Dr. Wilson Kuswanto
Wilson Kuswanto, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
“It is truly an incredible honor to receive the ACR Distinguished Fellow Award. This award is a testament to all my mentors who have guided me on my path to becoming a physician-scientist,” says Dr. Kuswanto. “I would like to highlight and thank my close mentoring team at Stanford: Bill Robinson, MD, PhD, Garry Nolan, PhD, Matt Baker, MD, MS, Mark Genovese, MD, and our program director, Neha Shah, MD. I am sincerely grateful for this award and look forward to continuing to advance scientific boundaries to ultimately improve patient care.”
Dr. Bryanna Mantilla
Bryanna Mantilla, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin
“I am honored by this recognition. I am very grateful to the truly amazing mentors and wonderful patients I have met in my academic career thus far,” says Dr. Mantilla. “I see this award primarily as a reflection of the importance of bringing a critical sociological lens to rheumatology and the need for continued research and innovation on improving equity and quality of care for our most underserved patients. I am looking forward to continuing these efforts.”
Dr. Mariana Correia Marques
Mariana Correia Marques, MD
Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md./Children’s National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
“I am truly honored and thankful to be selected as one of the Distinguished Fellows of the ACR,” says Dr. Marques. “I am especially thankful to my mentors and my program [leaders], who believed in me and gave me the opportunity to pursue my passion in pediatric rheumatology clinical practice and research, particularly being an international graduate. Receiving this award gives me further motivation to keep pursuing this passion.”
Dr. Gregory McDermott
Gregory McDermott, MD, MPH
Instructor of Medicine, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
“I am incredibly honored to be recognized with the ACR Distinguished Fellow Award,” says Dr. McDermott. “I am very grateful to the many mentors and colleagues who have guided me along my career journey so far: from helping to develop my initial interest in rheumatology, to refining and advancing my research projects, to providing helpful clinical advice. I am humbled and excited to be completing my formal training and look forward to continuing to contribute to the advancement of rheumatology research and patient care in the future.”
