Dr. Ivan Foeldvari is an accomplished medical professional with extensive experience and expertise in the field of pediatric rheumatology. He has significant academic training, hospital appointments, academic appointments, and various honors and memberships.
Dr. Foeldvari completed his MD with "summa cum laude" at Semmelweiss University in Budapest, Hungary, in 1986. He then embarked on a series of hospital appointments, starting as a Registrar in Internal Medicine at the II. Medical Clinic o...f the Postgraduate Medical School in Budapest, Hungary. Following this, he worked as a Pediatric Registrar and Trainee in Paediatric Rheumatology at Clementine Children's Hospital in Frankfurt, West Germany.
In 1989, Dr. Foeldvari pursued a Pediatric Rheumatology fellowship at Columbia University in New York, USA. He then served as a Pediatric Registrar at the University Children's Hospital in Hamburg, where he was responsible for general pediatrics and the care of pediatric rheumatologic patients in the outpatient clinic and inpatient setting.
Dr. Foeldvari continued his training and research in Pediatric Rheumatology as a Clinical and Research Fellow at the Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada, from 1993 to 1995. He returned to the University Children's Hospital in Hamburg, Germany, as a Paediatric Registrar in 1995 and later became a Senior Registrar in Paediatric Rheumatology ("Consultant") in 1996. In the same year, he became the Head of the Paediatric Rheumatology Unit at the University Children's Hospital in Hamburg.
In 2000, Dr. Foeldvari assumed the position of Head of the Hamburg Center for Child and Adolescent Rheumatology at Schoen Clinic Hamburg Eilbek. He also became the Head of the Competence - Center for Uveitis and Scleroderma in Children and Adolescents at the same institution in 2007. Additionally, he serves as a faculty member at the Asklepius Campus Hamburg of the Semmelweiss Medical University in Budapest, Hungary.
Throughout his career, Dr. Foeldvari has been recognized for his contributions and has held memberships in various prestigious medical organizations. Notably, he became a member of the American College of Rheumatology, Section on Paediatric Rheumatology, in 1990, and the German Paediatric Rheumatologic Society in 1991. He has also been affiliated with the American Academy of Pediatrics since 1991.
Dr. Foeldvari has actively participated in multiple working groups, committees, and societies related to rheumatology. He was elected as one of the German PRINTO-Coordinators by the German Paediatric Rheumatological Society in 1996. He has been a member of the International Systemic Sclerosis Trials Consortium since 1999 and has contributed to the development of guidelines for Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis and Vasculitis in Germany. Furthermore, he held leadership positions, such as Head of the Scleroderma Working Group of the European Paediatric Rheumatologic Society and Head of the Pediatric Section of the German Scleroderma Network.
Dr. Foeldvari's expertise is well-recognized internationally, and he has been invited to serve on the editorial boards of several esteemed journals, including Medactuell Rheumatologie, Clinical Experimental Rheumatology - Systemic Scleroderma, Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, Annals of Paediatric Rheumatology, Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders, Arthritis Care and Research, among others.
As an investigator in international studies, Dr. Foeldvari has made significant contributions to the advancement of pediatric rheumatology. He has been involved in numerous phase I, II, III, and IV clinical trials investigating various medications and treatment approaches for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), systemic sclerosis, enthesitis-related JIA, and other rheumatic conditions.
Dr. Ivan Foeldvari's remarkable dedication to the field of pediatric rheumatology is reflected in his extensive publication record, which encompasses over 470 publications.
