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Mourning the Loss of NIAMS Director Stephen Katz, MD, PhD

Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, NIH Director  |  December 20, 2018

Stephen Katz, MD, PhD

Stephen Katz, MD, PhD, Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) (photo: NIH)

“It is with a profoundly heavy heart that I share with you the sad news that we have lost one of our most beloved leaders at NIH. Steve Katz, MD, PhD, the long-time director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), died early this morning after suffering a catastrophic stroke. …”

Read more of this personal testament from NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, on the NIH website.

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