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Dori N. Abel, M.D.

  1. Pediatric Rheumatologist
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  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

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Dori Abel, M.D., M.S.H.P., is a board-certified pediatric rheumatologist. Her clinical focus includes:

  • Evaluation and care of children with rheumatic and related diseases, including arthritis, lupus, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, morphea, periodic fever syndromes, chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis, and various forms of vasculitis
  • Training in musculoskeletal ultrasound to enhance diagnosis and provide ultrasound-guided joint injections
  • Providing recommendations informed by both clinical experience and current research, while recognizing that the best approach may differ for each individual patient and family
  • Building strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships with patients and families to help children with rheumatic diseases live full, meaningful lives

In addition to her clinical activities, Dr. Abel’s scholarly interests include healthcare quality and safety, medication adherence, self-management support, and health equity.

  1. Ankylosing spondylitis
  2. Autoinflammatory disease
  3. Behcet disease
  4. Dermatomyositis
  5. Henoch-Schonlein purpura
  6. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  7. Kawasaki disease
  8. Lupus
  9. Mixed connective tissue disease
  10. Morphea
  11. Periodic fever syndrome
  12. Psoriatic arthritis
  13. Raynaud's disease
  14. Reactive arthritis
  15. Sarcoidosis
  16. Scleroderma
  17. Sjogren syndrome
  18. Uveitis
  19. Vasculitis
  1. Joint injection
  2. Musculoskeletal ultrasound
  3. Ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injection
  1. 2024
    Master of Science - Health Policy Research (MSHP)Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  2. 2024
    FellowshipThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  3. 2021
    Residency - PediatricsNewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  4. 2018
    MDGeorgetown University School of Medicine
  5. 2012
    BA - Major: A Gendered Examination of Global Health InequalitiesDuke University

Certifications

  1. 2025
    Pediatric RheumatologyAmerican Board of Pediatrics
  2. 2021
    PediatricsAmerican Board of Pediatrics

Awards and honors

  1. 2024
    Emerging Investigator Excellence AwardAmerican College of Rheumatology
  2. 2023
    Clinical Futures Pilot Grant AwardThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  3. 2020
    Student and Resident Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium (PRSYM) Scholarship AwardAmerican College of Rheumatology
  4. 2018
    Health Justice ScholarGeorgetown University School of Medicine
  5. 2018
    Top Podium Presentation Award at Student Research DayGeorgetown University School of Medicine
  6. 2018
    William H. Horner Award, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular BiologyGeorgetown University School of Medicine
  7. 2015
    Primary Care Scholar in PediatricsMedStar Franklin Square Medical Center

Professional memberships

  1. 2022 - 2024
    MemberFellows’ Association Steering Committee | The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  2. 2022 - 2024
    MemberHousestaff Quality & Safety Council | The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  3. 2022 - 2024
    MemberLeonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
  4. 2021 - 2024
    MemberPennsylvania Rheumatology Society
  5. 2021 - 2024
    MemberPolicyLab | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  6. 2019 - 2021
    Committee MemberResident Wellness Committee | New York-Presbyterian/Columbia Pediatric Residency Program
  7. 2019 - 2020
    Co-ChairPediatric Pre-Clinical Mentorship Program | Columbia University Medical Center
  8. 2019 - present
    MemberChildhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance
  9. 2019 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Rheumatology
  10. 2017 - 2021
    MemberAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
  11. 2017 - 2018
    Fitness InstructorWellness Committee | Georgetown University School of Medicine

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