The Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at Hospital for Special Surgery is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine, and provides complex and comprehensive diagnostic services for children with rheumatic diseases and related conditions.
Our expertise includes:
- juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- lupus
- pediatric scleroderma
- vasculitis of childhood
- Lyme disease
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Other pediatric rheumatology conditions
Virtually every medicine that is used by the adult rheumatologist - in the appropriate child, with very careful monitoring - is now used by our experienced pediatric rheumatologists with excellent outcomes. With new biologic therapies, many of them tested at Hospital for Special Surgery, along with physical therapy, the disease can be controlled and children can regain normal function.
Very attentive clearly superb doctor and very helpful. Excellent office prompt appointment. Good follow up.
A sharp, caring doctor. Dr Mehta stays up to date on the latest procedures. Everyone at Weill Cornell pain medicine seems outstanding.
My experience was great in a sense that everyone in the preparation room knew my name knew why I was there and he and Dr Jawani start talking made me feel very relaxed even though I was scared he talked me through everything that he was doing and I was very I was very pleased when the procedure was over and he just told me to sit there sit up and help me up and told me to take my time when I'm ready to leave that exam table he did not treat me like a piece of meat I will recommend him to everybody actually I really did okay that's it.