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Clinical Lead 

Dr Ricardo Russo – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Clinical Lead 

Dr Jane Munro – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

Contributing Team

Dr Navid Adib – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Brisbane

Dr Christina Boros – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Adelaide

Dr Jeff Chaitow – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Sydney

Dr Angela Cox – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Melbourne

Dr Tori Heaton – Trainee, Paediatric Rheumatology, Melbourne

Dr Damian Mckay – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Sydney

Prof Sue Piper – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Melbourne

Dr Ben Renton – Trainee, Paediatric Rheumatology, Melbourne

Dr Davinder Singh-Grewall – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Sydney

Dr Courtney Smythe – Trainee, Paediatric Rheumatology, Brisbane

Dr Georgina Tiller – Trainee, Paediatric Rheumatology, Melbourne

Dr Pavla Walsh – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Perth

Dr Ben Whitehead – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Brisbane

Clinical Leads 

Prof Virgínia Paes Leme Ferriani – Paediatric Rheumatology, Sao Paolo, Brazil

Prof Claudia Saad Magalhães – Paediatric Rheumatology, Sao Paolo, Brazil

Contributing Team

Prof Simone Appenzzeller – Associate Professor, Faculty of Medical Science State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Campinas SP, Sao Paulo

Dr Marco Felipe Castro da Silva – Hospital Geral de Fortaleza Fortaleza CE, Fortaleza, Ceara 

Dr Carlos Nobre Rabelo Junior – Hospital Geral de Fortaleza Fortaleza CE, Fortaleza, Ceara 

Dr Mirian Paula Vieira Cavalcanti – Hospital Geral de Fortaleza Fortaleza CE, Fortaleza, Ceara 

Dr Ana Raquel Xavier Feitosa – Hospital Geral de Fortaleza Fortaleza CE, Fortaleza, Ceara 

Dr Teresa Robazzi – Assistant Professor, Universidade Federal da Bahia Salvador BA, Bahia                     

Clinical Lead 

Dr Mercedes Chan – Paediatric Rheumatologist, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada

Contributing Team

Dr Janet Ellsworth – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Edmonton

Dr Muhammed Dhalla – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Calgary

Dr Tara McGrath – Paediatrician, Paediatric Rheumatology Fellow, Vancouver

Dr Dax Rumsey – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Edmonton

Clinical Lead 

Dr Raju Khubchandani – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Mumbai, India

Contributing Team

Dr Manjari Agarwal – Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, Institute of Child Health, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

Dr Pranav Chickermane – Paediatrician with Special interest in Paediatric Rheumatology, The Children's Hospital, Mumbai

Dr Ajit Gajendragadkar – Consultant Paediatrician, Hinduja Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai

Dr Rucha Joshi – Intern Jaslok Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai

Dr Neeraja S Pethe –Intern Jaslok Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai

Dr Prajakta Joshi Ranade – Paediatirc Rheumatologist, St John's Hospital, Bangalore

Dr Anand P Rao – Consultant Paediatrician with Special Interest in Paediatric Rheumatology, Manipal Hospital & Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore

Dr Tapas K Sabui –Professor & Head of Department of Paediatrics, Medical Collge, Kolkata; Incharge Paediatric Rheumatology, Immunology & Asthma Clinic, Kolkata,

Dr Sujata Sawhney – Senior Consultant in Paediatric & Adolescent Rheumatology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

Dr Nehal N Shah – Consultant Paediatrician, Jaslok Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai

Clinical Lead 

Dr Orla Killeen – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland

Contributing Team

Dr Charlene Foley – Trainee Paediatric Rheumatology, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin

Clinical Lead

Dr Angela Migowa – Paediatric Rheumatologist The Aga Khan University (East Africa), Nairobi, Kenya

Clinical Lead 

Dr Jacqueline Yan – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand 

Contributing Team

Dr Emma Best – Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, Starship Children's Hospital & University of Auckland, Auckland

Dr Priscilla Campbell-Stokes – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Lower Hutt (Hutt Hospital)

Dr Anthony Concannon – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland

Dr Genevieve Ostring – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland

Dr Rachel Webb – Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, Starship Children's Hospital & University of Auckland, Auckland

Dr Sharon Wong – Paediatrician, Waitakere Hospital & University of Auckland, Auckland 

Dr Justin Wilde – Paediatrician,  Tauranga Hospital, Tauranga

Clinical Lead 

Prof Jelena Vojinovic – Professor Paediatric Rheumatology, University of Nis Serbia

Contributing Team

Dr Milica Jakovljevic – Paediatric Rheumatologist, University of Nis, Medical Faculty, Serbia

Dr Dragana Lazarevic – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Clinical Center, Clinic for Pediatrics, Nis Serbia

Clinical Lead 

Prof Chris Scott – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Contributing Team

Dr Deepthi Abraham – Trainee Paediatric Rheumatologist, Tygerberg Hospital & University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town

Dr Nicky Brice – Paediatric Rheumatologist , Groote Schuur Hospital & University of Cape Town

Prof Monika Esser – Paediatric Rheumatologist & Immunologist, Tygerberg Hospital & University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town

Dr Waheba Slamang  – Trainee Paediatric Rheumatology, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital & University of Cape Town

Clinical Lead 

Dr Sirirat Charuvanij – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Division of Rheumatology & Department of Pediatrics, Siriraj Hospital & Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Contributing Team

Dr Monthira Chowichian – Siriraj Hospital & Mahidol University, Bangkok

Dr Maynart Sukharomana – Siriraj Hospital & Mahidol University, Bangkok

Clinical Lead

Dr Khulood Khawaja – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Al Mafraq Hospital, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Contributing Team

Dr Rami Raad Al Ani

Clinical Lead 

Prof Helen Foster – Professor Paediatric Rheumatology, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia & Honorary Consultant, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Contributing Team

Steve Bradwel – TV Technician, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Liz Clayton – Paediatric Physiotherapist, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Sr Lucy Craig – Nurse Specialist Paediatric Rheumatology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Sr Barbara Davies – Senior Lecturer, Children’s Nursing Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Hannah Dean – General Practitioner, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Graeme Denman – General Practitioner, Newcastle upon Tyne

Kevin Dick – TV Technician, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

Sr Claire Duong – Research Nurse & Nurse Specialist Paediatric Rheumatology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Christine English – Principal Lecturer, Children’s Nursing Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne

Mr Craig Gerrand – Orthopaedic Surgeon, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne

Mr Raj Gangadharan – Orthopaedic Surgeon, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Iain Goff – Consultant Rheumatologist, Northumbria NHS Trust, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Michela Guglieri – Clinical Senior Lecturer & Consultant Neuromuscular Medicine, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Janet Herdman - Webmaster, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

Sr Mike Hughes – Nurse Specialist Paediatric Rheumatology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Sharmila Jandial – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Great North Children's Hospital & Clinical Senior Lecturer, Newcaste University, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Flora McErlanel – Paediatric Rheumatologist, Great North Children's Hospital & Clinical Senior Lecturer, Newcaste University, Newcastle upon Tyne

Fiona McKendrick – Clinical Psychologist, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Prof Tim Rapley – Professor of Applied Health Care Research, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Amy Rowan – General Practitioner, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Nicola Smith – Research Associate, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dr Henriette van Ruiten – Paediatric Trainee Neuromuscular Medicine, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

Sr Ruth Wyllie – Lead Nurse, Paediatric Rheumatology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne