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  

Abby G. Abelson, MD President Cleveland Clinic Foundation	S. Louis Bridges Jr., MD, PhD Vice President University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kenneth Saag, MD, MSc Secretary The University of Alabama at Birmingham	David R. Karp, MD, PhD Treasurer UT Southwestern Medical Center
Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD Chair, Scientific Advisory Council University of Minnesota	Stuart Kassan, MD Chair, Development Advisory Council  Colorado Arthritis Associates
Erin Arnold, MD Member-at-Large Orthopedics and Rheumatology of the N. Shore	Norman Gaylis, MD Member-at-Large Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties
Jon Giles, MD, MPH Member-at-Large Columbia University	Beverly Guin Member-at-Large
Elizabeth McKelvey Member-At-Large	William FC Rigby, MD Member-At-Large Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Steve Russell, MBA Member-at-Large	Teresa Tarrant, MD Member-at-Large Duke University Medical Center
Beth Jonas, MD ACR Workforce and Development Representative University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD ACR Research Representative Rush University Medical Center
William Reiss, PharmD Representative of the Corporate Roundtable Genentech, Inc.	Daniel White, PT, PhD Representative of the Association of Rheumatology Professionals University of Delaware
Ex-Officio Members
Paula Marchetta, MD, MBA President, American College of Rheumatology Concorde Medical Group, PLLC	Ellen Gravallese, MD President-Elect, American College of Rheumatology University of Massachusetts Medical School
Hazel Breland, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CLA President, Association of Rheumatology Professionals Medical University of South Carolina	Mary Wheatley, IOM, CAE Executive Director, Rheumatology Research Foundation  American College of Rheumatology

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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.

Stuart Kassan, MD
Chair
Colorado Arthritis Associates

Norman B. Gaylis, MD
Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties

Alieen L. Pangan, MD
AbbVie

Vikas Majithia, MD
University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Kamala M. Nola, PharmD, MS
University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Steve Russell, MBA
McDonald's USA (Retired)

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

Leigh Callahan, PhD
University of North Carolina

Randy Cron, MD, PhD
University of Alabama, Birmingham

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

Elena Myasoedova, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic

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.

Felipe Andrade, MD Nancy Baker, ScD, MPH, OTR/L April Barnado, MD, MSCI Christie M. Bartels, MD, MS Galina Bogatkevich, MD, PhD Ru Bryan, PhD Amy Cannella, MD Peter Chiraseveenuprapund, MD, MS Cong-Qiu Chu, MD, PhD Megan Clowse, MD, MPH Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD Joseph E. Craft, MD Erika Darrah, PhD Aileen Davis, PhD Laura T. Donlin, PhD Jeffrey Driban, PhD Anisha Dua, MD Gerald Eisenberg, MD Joerg Ermann, MD Anthony French, MD, PhD Jorg Goronzy, MD, PhD Marian Hannan, PhD Jody Hargrove, MD Robert A. Kalish, MD Tamiko R. Katsumoto, MD Alfred H. Kim, MD, PhD Jason S. Knight, MD, PhD Karen L. Law, MD Richard F. Loeser, MD

Elena Losina, PhD Linda Li, PT, MSc, PhD Douglas W. Lienesch, MD Theresa Lu, MD, PhD Una E. Makris, MD Rebecca Manno, MD, Ted Mikuls, MD Eli Miloslavsky, MD Jonathan Miner, MD, PhD Mark Niemer, MD James J. Nocton, MD Erica Noss, MD, PhD Michael J. Ombrello, MD Kenneth O’Rourke, MD Alessandra Pernis, MD Grant Schulert, MD, PhD Miriam Shelef, MD, PhD Bernadette C. Siaton, MD Tarun Sudhir Kumar Sharma, MD Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MMSc C. Michael Stein, MD Akaluck Thatayatikom, MD, RhMSUS John Varga, MD Michael R. Waterfield, MD, PhD Paul Waytz, MD Andrew L. Wong, MD Chack-Yung Yu, PhD

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