Robert Rennebohm, MD has practiced pediatric rheumatology since 1979, when he started his pediatric rheumatology fellowship training at the Special Treatment Center for Juvenile Arthritis at Childrens Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati. For 17 years he was Chief of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to coming to the Cleveland Clinic (in July, 2012), he was Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology at the University of Calgary and Alberta Childrens Hospital in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2008-2012).
providing care for children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases, Dr. Rennebohm has developed a special interest in Susacs syndrome , an unusual autoimmune disease that affects the brain, retina, and inner ear---causing brain dysfunction, visual impairment, and deafness. Susacs syndrome primarily affects young adult women (age 20-40), but also affects children, adolescents, and young men. At the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Rennebohm has established and directs an International Susacs Syndrome Consultation Clinic , which is designed to provide comprehensive consultation for children, adolescents, and adults with Susacs syndrome, referred from anywhere in the world. The Susacs Syndrome Consultation Clinic is staffed by a multi-disciplinary Susac Team , comprised of specialists from the following disciplines: adult and pediatric neurology, adult and pediatric rheumatology, ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, ENT, neuro-otology, audiology (including a multi-disciplinary Tinnitus Team), neuro-radiology, and neuro-pathology.
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Education Background
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University Of California San Diego School Of Medicine - 1972
Languages Spoken
Spanish
English
Location & Hours
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave Mc A50, Cleveland, OH 44195
Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat:Closed Sun:Closed