Dr. Melissa E Elder MD
Rheumatologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Rheumatology
1600 SW Archer Rd Gainesville FL, 32610Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Melissa Elder practices Pediatric Rheumatology in Gainesville, FL. Pediatric rheumatologists treat child patients who suffer from pain in the musculoskeletal system, have symptoms of arthritis, or an autoimmune disorder. Dr. Elder 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. Elder 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 Florida College of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome.
- Persistence of vaccine-derived polioviruses among immunodeficient persons with vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis.
- Acute-onset opioid-induced hyperalgesia in a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
- The family journey-to-diagnosis with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a cross-sectional study of the changing social media presence.
- Early Outcomes in Children With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis.
Treatments
- Wegener's Granulomatosis, Dermatomyositis, Scleroderma And More
- Psoriasis
- Uveitis
- Immunodeficiency
- Lupus
- Scleroderma
- Pain
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Dermatomyositis
Fellowships
- University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 1992
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