Dr. Isabelle Koné-Paut is a leading international figure in Pediatric Rheumatology, with innovative contributions to this field of medicine. As Head of the Department of this specialty at the Kremlin Bicêtre Hospital in Paris, she leads a team of professionals that has gained worldwide recognition, being awarded the EULAR Excellence Award on several occasions.

She also directs the Center for Rare Autoinflammatory Diseases and Inflammatory Amyloidosis. Within this scope of her professional career, she has coordinated a collaborative effort between five institutions. Through these efforts, she has been able to provide comprehensive care for children and adolescents struggling with a wide range of specific medical conditions.

Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Koné-Paut is the author of multiple scientific publications. Through these articles, she has made influential contributions to the approach to pathologies such as Behcet's Disease, Familial Mediterranean Fever, CAPS Syndromes and Kawasaki Disease. In addition, she has participated in numerous European and international initiatives aimed at advancing the understanding of these conditions and their treatments.

She is also the founder of the first Pediatric Inflammatory Rheumatism Care Network, based in the French capital. Since then, her premise with this project has been to improve the accessibility and delivery of healthcare services for large numbers of children's patients and, at the same time, to support their families.

She has also held leadership roles within various academic associations. Among other positions, she has been President of the French Society of Pediatric Rheumatology and a member of merit of the French Society of Pediatrics. In the international framework, she has also had key participations with prestigious scientific groups such as the International Society for Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases (ISSAID).

• Head of the Department of Pediatric Rheumatology at the Kremlin Bicêtre Hospital, Paris, France
• Coordinator of the National Center of Reference for Rare Autoinflammatory Diseases (CEREMAI)
• Professor at the Paris-Saclay University in Saint-Aubin, France 
• Associate Editor of the journals Frontiers of Pediatrics and Frontiers of Immunology 
• President of the French Society of Pediatric Rheumatology
• Member of: 
  • French Society of Pediatrics 
  • International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases