Locations

San Diego County

3020 Children's Way
MC 5113
San Diego, CA 92123

Specialty

Rheumatology

Organization

Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego

Medical Group / IPA

CPMG/RCHN/RCSSD

Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine

Internship

Valley Medical Center

Residency

Valley Medical Center

Board Certifications

Pediatric Rheumatology, Pediatrics

Gender

M

Bio

Dr. Robert Sheets is a pediatric rheumatologist at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and a clinical professor of pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology/Rheumatology at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

He is board certified and has been practicing pediatric rheumatology since 1990.

Graduating from Brown University in 1970 and from medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in 1974, he went on to complete residency training in 1977 at Valley Medical Center in Fresno, Calif.

Dr. Sheets cares for patients with rheumatic disease and sees patients in the combined Rheumatology/Nephrology Clinic, where he cares for lupus patients and patients with rheumatologic disorders and kidney disease. He is also actively involved in teaching medical students and pediatric residents who are part of UC San Diego School of Medicine's pediatric residency program.

Dr. Sheets has worked with the Arthritis Foundation for many years. He has been part of the Jingle Bell Run and will also be part of the Arthritis Walk starting in 2014.

His interests include hiking, mountain biking, baking, tennis and gardening.

Publications

Improvement in Disease Activity in Refractory Juvenile Dermatomyositis Following Abatacept Therapy.
Curiel RV, Nguyen W, Mamyrova G, Jones D, Ehrlich A, Brindle KA, Haji-Momenian S, Sheets R, Kim H, Jones OY, Rider LG, Abatacept in Dermatomyositis (AID) Trial Investigators

Rapid genome sequencing identifies novel variants in complement factor I.
Rodriguez KM, Vaught J, Dilley M, Ellsworth K, Heinen A, Abud EM, Zhang Y, Smith RJH, Sheets R, Geng B, Hoffman HM, Worthen HM, Dimmock D, Coufal NG

Aerosol-jet-printed graphene electrochemical immunosensors for rapid and label-free detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva.
Pola CC, Rangnekar SV, Sheets R, Szydlowska BM, Downing JR, Parate KW, Wallace SG, Tsai D, Hersam MC, Gomes CL, Claussen JC

Electrochemical Sensing of Neonicotinoids Using Laser-Induced Graphene.
Johnson ZT, Williams K, Chen B, Sheets R, Jared N, Li J, Smith EA, Claussen JC

Two pediatric cases of ANCA-negative eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis successfully treated with dupilumab.
Galant-Swafford J, Geng B, Leibel S, Akuthota P, Tucker S, Cernelc-Kohan M, Sheets R, Nation J, Jefferson AA

Kawasaki Disease Outcomes and Response to Therapy in a Multiethnic Community: A 10-Year Experience.
Skochko SM, Jain S, Sun X, Sivilay N, Kanegaye JT, Pancheri J, Shimizu C, Sheets R, Tremoulet AH, Burns JC

Mutations of complement factor I and potential mechanisms of neuroinflammation in acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis.
Broderick L, Gandhi C, Mueller JL, Putnam CD, Shayan K, Giclas PC, Peterson KS, Aceves SS, Sheets RM, Peterson BM, Newbury RO, Hoffman HM, Bastian JF

See the full listing of this physician's publications on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

PubMed is a third-party website and not affiliated with Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego.

Rady Children's updates the Doctor Finder annually. We are not responsible for omissions or errors. Prior to making an appointment, please be sure to check with your health plan to confirm coverage. If you see an error or omission on a physician's profile page, please contact us at refsvc@rchsd.org.