2022 Jingle Bell Run Honorees

 

Dr. Matthew Stoll
Pediatric Rheumatology at Children's of Alabama
Medical Honoree 


Dr. Matthew Stoll is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the division of Pediatric Rheumatology at Children's of Alabama. He received his medical degree and a doctorate in immunology from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. He completed Pediatric residency training at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Pediatric Rheumatology fellowship training at Boston Children’s Hospital. Stoll also earned a master’s degree in Clinical Science from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Rheumatology and holds memberships in the Society for Pediatric Research, Alabama Society for Rheumatic Diseases, American College of Rheumatology, and Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance. His research explores the link between enteric microflora and spondyloarthritis by evaluating adaptive immunologic responses to the flora and assessing the contents of enteric microflora in children with arthritis. He also researches the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of temporomandibular joint arthritis (TMJ) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA.)

 

Madeline Matos
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 
Youth Honoree 


Madeline was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) when she was twelve years old. While having arthritis has changed her life, she is thankful for the lessons she has learned through this diagnosis and the people that it has brought into her life. “I said yes to being an honoree for this event because, within the first two years of receiving my diagnosis, I began running, and have been an avid runner ever since. I had the privilege of competing in the 2021 Jingle Bell Run and I gave the medal I won to the rheumatology clinic at Children’s of Alabama, with the goal of providing hope to all.”