chris pruunsild

chris pruunsild

Chris Pruunsild has served as the President of the Estonian Pediatric Association since 2022. She is a senior teaching physician specializing in pediatric rheumatology at the Children’s Clinic, Tartu University Hospital. Additionally, she holds the position of Associate Professor in Pediatrics at Tartu University. Her primary research focuses on the epidemiology and genetics of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), as well as the factors influencing its long-term outcomes. She is a member of the Pediatric European Rheumatology Society and the Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation. Chris Pruunsild also represents Estonia as a national delegate in the European Academy of Pediatrics.