Karen Brandt Onel BA, MD

Dr. Karen Onel is a professor of clinical paediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and Chief of Pediatric Rheumatology at the Hospital for Special Surgery. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Rheumatology.

An expert in pediatric rheumatology, Karen Onel, MD, cares for children and teens with arthritis and other autoimmune disorders. In particular, she diagnoses and treats: lupus, juvenile arthritis, vasculitis, uveitis (an inflammatory disorder of the eye), chronic non-infectious osteomyelitis, dermatomyositis and the periodic fever syndromes. Her goal is to work with the patient and his/her family to create a long-term care plan that will lead to improved quality of life.