Linda Wagner-Weiner, MD
- Rheumatology
- English
Linda Wagner-Weiner, M.D., MS, is a specialist in the field of pediatric rheumatology, and is one of only approximately 400 board-certified specialists in the United States who treat the estimated 300,000 children with juvenile rheumatic diseases. She is dedicated to the care of these young patients who have a variety of rheumatology illnesses, including childhood arthritis, lupus, vasculitis, musculoskeletal pain, dermatomyositis, scleroderma and several other diagnoses. She provides comprehensive medical care, often with the participation of the excellent Shriners Children's multi-disciplinary team, for children with these complex rheumatologic illnesses, improving their quality of life.
Dr. Wagner-Weiner is an active clinical researcher who participates in national and international studies which strive to improve the care of children with rheumatic diseases. She is involved in studies that examine responses to biologic medications in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). She is a leader in a multi-center research project designed to assess and improve the medical management and care of children with vasculitis. Along with her research and clinical work, Dr. Wagner-Weiner is also a national educator, regularly lecturing on pediatric rheumatic diseases. She serves as a reviewer for several medical journals, including the Pediatric Rheumatology Journal. Since 1997, Dr. Wagner-Weiner has been named consistently as one of the Top Doctors in the city by Chicago Magazine.
Pediatric Care
Specialties
- Rheumatology
- Rheumatology
WHERE I PROVIDE CARE
More About Me
- American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Pediatrics - General
- American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology
Medical Education
Rush Medical College
Chicago, IL
5/31/1979
Internship
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
United States of America
6/30/1980
Residency
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
United States of America
6/30/1982
Fellowship
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
United States of America
12/31/1984
University of Chicago School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor
- 2018-Present: Director, Development of Childhood Vasculitis Website, CARRA and Vasculitis Foundation
- 2015-Present: Co-Director, ANCA Vasculitis Workgroup, CARRA (the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance)
- 2003-Present: Member, CARRA
- 1996-2008: Director, Chicago Adolescent Lupus Support Group
- 1985-Present: Member, American Academy of Rheumatology
- 1985-Present: Member, American College of Rheumatology
- 2003-Present: Executive Board, Pediatric Rheumatology Journal
- 2020-Present: Reviewer, Frontiers Immunology
- 2016-2018: Reviewer: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
- 1999-2016: Reviewer: Arthritis and Rheumatism
- 1997-Present, Top Doctor, Chicago Magazine
- 2002-Present, America's Top Doctor
- 2012, Visiting Professorship, American College of Rheumatology
- 2005, Lupus Guild of Illinois, Medical Service Award
- 2003, Visiting Professor Program, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2002, Illinois Lupus Foundation, Physician Service Award
- Presentation: Schneider Children's Hospital, Israel - Musculoskeletal Examination for Rheumatologists (1/2018)
- Presentation: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Chicago, Illinois - Hands-on Rheumatology: Musculoskeletal Evaluation (09/2017)
- Lecture: American Academy of Pediatrics, Anaheim, California - Practical Pediatric CME Course (06/2016)
- Lecture: American Academy of Pediatrics, Hilton Head, South Carolina - Practical Pediatric CME Course (05/2015)
- Lecture: Orlando, Florida - Practical Pediatric CME Course (03/2014)
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