Leadership

The Rheumatology Research Foundation is led by a wide range of rheumatology community members from private practice, clinical rheumatologists to rheumatology researchers and health professionals, as well as corporate representatives and public members dedicated to the Foundation’s mission.

• Board of Directors
• Honorary Board of Advisors
• Development Advisory Council
• Scientific Advisory Council
• Peer Reviewers

Board of Directors  

S. Louis Bridges, Jr., MD, PhD President The University of Alabama at Birmingham	V. Michael Holers, MD Vice President University of Colorado
Kenneth Saag, MD, MSc Secretary The University of Alabama at Birmingham	Doug White, MD, PhD Treasurer Gundersen Lutheran - Onalaska Clinic
Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD Chair, Scientific Advisory Council University of Minnesota	Vikas Majithia, MD Chair, Development Advisory Council  University of Mississippi Medical Center
Erin Arnold, MD Member-at-Large Orthopedics and Rheumatology of the N. Shore	Mara Becker, MD Member-at-Large Duke University
Kevin Deane, MD Member-at-Large University of Colorado	Jon Giles, MD, MPH Member-at-Large Columbia University
Beverly Guin Member-at-Large	Jody Hargrove, MD Member-at-Large Arthritis & Rheumatology Consultants, P.A.
Beth Jonas, MD ACR Training Representative University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD ACR Research Representative Rush University Medical Center
Elizabeth McKelvey Member-at-Large	Steve Russell, MBA Member-at-Large
Jeff Stark, MD Representative of the Corporate Roundtable UCB	Daniel White, PT, ScD, MSc Representative of the Association of Rheumatology Professionals University of Delaware
Ex-Officio Members
Ellen Gravallese, MD President, American College of Rheumatology Brigham and Women's Hospital	David Karp, MD, PhD President-Elect, American College of Rheumatology UT Southwestern Medical Center
Janet Poole, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA President, Association of Rheumatology Professionals University of New Mexico	Mary Wheatley, IOM, CAE Executive Director

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HONORARY BOARD OF ADVISORS

The Honorary Board of Advisors is reserved for individuals who have made a transformative contribution, either through monetary support and/or an act of leadership, which made an indelible mark on the Foundation's future fundraising success.

	Stanley B. Cohen, MD University of Texas Southwestern
	Stephen E. Malawista, MD and Tobé Malawista Yale University (Dr. Malawista was inducted posthumously)
	Arthur L. Weaver, MD University of Nebraska Medical Center

Mary K. Crow, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery

Ephraim P. Engleman, MD
University of California, San Francisco
(Inducted Posthumously)

Norman B. Gaylis, MD
Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties

James R. O'Dell, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Mark Andrejeski
American College of Rheumatology

Audrey M. Nelson, MD
Mayo Clinic

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Development Advisory Council

The Development Advisory Council is charged with overseeing the Foundation’s fundraising program to ensure the Foundation is cultivating the stable support needed to fulfill its mission.

Vikas Majithia, MD
Chair
Univerisity of Mississippi Medical Center

Stuart Kassan, MD
Colorado Arthritis Associates

Alieen L. Pangan, MD
AbbVie

Kamala M. Nola, PharmD, MS
Lipscomb University 

Leo Wegemer, JD and Terry Wegemer, MS
Lockheed Martin (Retired)

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Scientific Advisory Council

The Scientific Advisory Council is charged with overseeing the Foundation’s research and education funding programs to ensure they are run effectively and efficiently and are meeting the needs of the rheumatology community and people with rheumatic diseases.

Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD
Chair
University of Minnesota

Ed Behrens, MD 
Children's Hospital of Philadephia

Jawad Bilal, MBBS
University of Arizona

Leigh Callahan, PhD
University of North Carolina

Liana Frankel, MD
Yale University

Beth Jonas, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Patti Katz, PhD
University of California, San Francisco

Vanessa Malcarne, PhD
San Diego State University

Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD
Rush University Medical Center

Alexis Ogdie-Beatty, MD, MSCE
University of Pennsylvania

Eric Ruderman, MD
Northwestern University

Anthony Shum, MD
University of California, San Francisco

Judith Smith, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Peer Reviewers

The peer reviewers are charged with rigorously reviewing all applications for awards and grants to ensure the proposals adhere to specific criteria and are of a high quality.

Share your expertise. Volunteer to serve as a peer reviewer.

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