Pamela E. Prete

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Professor in Residence, Medicine
School of Medicine
M.D.
Phone: (562) 826 5748
Fax: (562) 826 5515
Email: prete.pamela@med.va.gov
University of California, Irvine
VAMCLB
101 The City Drive
Mail Code: 8900
Orange, CA 92668
Research Interests
Apolipoproteins, apo E phenotypes, clinical research Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis
Academic Distinctions
5 Teaching Awards- 1979-2008
Best Doctor, since 1996, 2007-2008, 2009-2010 Best Doctors Inc
Jane Wyman Humanitarian Award, Arthritis Foundation for Distinguished Research in Rheumatic Diseases, 1992
Alpha Omega Alpha, Delta Zeta Chapter
"Best Doctor in LA”, The Best Doctors in America: Pacific Region, Woodward/White, Inc., from the National Report, authors S. Naifeh and G. White-Smith Chapter
Research Abstract
Dr Prete is Professor Emeritus and recalled at the University of California, Irvine and is Section Chief of Rheumatology at the Veterans Administration Healthcare System, in Long Beach. Dr Prete is the Interim Program Director for Rheumatology at UCI and continues to do clinical research in Rheumatoid arthritis and the Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies. She is actively involved with Children's Hospital of Orange County in researching the lipid profiles in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).
Publications
Liu PY, Prete PE. A case of arthritis associated with pityriasis rubra pilaris, British Medical Journal, 2010 (in PRESS)
Mehdi S, Prete PE, Hashemzadeh M, Hou A, Le T, Shah G Musculoskeletal Complaints and Quality of Life (QOL) In a Chronic Hemodialysis (HD) Population, J Clinical Rheum, 15(8):405-407, December 2009.
Weisman MH, Chen L, Clegg DO, Davis JC, Dubois RW, Prete PE, Savage LM, Schafer L, Suarez-Almazor ME, Yu H-T, Reveille RD, Development and validation of a case ascertainment tool for ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Rheum (Arthritis Care Res), 62 (1):19-27, January 2010.
"The Shoulder exam", PE Prete. interactive DVD video, the clinical examination of the shoulder- available in the library and online VA intranet, runtime 14 minutes
The Shoulder, Clinical exam, diagnosis and Treatment-2010 E-dition, PE Prete. published and online VA intranet, accredited for 1 hr CME
"Joint Exam for the Internist" DVD video, available in library/ online, Musculoskeletal Survey demonstration, runtime 20 min.
Arthritis Manual, 2008 Edition, PE Prete, published and online VA intranet, accredited for 3 hours CME
Prete PE, Majlessi A, Gilman S, Hamideh F. Systemic lupus Erythematosus in Men: A Retrospective Analysis in a Veterans Administration Healthcare System Population. Jourmal of Clinical Rheumatology, Vol 7. Number 3, 2001: pp 142-150.
Prete PE; Hamideh F. Ophthalmologic Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, Vol 30, No 4, 2001: pp 217-241.
Grants
Principal Investigator, Cooperative Study #551 Rheumatoid Arthritis; Comparison of Active Therapies in Patient Disease Despite Methotrexate Therapy, Veterans Administration Cooperative Studies
Professional Societies
President, Southern California Rheumatology Society 2005-7
GOV't Affairs Committee, Fellow, American College of Rheumatology
Fellow, American College of Internal Medicine
Public Health Chair, Arthritis Foundation 2008-10
Other Experience
Colonel (Retired)
United States Air Force Reserve 1984—2005
Graduate Programs
Rheumatology (IM)
Last updated
05/04/2010