Dr. Edsel Arce-Hernandez is a pediatric rheumatologist at Children’s. He dedicated eight years to the research of Childhood Lupus. His work has been published in numerous journals including the Journal of Immunology, Journal of Human Immunology, Science, Arthritis & Rheumatism and Current Opinion in Rheumatology.

Prior to joining Children’s, Dr. Arce-Hernandez served as assistant professor of pediatrics at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and assistant professor of pediatrics in the pediatric rheumatology department at University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.

After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Dr. Arce-Hernandez completed a residency in pediatrics at University Pediatric Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico and a fellowship in pediatric rheumatology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.

Dr. Arce-Hernandez is fluent in Spanish and American Sign Language.

Publications

Pascual V, Allantaz F, Arce E, Punaro M, Banchereau J. “Role of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the pathogenesis of systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis and clinical response to IL-1 blockade.” J Exp Med. 2005; 201(9):1349-50.
PMID: 15851489

Stichweh D, Arce E, Pascual V. “Update on pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus.” Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2004; 16(5):577-87.
PMID: 15314498

Bennett L, Palucka AK, Arce E, Cantrell V, Borvak J, Banchereau J, Pascual V. “Interferon and granulopoiesis signatures in systemic lupus erythematosus blood.” J Exp Med. 2003; 197(6):711-23.
PMID: 12642603

Gill MA, Blanco P, Arce E, Pascual V, Banchereau J, Palucka AK. “Blood dendritic cells and DC-poietins in systemic lupus erythematosus.” Hum Immunol. 2002; 63(12):1172-80.
PMID: 12480261 

Arce E, Jackson DG, Gill MA, Bennett LB, Banchereau J, Pascual V. “Increased frequency of pre-germinal center B cells and plasma cell precursors in the blood of children with systemic lupus erythematosus.” J Immunol. 2001; 167(4):2361-9.
PMID: 11490026