Meghan Nelson, D.O., , NIAMS

Contact Information

301-480-3915

50 South Drive

Building 50, Room 4310

Bethesda MD 20892

Summary

Meghan Nelson, D.O., received her medical degree from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017. She then completed her Pediatric Residency at the Medical College of Georgia in 2020 followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Rheumatology at Emory in 2023. Following her clinical fellowship, in 2023 Dr. Nelson joined the Genomics of Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Section (GARDS) Lab at the National Human Research Genome Institute (NHGRI) under Dr. Lindsey Criswell as a NIAMS Lawrence Schulman Scholar in Translational Research.

Research Statement

Dr. Nelson’s research aims to examine the contribution of rare and low frequency variants to development of SLE as well as the role of rare and low frequency variants in the clinical heterogeneity observed in patients of different ancestral backgrounds with SLE.

Scientific Publications

A single-center model for implementation of SLEDAI documentation adherence in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE).

Nelson MC, Mosley C, Bennett T, Orenstein E, Rouster-Stevens K

Lupus.

2023 Oct;

32(12).

doi: 10.1177/09612033231206451

PMID: 37807814

Impact of follow-up adherence on disease activity in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE).

Nelson MC, Mosley C, Villacis-Nunez DS, Rouster-Stevens K, Thakral A

Lupus.

2023 May;

32(6).

doi: 10.1177/09612033231173530

PMID: 37125694

COVID-19 after rituximab therapy in cSLE patients.

Nelson MC, Manos CK, Flanagan E, Prahalad S

Ther Adv Vaccines Immunother.

2023;

11().

doi: 10.1177/25151355231181242

PMID: 37362155

Quality of life measures and physical activity in childhood systemic lupus erythematosus.

Nelson MC, Gibson S, Villacis-Nunez DS, Kimi Chan LH, Ponder L, Prahalad S, Moorthy LN

Lupus.

2022 Aug;

31(9).

doi: 10.1177/09612033221106154

PMID: 35666544

Presentation of SLE after COVID vaccination in a pediatric patient.

Nelson MC, Rytting H, Greenbaum LA, Goldberg B

BMC Rheumatol.

2022 Dec 20;

6(1).

doi: 10.1186/s41927-022-00313-8

PMID: 36536389

Clinical Determinants of Childhood Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus among Early and Peri-Adolescent Age Groups.

Nelson MC, Chandrakasan S, Ponder L, Sanz I, Goldberg B, Ogbu EA, Rouster-Stevens K, Prahalad S

Children (Basel).

2022 Nov 30;

9(12).

doi: 10.3390/children9121865

PMID: 36553310

Education

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
D.O. (2013-2017)

Mary Baldwin College
B.S. in Biology (2007-2010)

Experience

Schulman Scholar
GARDS Lab/NIAMS (2023-present)

Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship
Emory University (2020-2023)

Pediatric Residency
Medical College of Georgia (2017-2020)