Dr. L. Nandini Moorthy, MD (MBBS), MS
Rheumatologist | Pediatric Rheumatology
89 French Street Suite 2300 New Brunswick NJ, 08901About
Dr. Lakshmi Moorthy practices Pediatric Rheumatology in New Brunswick, NJ. Pediatric rheumatologists treat child patients who suffer from pain in the musculoskeletal system, have symptoms of arthritis, or an autoimmune disorder. Dr. Moorthy evaluates and treats a variety of joint, muscle, and bone disorders; including autoimmune disorders, such as lupus, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Kawasaki disease, post-infectious arthritis, chronic vasculitis, and inflammatory disorders of the muscle, eye, or other organs. Dr. Moorthy also is trained in the evaluation of prolonged fever, unexplained complaints of chronic musculoskeletal pain, weakness, poor appetite, fatigue, and/or loss of function or skills.
Education and Training
University of Delhi / Maulana Azad Medical College 1995
Maulana Azad Medical College 1995
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Preliminary cross-cultural adaptation of a new pediatric health-related quality of life scale in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: an international effort.
- Impact of lupus on school attendance and performance.
- Burden of childhood-onset arthritis.
- Worldwide incidence and prevalence of pediatric onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Children with partial IgA deficiency: clinical characteristics observed in the pediatric rheumatology clinic.
- Systemic arthritis in children: a review of clinical presentation and treatment.
- An update on cross-cultural adaptation of US English SMILEY.
- Quality of life measures and psychiatric symptoms in adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus and familial Mediterranean fever.
- Abdominal pain, rash, and arthritis.
- Successful Treatment of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura With Recurrent Gastrointestinal Involvement With Mycophenolate Mofetil: A Brief Report.
- Case 1: Alopecia in a Healthy 9-year-old Girl.
- Simple screening tool for assessing attention deficit in pediatric lupus.
- Relationship between health-related quality of life, disease activity and disease damage in a prospective international multicenter cohort of childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
Treatments
- Fever
- Uveitis
- Back Pain
- Lupus
- Pain
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