James W Verbsky, MD

Pediatric Rheumatology
Children’s Wisconsin since 2005
  • Clinical Immunologist, Children's Wisconsin
  • Professor, the Medical College of Wisconsin

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As a basic scientist with an interest in defects in the immune system, Dr. Verbsky has actively investigated and defined the genetic causes of patients with severe immune defects. He described a novel autoinflammatory disease due to deficiency in the IL-1 receptor antagonist gene. Recently, together with Drs. Dimmock, Jacob, Mayer, and Worthey, they have described a novel presentation of X-linked lymphoproliferative disease due to a new mutation in XIAP. Studying patients with these rare defects will teach us about the mechanisms of autoimmunity. 

Certifications

  • Pediatric Rheumatology

Areas of Interest

  • Pediatrics
  • Rheumatology
  • Juvenile arthritis
  • Juvenile dermatomyositis
  • Juvenile spondyloarthopathies
  • Scleroderma
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Vasculitis
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Education and Awards

Education

  • 2000, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, MD

Residencies

  • 2002, St Louis Childrens Hospital (St Louis, MO) - Pediatrics

Fellowships

  • 2005, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine - Ped Rheumatology

Awards

  • 2018 - Milwaukee Magazine Top Doctors  
  • 2010 - Recipient of the Arthritis Foundation Wisconsin Chapter Research Award
  • 2009 - Recipient of the Department of Pediatrics Clinical Research Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Best Doctors in America
  • 2009 - Recipient of the Dream Makers award, Jeffrey Modell Foundation
  • 2008 - Recipient of the ACR/REF Career Development Bridge Funding Award
  • 2004 - Recipient of the David Gilstrap Fellow Award
  • 2004 - Recipient of the Abbott Scholar Award in Rheumatology Research

Research and publications

Research

  • Rheumatological disorders
  • Infectious and immunological diseases

Publications