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 Hospital for Special Surgery	V. Michael Holers, MD Vice President University of Colorado

Deborah Desir, MD, Secretary Yale- New Haven Medical Center	Doug White, MD, PhD Treasurer Gundersen Lutheran - Onalaska Clinic

Ted Mulkis, MD Chair, Scientific Advisory Council Omaha, Nebraska	Vikas Majithia, MD, MPH Chair, Development Advisory Council University of Mississippi Medical Center

Stephen Russell, MPA Chair, Impact Advisory Council	Bryce Bindstat, MD, PhD Member-at-Large University of Minnesota

Mara Becker, MD Member-at-Large Duke University	Kevin Deane, MD Member-at-Large University of Colorado

Beverly Guin Member-at-Large	Jody Hargrove, MD Member-at-Large Arthritis & Rheumatology Consultants, P.A.

Alvin Wells, MD *Member-at-Large* Rheumatology Immunotherapy Center	Leo Wegemer, JD, LLM Member-at-Large

Elizabeth McKelvey Member-at-Large	Beth Jonas, MD ACR Training Representative University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

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

David Karp, MD, PhD President, American College of Rheumatology UT Southwestern Medical Center	Kenneth Saag, MD, MsC President-Elect, American College of Rheumatology UT Southwestern Medical Center

Christine Stamatos, PDNP, ANP-C President, Association of Rheumatology Professionals Rheumatology Northwell Health	Alisa Mueller, MD Fellow In Training


Jay Mehta, MD Chair, Pediatric Special Committee*, Association of Rheumatology Professionals* Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Mary Wheatley, IOM, CAE Executive Director

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

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
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Stuart S. Kassan, MD, MACR
Colorado Arthritis Associates

Alieen L. Pangan, MD
AbbVie

Kamala M. Nola, PharmD, MS
Lipscomb University

Terry Wegemer, MA and Leo Wegemer, JD, LLM, MBA
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 Fraenkel, 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.

Kelli Allen, PhD

Eric J. Allenspach, MD, PhD

Felipe Andrade, MD

April Barnado, MD, MSCI

Christie M. Bartels, MD, MS

Jawad Bilal, MD

Galina S. Bogatkevich, MD, PhD

David Bradley, PhD

Ru Bryan, PhD

Marissa Blum, MD

Amy Cannella, MD

Peter Chiraseveenuprapund, MD, MS

Benjamin Chong, MD

Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH

Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD

Joseph E. Craft, MD

Carla M. Cuda, PhD

Melissa A. Cunningham, MD, PhD

Maria Danila, MD, MSc, MSPH

Erika Darrah, PhD

Aileen Davis, PhD

Kevin Deane, MD, PhD

Laura T. Donlin, PhD

Jeffrey B. Driban, PhD

Anisha Dua, MD

Gerald Eisenberg, MD

Candace Feldman, MD, ScD

Anthony French, MD, PhD

John Gomez, MD

Myriam E. Guevara, MD

Marian T. Hannan, DSc, MPH

Jody Hargrove, MD

Shaun Jackson, MD, PhD

S. Reza Jafarzadeh, DVM, MPVM, PhD

Tamiko R. Katsumoto, MD

Kristine Kuhn, MD, PhD

Karen L. Law, MD

Pui Y. Lee, MD, PhD

Yvonne Lee, MD, MMSc

Deborah Lenschow, MD, PhD

Linda Li, PhD, PT

Katherine P. Liao, MD, MPH

Richard F. Loeser, MD

Maria A. Lopez Olivo, MD, MSc, PhD

Elena Losina, PhD

Theresa Lu, MD, PhD

Rebecca Manno, MD

David Markovitz, MD

Mandy J. McGeachy, MD

Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, MPH

Ted Mikuls, MD

Jonathan Miner, MD, PhD

Eli Miloslavsky, MD

Amanda Nelson, MD, MS, RhMSUS

Uyen-Sa D. T. Nguyen, DSc, MPH

Mark Niemer, MD

Julie Paik, MD

Alessandra Pernis, MD

Shawn Rose, MD, PhD

James T. Rosenbaum, MD

Rebecca Sadun, MD

Grant Schulert, MD, PhD

Ami A. Shah, MD, MHS

Miriam Shelef, MD, PhD

Bernadette C. Siaton, MD

Tarun Sudhir K. Sharma, MD

Gregg Silverman, MD

Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH

Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MMSc

Matthew Stoll, MD, PhD, MSCS

Akaluck Thatayatikom, MD, RhMSUS

Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD

John Varga, MD

Michael R. Waterfield, MD, PhD

Paul Waytz, MD

Pamela Weiss, MD, MSCE

Yee Ling Wu, PhD

Ed Yelin, PhD

Chack-Yung Yu, PhD

Yongdong Zhao, MD, PhD

Julie Zikherman, MD

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