Rosie Scuccimarri

Rheumatology

It’s a privilege for me to work alongside children and their families and to be a witness to their resilience and courage.

Hospital information

Academic appointments

Associate Professor, McGill University

Past Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Residency Program, McGill University

Other appointments

Past Chair, Therapeutics and Pediatrics Committees, Canadian Rheumatology Association

Community involvement

Board and Founding Member, Rheumatology for All

Education

Medical Degree

McGill University

 

Residency

Pediatrics, McGill University

 

Fellowship

Pediatric Rheumatology, McGill University

Fun fact about me

I enjoy spending time with family and friends. My leisure activities include curling, gardening, reading and travelling.

Research

Research Interests

Kawasaki Disease, Rheumatology Global Health, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Autoinflammatory diseases

Selected publications

Chen A, Rozenblyum E, Dahdah N, Lang B, Scuccimarri R, Lahiry P, Tam H, Chan M, Human A, Lee J, Wong P, Tsoukas P, Yeung RSM. Kawasaki disease: practical guidance on diagnosis and management. Paediatr Child Health. 2026 Mar 28;31(5):550-555.

 

Hitchon CA, Scuccimarri R, Colmegna I, Masaisa F, Mody GM; Michele Meltzer and the Rheumatology For All Rwanda Program Group. Implementation and Evaluation of a Virtual Rheumatology Training Program in East Africa. J Rheumatol. 2025 Oct 1;52(10):1043-1049.

 

Watelle L, Dahoud A, Blais S, Scuccimarri R, Renaud C, McCrindle BW, Human D, Dallaire F, Dahdah N. Males with Kawasaki disease develop coronary artery aneurysms more than twice as much as females. Paediatr Child Health. 2025 Apr 3;30(4):250-256.

 

Migowa A, Njeru CM, Were E, Ngwiri T, Colmegna I, Hitchon C, Scuccimarri R. Kawasaki disease in Kenya and review of the African literature. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2024 Apr 14;22(1):43.

 

Hitchon CA, Mody GM, Feldman CH, Lau Y, Shi S, Meltzer M, Scuccimarri R, Weinblatt ME, Colmegna I. Perceptions and Challenges Experienced by African Physicians When Prescribing Methotrexate for Rheumatic Disease: An Exploratory Study. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2021 Aug;3(8):522-530.

 

Scuccimarri R, Broten L, Migowa A, Ngwiri T, Wachira J, Bernatsky S, Hitchon C, Colmegna I. Frequency and spectrum of outpatient musculoskeletal diagnoses at a pediatric hospital in Kenya. Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Apr;38(4):1195-1200.

 

Hitchon CA, De Jong Y, Melkie A, Meltzer M, Scuccimarri R, Tadese Y, Colmegna I. Barriers to the use of methotrexate in Ethiopia for rheumatic diseases: Insights from pharmacy providers. Afr J Rheumatol 2018; 6(2):50-55.

 

Dallaire F, Fortier-Morissette Z, Blais S, Dhanrajani A, Basodan D, Renaud C, Mathew M, De Souza AM, Dionne A, Blanchard J, Saulnier H, Kaspy K, Rached-d’Astous S, Dahdah N, McCrindle BW, Human DG, Scuccimarri R. Aspirin Dose and Prevention of Coronary Abnormalities in Kawasaki Disease. Pediatrics. 2017 Jun;139(6).