Charles H. Spencer, MD

Charles H Spencer, MD, is Section Chief of Rheumatology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Director of Pediatric Rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics, and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is founding editor and current co-editor of Pediatric Rheumatology, an open access journal on Bio Med Central and currently the only pediatric rheumatology journal. He is the recipient of the American College of Rheumatology Clinician Scholar Educator Award, for establishing a dynamic education website in rheumatology. He is a volunteer for the American Academy of Pediatrics, serving as Chairperson of the Section Forum, representing 18,000 pediatric subspecialists, and is on the planning committee for the AAP Annual Membership Forum. He is an advocate for pediatric rheumatology education, pediatric subspecialty work force needs, and the needs of chronically ill children. He is also active in development of pediatric rheumatology in other countries such as India and Jordan.

Gender:

• Male

Languages Spoken:

• English

Medical School

• Lousiana State University School of Medicine
  Date Completed: 06/30/1973

Residency

• University of Southern California County Hospital
  Date Completed: 06/30/1977

Fellowship

• Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
  Date Completed: 06/30/1979

Fellowship

• National Institutes of Health
  Date Completed: 06/30/1989

Department:

• Pediatrics

Section:

• Rheumatology

Speciality:

• Pediatric Rheumatology
  
• Pediatrics
  

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 10/08/2007

• Malleson PN, Mackinnon Murray J., Sailer-Hoeck Michaela, Spencer Charles H. 2010. Review for the Generalist: the antinuclear antibody test in children - when to use it and what to do with a positive titer.  PROJ. Vol. 8, no. 27. (August).
• Cimaz R, Coppa GV, Kone-Paut I, Link B, Pastores G, Elorduy MR, Spencer CH, Thorne C, Wulffraat N, Manger B. 2009. Joint contractures in the absence of inflammation may indicate mucopolysaccharidosis.  Pediatric Rheumatology. Vol. 7, no. January: e268.
• Spencer C. Why should pediatric rheumatology be recognized as a separate subspecialty; an open letter to medical council and government agencies. Pediatric Rheumatology 5(21), 2007.