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	Charles M. King II, MD Treasurer North Mississippi Medical Center
Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD Chair, Scientific Advisory Council University of Minnesota	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
Erin Arnold, MD Member-at-Large Orthopedics and Rheumatology of the N. Shore	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	Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD ACR Research Representative Rush University
Patricia Katz, PhD Representative of the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals University of California, San Francisco	Olivier Chambenoit, PhD Representative of the Corporate Roundtable Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Hazel Breland, PhD, OTR  Association of Rheumatology Professionals President Medical University of South Carolina	Paula Marchetta, MD, MBA American College of Rheumatology President

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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

Anne Bass, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery

Randy Cron, MD, PhD
University of Alabama-Birmingham

Dana DiRenzo, MD
Johns Hopkins University

Jon Giles, MD, MPH
Columbia University

Scott Hasson, EdD, PT
Georgia Regents University (retired)

Sharon Kolasinski, MD
University of Pennsylvania

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

Judith Smith, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin - Madison

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.

Sandeep K. Agarwal, MD, PhD Nancy Baker, ScD, MPH, OTR/L Christie Bartels, MD Ed Behrens, MD Galina S. Bogatkevich, MD, PhD Leigh Callahan, PhD Scott Canna, MD Flavia Castelino, MD Peter Chira, MD, MS Cong-Qiu Chu, MD, PhD Megan Clowse, MD, MPH Robert Colbert, MD, PhD Megan Cooper, MD, PhD Joseph E. Craft, MD Aileen Davis, PhD Laura T. Donlin, PhD Leonard Dragone, MD, PhD Jeffrey Driban, PhD Anisha Dua, MD Lisa Fitzgerald, MD Joerg Ermann, MD Anthony French, MD, PhD Alexei Grom, MD Marian Hannan, PhD J. Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhD Robert A. Kalish, MD Tamiko Katsumoto, MD Alfred H. Kim, MD, PhD Jason Knight, MD, PhD Karen Law, MD

Deana Lazaro, MD Julia Lee, PhD, MPH Linda Li, PT, PhD Douglas W. Lienesch, MD Richard R. Loeser, MD Una E. Makris, MD Rebecca Manno, MD, Jonathan Miner, MD, PhD Lakshmi Moorthy, MD Adam Mor, MD, PhD James J. Nocton, MD Erica Noss, MD, PhD Alexis Ogdie, MD, MSCE Michael J. Ombrello, MD Kenneth S. O'Rourke MD Ananta Paine, PhD Harris Perlman, PhD Holly L. Rosenzweig, PhD Ami Shah, MD Tarun Sharma, MD Miriam Shelef, MD, PhD Bernadette C. Siaton, MD Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH C. Michael Stein, MD Anne Stevens, MD, PhD Akaluck Thatayatikom, MD Michael Waterfield, MD, PhD Andrew L. Wong, MD Chack-Yung Yu, PhD

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