Leadership

The Rheumatology Research Foundation is led by a wide range of rheumatology community members from private practice, academic investigators and rheumatology 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 Mikuls, MD, MSPH Chair, Scientific Advisory Council University of Nebraska	Vikas Majithia, MD, MPH Chair, Development Advisory Council University of Mississippi Medical Center

Stephen Russell, MBA Chair, Impact Advisory Council	Bryce Binstadt, 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

Kristine A. Kuhn, MD, PhD ACR Research Representative (2020-2023) University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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, PhD Fellow In Training Brigham and Women's Hospital

Jay Mehta, MD *Chair, ACR's Pediatric Special Committee* Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Eryn Marchiolo, MPH Interim 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, MPH
Chair
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Allison Berger Solomon
Cameo

Linda S. Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Stuart S. Kassan, MD, MACR
Colorado Arthritis Associates

Aileen L. Pangan, MD
AbbVie

Bernie R. Rubin, DO, MPH
GlaxoSmithKline

Katherine S. Upchurch, MD
UMass Memorial Medical Group

Impact Advisory Council

The Impact Advisory Council is charged with communicating the work of the Foundation to patients and caregivers in the rheumatology community, advocating for rheumatology research, and highlighting the impact this research has on the patients with rheumatic diseases.

Steve Russell, MBA
Chair

Magdalena Cadet, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center

Emily V. Gordon

Kiran Smith

Ronald Yglesias, MD
Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties

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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.

Ted Mikuls, MD, MSPH
Chair
University of Nebraska

Ed Behrens, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadephia

Leigh Callahan, PhD
University of North Carolina

Anisha Dua, MD, MPH
Northwestern University

Liana Fraenkel, MD
Yale University

Beth Jonas, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhD
University of Michigan

Patti Katz, PhD
University of California, San Francisco

Vanessa Malcarne, PhD
San Diego State University

Al Kim, MD, PhD
Washington University

Kristine Kuhn, MD, PhD
University of Colorado, Denver

Michael Lopker, MD, PhD
Northwestern University

Jan Richardson, PT, PhD
Medical Outcome Indicators

Anthony Shum, MD
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.

Andy Abril, MD

Eric J. Allenspach, MD, PhD

Felipe Andrade, MD

Sheila Angeles-Han, MD, MSc

Tom Appleton, MD, PhD

Janet L Bahr, NP

Joshua F. Baker, MD

Alfonso Bello, MD

Jawad Bilal, MD

Ashira Blazer, MD

Marissa Blum, MD

David Bradley, PhD

Ru Bryan, PhD

Amy Cannella, MD

Vinod Chandran, MBBS, MD, DM, PhD, FRCPC

Benjamin Chong, MD

Cong-Qui Chu, MD

Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH

Carmelita Colbert, MD

Carla M. Cuda, PhD

Melissa A. Cunningham, MD, PhD

Maria Danila, PhD

Erika Darrah, PhD

Kevin Deane, MD, PhD

Maureen Dubreuil, MD

Gerald Eisenberg, MD

Bryant England, MD, PhD

Candace Feldman, MD, ScD

David Felson, MD

Xu Feng, PhD

David Fernandez, MD, PhD

Tanya S. Freedman, PhD

Anthony French, MD, PhD

Lianne S. Gensler, MD

Michael George, MD

Yvonne Golightly, PhD, MS, PT

John Gomez, MD

Alexei Grom, MD, PhD

Myriam E. Guevara, MD

Monica Guma, MD, PhD

Lauren Henderson, MD, MMSc

Aimee Hersh, MD

Jennifer Huggins, MD

LaurieAnn Hughell, MPH, PA-C

Laura Hughes, MD, MSPH

Mariko Ishimori, MD

Rumey C. Ishizawar, MD, PhD

S. Reza Jafarzadeh, DVM, MPVM, PhD

Matlock Jefferies, MD

Trine Jorgensen, PhD

Insoo Kang, MD

Sara Kellahan, NP

Seoyoung C. Kim, MD, ScD, MSCE

Jennifer King, MD, PhD

Fotios Koumpouras, MD

Nancy Lane, MD

Pui Y. Lee, MD, PhD

Yvonne Lee, MD, MMSc

Katherine P. Liao, MD, MPH

Maria A. Lopez Olivo, MD, MSc, PhD

Michael Lopker, MD, PhD

Theresa Lu, MD, PhD

Una Makris, MD

Vanessa L. Malcarne, PhD

Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD

David Markovitz, MD

Mandy J. McGeachy, MD

Eli Miloslavsky, MD

Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, MPH

Elena Myasoedova, MD, PhD

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

Mark Niemer, MD

Alexis Ogdie-Beatty, MD, MSCE

Alessandra Pernis, MD

Christine Pham, MD

Deepak Rao, MD, PhD

Alan Rathbun, PhD, MPH

Rennie Rhee, MD, MS

James T. Rosenbaum, MD

Kelly Rouster-Stevens, MD, MS

Rebecca Sadun, MD

Laura Sampson, PA-C

Grant Schulert, MD, PhD

Phillip Seo, MD

Ami A. Shah, MD, MHS

Miriam Shelef, MD, PhD

Erin Siceloff, PA-C

Gregg Silverman, MD

Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH

Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MMSc

Matthew Stoll, MD, PhD, MSCS

Henri Tiedge, PhD

Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD

John Varga, MD

Michael R. Waterfield, MD, PhD

Kevin S. Wei, MD, PhD

Pamela Weiss, MD, MSCE

Elizabeth Wellsandt, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS

Yee Ling Wu, PhD

Jared Younger, PhD

Yongdong Zhao, MD, PhD

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