized Scleroderma

Clinical Interests

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Localized Scleroderma

Clinical Interests

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Localized Scleroderma

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Localized Scleroderma

  • ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
  • Localized Scleroderma

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor2011 - 2014 LSU-SHreveport, Assistant Professor

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor2011 - 2014 LSU-SHreveport, Assistant Professor

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor2011 - 2014 LSU-SHreveport, Assistant Professor

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor2011 - 2014 LSU-SHreveport, Assistant Professor

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-5525

Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

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Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-5525

Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

                    Rheumatology700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-5525

Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

                    Rheumatology700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-5525

Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

                    Rheumatology700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614) 722-5525

Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

                    Rheumatology700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614) 722-5525

Fax us at: (614) 722-3194

                    Rheumatology700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)
  • Call us at:
  • (614) 722-5525
  • Fax us at:
  • (614) 722-3194
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