Dr. Maryem Al Manaa
Scope of Practice
- Adolescent health
- Behcet's disease
- Connective tissue diseases (Childhood Lupus,Neonatal lupus, Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis, Localized Scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome and Raynaud’s phenomenon)
- Development and behavior
- Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pediatric medical conditions
- General Pediatric Assessment
- Growth and Nutrition
- Health screening
- Immunizations
- Juvenile Dermatomyositis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Management of complex pediatric diseases
- Newborn health
- Osteomyelitis and Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis
- Pediatric Sarcoidosis
- Periodic Fever syndromes
- Resistant Kawasaki disease and Henoch Schönlein Purpura
- Septic and reactive arthritis
- Uveitis
- Vasculitis
Highlights
Academic Achievements
10
Presentations
6
Posters
7
Awards
10
International conferences
Community Outreach Activities/Achievements
- Volunteer at the Texas food bank, Texas USA
- Volunteer at the Women, infant and children (WIC) program, Texas USA
- Volunteer at the Helping Hand organization; collecting and packing clothing for refugees in Lebanese camps, Richardson USA
Experience & Education
- Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
- Chief fellow at the University of Texas Southwestern/Children's medical Center, Dallas USA
- General Pediatrics Resident; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
- Doctor of Medicine (MD), Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Certifications
- American Board certified in General Pediatrics
- American Board certified in Pediatric Rheumatology
- Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Member of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA)
- Member of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
- Certificate in Fundamentals of Immunology; Harvard University
- Certificate in Leadership and Management; City and Guilds of London Institute
- Texas Medical Board physician license, Pediatrics
- Qatar Physician License, Pediatrics
Publications
- Al Manaa M, Jo C, Makris U, Bitencourt N, Wright T, Nassi L. Impact of Demographics and Health Literacy on Transition Readiness for Adolescents with Rheumatic Disease [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022; 74 (suppl 9)
- Parvizi, P., Jubeli, E., Raju, L., Khalique, N.A., Almeer, A., Allam, H., Manaa, M.A., Larsen, H., Nicholson, D., Pungente, M.D. & Fyles, T.M. Aspects of nonviral gene therapy: correlation of molecular parameters with lipoplex structure and transfection efficacy in pyridinium-based cationic lipids. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2014 Jan 30;461(1-2):145-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.11.045. PMID: 24296044.
- Al Manaa, M., Ma, Y., Jo, C.-h., Makris, U.E., Bitencourt, N., Wright, T. and Nassi, L. (2025), Exploring the Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Primary Diagnosis with Transition Readiness in Adolescents with Rheumatic Disease. ACR Open Rheumatology, 7: e70055. PMID: 40391926