Physicians

Co-Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology

Department / Division
Pediatrics / Pediatrics-Rheumatology

Address
DUMC 3212
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-6575

Office Telephone
919-684-6575

Fax Telephone
919-684-6616

Training

• MD, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 1985

Residency

• Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, 1985-1988

Fellowship

• Pediatric Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988-1991
• Preventive Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1989-1991

Other Training

• MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991

Clinical Interests
Childhood rheumatic diseases, lupus, JRA, childhood osteoporosis, dermatomyositis, localized (linear) scleroderma, morphea, uveitis

Research Interests
Therapeutic agents for treatment of Juvenile Arthritis.
Childhood bone metabolism.
Pediatric inflammatory eye disease (uveitis).
Pediatric localized scleroderma.
Treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis and juvenile arthritis.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Beukelman T, Patkar NM, Saag KG, Tolleson-Rinehart S, Cron RQ, DeWitt EM, Ilowite NT, Kimura Y, Laxer RM, Lovell DJ, Martini A, Rabinovich CE, Ruperto N. 2011 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: initiation and safety monitoring of therapeutic agents for the treatment of arthritis and systemic features. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Apr;63(4):465-82. (2011) Abstract

Nigrovic PA, Mannion M, Prince FH, Zeft A, Rabinovich CE, van Rossum MA, Cortis E, Pardeo M, Miettunen PM, Janow G, Birmingham J, Eggebeen A, Janssen E, Shulman AI, Son MB, Hong S, Jones K, Ilowite NT, Cron RQ, Higgins GC. Anakinra as first-line disease-modifying therapy in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: report of forty-six patients from an international multicenter series. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Feb;63(2):545-55. (2011) Abstract

Rabinovich CE. Treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis: challenges and update. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2011 Jul 6. (2011) Abstract

Giannini EH, Ilowite NT, Lovell DJ, Wallace CA, Rabinovich CE, Reiff A, Higgins G, Gottlieb B, Chon Y, Zhang N, Baumgartner SW, . Effects of long-term etanercept treatment on growth in children with selected categories of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Jul 28. (2010) Abstract

Robinson AB, Gallentine WB, Rabinovich CE. Pediatric neuro-Behçet's disease responsive to adalimumab. Pediatr Neurol. 2010 Oct;43(4):291-3. (2010) Abstract

Robinson AB, Rabinovich CE. Avascular necrosis of the metacarpals in juvenile dermatomyositis. J Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Aug;16(5):233-6. (2010) Abstract

Arkachaisri T, Vilaiyuk S, Li S, O'Neil KM, Pope E., Higgins GC, Punaro M, Rabinovich EC, Rosenkranz M, Kietz DA, Rosen P, Spalding SJ, Hennon TR, Torok KS, Cassidy E, Medsger TA Jr.  The localized scleroderma skin severity index and physician global assessment of disease activity: a work in progress toward development of localized scleroderma outcome measures. Localized Scleroderma Clinical and Ultrasound Study Group.  J Rheumatol 2009, 36(12):2819-29. PMID: 19833758
(2009)

Giannini EH, Ilowite NT, Lovell DJ, Wallace CA, Rabinovich CE, Reiff A, Higgins G, Gottlieb B, Singer NG, Chon Y, Lin SL, Baumgartner SW, . Long-term safety and effectiveness of etanercept in children with selected categories of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Sep;60(9):2794-804. (2009) Abstract

Yildirim-Toruner C, Kimura Y, Rabinovich E. Hodgkin's lymphoma and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2008 Aug;35(8):1680-1. (2008) Abstract

Ardoin SP, Kredich D, Rabinovich E, Schanberg LE, Jaffe GJ. Infliximab to treat chronic noninfectious uveitis in children: retrospective case series with long-term follow-up. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Dec;144(6):844-849. (2007) Abstract

Rabinovich CE. Use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in uveitis. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2007 Sep;19(5):482-6. (2007) Abstract

Jones OY, Spencer CH, Bowyer SL, Dent PB, Gottlieb BS, Rabinovich CE. A multicenter case-control study on predictive factors distinguishing childhood leukemia from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Pediatrics. 2006 May;117(5):e840-4. (2006) Abstract

Sathornsumetee S, Schanberg L, Rabinovich E, Lewis D Jr, Weisleder P. Parry-Romberg syndrome with fatal brain stem involvement. J Pediatr. 2005 Mar;146(3):429-31. (2005) Abstract

Rabinovich CE. Osteoporosis: a pediatric perspective. Arthritis Rheum. 2004 Apr;50(4):1023-5. (2004) Abstract

Bowyer SL, Roettcher PA, Higgins GC, Adams B, Myers LK, Wallace C, Rennebohm R, Moore TL, Pepmueller PH, Spencer C, Wagner-Weiner L, Rabinovich E, Passo M, Lovell DJ, McCurdy D, Zemel L, Schikler KN, Szer I, Kurtin P, Lindsley C. Health status of patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at 1 and 5 years after diagnosis. J Rheumatol. 2003 Feb;30(2):394-400. (2003) Abstract

Rabinovich CE. Bone metabolism in childhood rheumatic disease. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2002 Aug;28(3):655-67, vii-viii. (2002) Abstract

Rabinovich CE. Bone mineral status in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol Suppl. 2000 Apr;58:34-7. (2000) Abstract

Bousvaros A, Marcon M, Treem W, Waters P, Issenman R, Couper R, Burnell R, Rosenberg A, Rabinovich E, Kirschner BS. Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis associated with chronic inflammatory bowel disease in children. Dig Dis Sci. 1999 Dec;44(12):2500-7. (1999) Abstract

Mason T, Rabinovich CE, Fredrickson DD, Amoroso K, Reed AM, Stein LD, Kredich DW. Breast feeding and the development of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 1995 Jun;22(6):1166-70. (1995) Abstract

Spencer CH, Fife RZ, Rabinovich CE. The school experience of children with arthritis. Coping in the 1990s and transition into adulthood. Pediatr Clin North Am. 1995 Oct;42(5):1285-98. (1995) Abstract