Heather Ann Van Mater | Scholars@Duke

Heather Ann Van Mater
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

CNS vasculitis
Autoimmune encephalitis
Juvenile arthritis
Systemic vasculitis

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Pediatrics 2017

Contact Information

T0909 Childrens Hlth Ctr, Box 3212, Durham, NC 27710
heather.vanmater@duke.edu (919) 684-6575

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship, Pediatrics, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 2006 - 2009
- Fellowship in Pediatric Health Services Research, Pediatrics, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 2007 - 2008
- Pediatric Chief Resident, Pediatrics, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 2004 - 2005
- Pediatrics Residency, Pediatrics, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 2001 - 2004
- M.D., University of Rochester 2001
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Pediatrics 2009 - 2017
Recognition
In the News
- JUN 21, 2016 The Atlantic
  
  When the Body Attacks the Mind
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation 2020 - 2021
- RRF Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation 2020
- ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation 2018 - 2019
- ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation 2016 - 2017
- ACR/Amgen Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation 2015 - 2016
- Phase 2 - The Effectiveness of Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2009 - 2011
- Phase 1 - The Effectiveness of Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2009
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Coppola, Tiziana, Bradford Becken, Heather Van Mater, Marie Theresa McDonald, and Gabriela Maradiaga Panayotti. “A case report of mevalonate kinase deficiency in a 14-month-old female with fevers and lower extremity weakness..” Bmc Pediatr 19, no. 1 (July 20, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1617-1.
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  - Cardinale, Kathleen M., Alexandra Bocharnikov, Sarah J. Hart, Jane Ann Baker, Christopher Eckstein, Joan M. Jasien, William Gallentine, Gordon Worley, Priya S. Kishnani, and Heather Van Mater. “Immunotherapy in selected patients with Down syndrome disintegrative disorder..” Dev Med Child Neurol 61, no. 7 (July 2019): 847–51. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14127.
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  - Stingl, Cory, and Heather Van Mater. “Mycophenolate mofetil in the treatment of pediatric autoimmune central nervous system disease..” Dev Med Child Neurol 61, no. 4 (April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14098.
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  - Liu, Elina, Marinka Twilt, Pascal N. Tyrrell, Anastasia Dropol, Shehla Sheikh, Mark Gorman, Susan Kim, et al. “Health-related quality of life in children with inflammatory brain disease..” Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 16, no. 1 (November 20, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-018-0291-4.
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  - Randell, Rachel L., Ashley V. Adams, and Heather Van Mater. “Tocilizumab in Refractory Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Series of Pediatric Cases..” Pediatr Neurol 86 (September 2018): 66–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.07.016.
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  - Mater, Heather van, Stephen J. Balevic, Gary L. Freed, and Sarah J. Clark. “Prescribing for Children With Rheumatic Disease: Perceived Treatment Approaches Between Pediatric and Adult Rheumatologists..” Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 70, no. 2 (February 2018): 268–74. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23273.
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  - Hechler, B. L., J. A. Phero, H. Van Mater, and N. S. Matthews. “Ultrasound versus magnetic resonance imaging of the temporomandibular joint in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic review..” Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 47, no. 1 (January 2018): 83–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2017.07.014.
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  - Mooneyham, GenaLynne C., William Gallentine, and Heather Van Mater. “Evaluation and Management of Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Clinical Overview for the Practicing Child Psychiatrist..” Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 27, no. 1 (January 2018): 37–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2017.08.011.
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  - Kimura, Yukiko, Sriharsha Grevich, Timothy Beukelman, Esi Morgan, Peter A. Nigrovic, Kelly Mieszkalski, T Brent Graham, et al. “Pilot study comparing the Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Consensus Treatment Plans..” Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 15, no. 1 (April 11, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-017-0157-1.
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  - Cabral, David A., Debra L. Canter, Eyal Muscal, Kabita Nanda, Dawn M. Wahezi, Steven J. Spalding, Marinka Twilt, et al. “Comparing Presenting Clinical Features in 48 Children With Microscopic Polyangiitis to 183 Children Who Have Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's): An ARChiVe Cohort Study..” Arthritis Rheumatol 68, no. 10 (October 2016): 2514–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.39729.
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  - Van Mater, Heather. “Pediatric inflammatory brain diseases: a diagnostic approach..” Curr Opin Rheumatol 26, no. 5 (September 2014): 553–61. https://doi.org/10.1097/BOR.0000000000000092.
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  - Riebschleger, Meredith P., Heather A. Van Mater, Lisa M. Cohn, and Sarah J. Clark. “Prescription patterns for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Michigan Medicaid: a comparison by prescriber type..” Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal 12 (January 2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-12-38.
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  - Morishita, Kimberly, Jaime Guzman, Peter Chira, Eyal Muscal, Andrew Zeft, Marisa Klein-Gitelman, America G. Uribe, et al. “Do adult disease severity subclassifications predict use of cyclophosphamide in children with ANCA-associated vasculitis? An analysis of ARChiVe study treatment decisions..” J Rheumatol 39, no. 10 (October 2012): 2012–20. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.120299.
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  - Mater, Heather A. van, John W. Williams, Remy R. Coeytaux, Gillian D. Sanders, and Alex R. Kemper. “Psychometric characteristics of outcome measures in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic review..” Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 64, no. 4 (April 2012): 554–62. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.20667.
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  - Kemper, Alex R., Heather A. Van Mater, Remy R. Coeytaux, John W. Williams, and Gillian D. Sanders. “Systematic review of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for juvenile idiopathic arthritis..” Bmc Pediatr 12 (March 15, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-12-29.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles