Linda Wagner-Weiner, MD

Specialties

Rheumatology

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Languages Spoken:

English

Linda Wagner-Weiner, M.D., MS, is a specialist in the field of pediatric rheumatology, and is one of only approximately 400 board-certified specialists in the United States who treat the estimated 300,000 children with juvenile rheumatic diseases. She is dedicated to the care of these young patients who have a variety of rheumatology illnesses, including childhood arthritis, lupus, vasculitis, musculoskeletal pain, dermatomyositis, scleroderma and several other diagnoses. She provides comprehensive medical care, often with the participation of the excellent Shriners Children's multi-disciplinary team, for children with these complex rheumatologic illnesses, improving their quality of life.

Dr. Wagner-Weiner is an active clinical researcher who participates in national and international studies which strive to improve the care of children with rheumatic diseases. She is involved in studies that examine responses to biologic medications in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). She is a leader in a multi-center research project designed to assess and improve the medical management and care of children with vasculitis. Along with her research and clinical work, Dr. Wagner-Weiner is also a national educator, regularly lecturing on pediatric rheumatic diseases. She serves as a reviewer for several medical journals, including the Pediatric Rheumatology Journal. Since 1997, Dr. Wagner-Weiner has been named consistently as one of the Top Doctors in the city by Chicago Magazine.

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Pediatric Care

Specialty

Rheumatology
Rheumatology

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More About Me

Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Pediatrics - General
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology

Education and Training

Medical Education|Rush Medical College|Chicago|IL||05/31/1979

Academic Positions and Locations

University of Chicago School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor

Leadership and Memberships

2018-Present: Director, Development of Childhood Vasculitis Website, CARRA and Vasculitis Foundation
2015-Present: Co-Director, ANCA Vasculitis Workgroup, CARRA (the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance)
2003-Present: Member, CARRA
1996-2008: Director, Chicago Adolescent Lupus Support Group
1985-Present: Member, American Academy of Rheumatology
1985-Present: Member, American College of Rheumatology

Editorial Positions

2003-Present: Executive Board, Pediatric Rheumatology Journal
2020-Present: Reviewer, Frontiers Immunology
2016-2018: Reviewer: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
1999-2016: Reviewer: Arthritis and Rheumatism

Awards and Honors

1997-Present, Top Doctor, Chicago Magazine
2002-Present, America's Top Doctor
2012, Visiting Professorship, American College of Rheumatology
2005, Lupus Guild of Illinois, Medical Service Award
2003, Visiting Professor Program, American Academy of Pediatrics
2002, Illinois Lupus Foundation, Physician Service Award

Academic Works and Presentations

Presentation: Schneider Children's Hospital, Israel - Musculoskeletal Examination for Rheumatologists (1/2018)
Presentation: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Chicago, Illinois - Hands-on Rheumatology: Musculoskeletal Evaluation (09/2017)
Lecture: American Academy of Pediatrics, Anaheim, California - Practical Pediatric CME Course (06/2016)
Lecture: American Academy of Pediatrics, Hilton Head, South Carolina - Practical Pediatric CME Course (05/2015)
Lecture: Orlando, Florida - Practical Pediatric CME Course (03/2014)