Brian Feldman, MD is a clinician scientist and rheumatologist. He holds a general rheumatology clinic, where he sees children with arthritis and other rheumatic complaints, and the childhood dermatomyositis clinic. Recognizing the challenges involved in the study of rare disease, Dr. Feldman has worked to improve the tools available to assist in this research. Dr. Feldman has made contributions to the understanding of the prognosis and treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis, and the role of fitness, exercise, diet supplementation and sleep in childhood chronic diseases including arthritis, myositis and fibromyalgia.