Medical Specialties

 

Rheumatology

 

According to the Greater Southwest Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, there are 4,000 children in Arizona with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.

 

Left untreated or under-treated, rheumatic diseases can cause disability in childhood and negatively affect a child's growth and development. Proper treatment from a pediatric-trained rheumatologist who not only understands the different behavior of rheumatic disease in children, but also the difference in treating a child, offers hope for what would otherwise be an uncertain future.

 

In 2006, Phoenix Children's hired Michael Shishov, MD, MPH, to develop an in-house pediatric rheumatology program at the Hospital.  Treatment by a pediatric rheumatologist will make a tangible difference. Shishov said, "The diagnosis and management of children with rheumatic diseases is best accomplished by a pediatric rheumatologist, so I am thrilled to be able to serve the needs of these challenging children in Arizona."

 

With Shishov's arrival, the multidisciplinary pediatric rheumatology team at Phoenix Children's – including nurses and a medical assistant, as well as support from other sub-specialists on campus – is now in full swing, and there are even plans to hire an additional pediatric rheumatologist in the near future.

 

 

Physicians

Michael Shishov, MD, MPH, Medical Staff Section Chief

 

Debra Carlin, PNP

 

Common Diagnoses Seen

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Polyarticular JRA/JIA
  • Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis (JAS, Spondyloarthropathy)
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus(SLE, Lupus)

Hypermobility Syndromes

Benign pain syndromes (including growing pains)

Rheumatic Fever/Poststreptococcal arthritis

Reactive Arthritis

Juvenile Dermatomyositis

Scleroderma

Sarcoidosis

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease

Fever of unknown origin

Recurrent fevers (Periodic Fever Syndromes)

Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP)

Kawasaki Disease

Lyme Disease

Raynaud’s disease/phenomenon

Vasculitis

Uveitis (Iridocyclitis)

 

Programs and Services

Infusions (Remicade, IVIG, Solumedrol, Cytoxan, Rituxan)

Subcutaneous injection teaching

Nutritionist

Joint injection

 

Contact us:

(602) 546-0909