Heather Benham, D.N.P., APRN, CPNP-PC, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner in the Rheumatology department. She received her Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Science in Nursing from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She is a member of the Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP) and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA). Her current research interest is in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK US) in inflammatory arthritis and she holds certification in MSK US through the American College of Rheumatology.
Stephanie Armendariz, APRN, FNP-C, is a certified family nurse practitioner in the Rheumatology department at Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas. Stephanie received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baylor University. Stephanie is a member of the Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP), Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
Associate Professor and Division Chief, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics
Tracey Wright, M.D., is a graduate of Yale University and MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency in pediatrics and fellowship … in pediatric rheumatology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her clinical and research interests relate to pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and improving outcomes for children and adolescents with this disease. Dr. Wright has received the American College of Rheumatology Physician Scientist Development Award and a Research Supplement grant from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease to study the relationship between SLE global and renal disease activity and gene expression. She is an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and practices at Scottish Rite for Children and Children’s Health Dallas.
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