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  

Eric L. Matteson, MD, MPH President Mayo Clinic	Abby Abelson, MD Vice President Cleveland Clinic
Ellen Gravallese, MD Secretary University of Massachusetts	Paula Marchetta, MD, MBA Treasurer Concorde Medical Group
Timothy Niewold, MD Chair, Scientific Advisory Council Mayo Clinic	Stuart Kassan, MD Chair, Development Advisory Council Colorado Arthritis Associates
Norman B. Gaylis, MD Member-at-Large Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties	Beverly Guin Member-at-Large
Michael Maricic, MD Member-at-Large Catalina Pointe Rheumatology	Rodolfo Molina, MD Member-at-Large Arthritis Associates PA
William FC Rigby, MD Member-at-Large Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	Steve Russell, MBA Member-at-Large
Eric Schned, MD Member-at-Large Park Nicollet Clinic	Teresa Tarrant, MD Member-at-Large Duke University School of Medicine
Anne R. Bass, MD ACR Workforce & Training Representative Hospital for Special Surgery	S. Louis Bridges Jr., MD, PhD Research Representative University of Alabama Birmingham
Patricia Katz, PhD Representative of the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals University of California, San Francisco	Aileen Pangan, MD Representative of the Corporate Roundtable Abbvie
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Sharad Lakhanpal, MD, MBBS American College of Rheumatology President Rheumatology Associates	David Daikh, MD, PhD American College of Rheumatology President-Elect University of California, San Francisco

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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

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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.

Stuart Kassan, MD
Chair
Colorado Arthritis Associates

Eric S. Schned, MD
Rheumatology Division Chair
Park Nicollet Clinic

David R. Karp, MD, PhD
Industry Division Chair
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Vacant
Community Division Chair

Vacant
Non-Industry Division Chair

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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.

Timothy Niewold, MD
Chair
Mayo Clinic

Anne Bass, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery

Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD
University of Minnesota

Teresa Brady, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

S. Louis Bridges, Jr., MD, PhD
University of Alabama-Birmingham 

Randy Q. Cron, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital of Alabama 

Jon T. Giles, MD, MPH
Columbia University

Scott Hasson, EdD, PT, FACSM, FAPTA
Augusta University

Sharon Kolasinski, MD
University of Pennsylvania

Peter Nigrovic, MD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD
Northwestern University

Edward Yelin, PhD
University of California, San Francisco

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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 Felipe Andrade, MD, PhD Nancy Baker, ScD, MPH, OTR/L Ed Behrens, MD Jessica Berman, MD Tim Beukelman, MD NunzioBottini, MD, PhD David S. Bradley, PhD Ernest Brahn, MD Scott Canna, MD Laura Carbone, MD, MS Flavia Castelino, MD Christopher Collins, MD Aileen Davis, PhD Kevin Deane, MD Kristen Demourelle, MD Leonard Dragone, MD, PhD Cristina Drenkard, MD, PhD  Lisa Fitzgerald, MD Jon Giles, MD, MPH Monique Hinchcliff, MD, MS Kim Huffman, MD, PhD Jim Jarvis, MD J. Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhD Robert A. Kalish, MD Diane Kamen, MD Terri Laufer, MD Deana Lazaro, MD

Julia Lee, PhD, MPH Tzielan Lee, MD Linda Li, PT, PhD MehrdadMatloubian, MD, PhD Adam Mor, MD, PhD Amanda Nelson, MD, MSCR Erica Noss, MD, PhD Alexis Ogdie, MD, MSCE Kenneth S. O'Rourke MD Thomas Osborn, MD Ananta Paine, PhD Michael Pillinger, MD Janet Poole, PhD, OTR/L Inez Rogatsky, PhD Eric Ruderman, MD Carla Scanzello, MD, PhD Ami Shah, MD Miriam Shelef, MD, PhD Tony Shum, MD Judith Smith, MD, PhD Jeremy Sokolove, MD Blair Solow, MD Anne Stevens, MD Irene J. Tan, MD Rodney Tehrani, MD Geoffrey Thiele, PhD Amy Woodward, MD

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