Alan Kivitz, MD
President and Medical Director, Altoona Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center, Duncansville, Pa.; and President and Medical Director, Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, Pa.
“I am honored to receive ACR’s Master Award and very thankful to the College for awarding me this designation. I am proud to be caring for my patients with rheumatic disease for the last 40 years, and offer them and my community state-of-the-art care, including clinical research, which has led to some of the greatest advances in our field,” says Dr. Kivitz.
Andrew Laster, MD, FACR
Founding Partner and President, Arthritis & Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Charlotte, N.C.; and Assistant Consulting Professor of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
“I am incredibly honored to be recognized by the ACR with the Masters designation. It is truly humbling to review the list of past ACR Masters, especially since many who sparked my interest in rheumatology and served as mentors came from Johns Hopkins and Duke where I was fortunate to train. I am passionate about being a practicing rheumatologist and have delighted in caring for patients over the past 36 years; however, our field now faces several serious hurdles with increasing physician burnout associated with EMR [electronic medical records] documentation, prior authorizations and other administrative tasks. I am encouraged that the ACR recognizes these issues and look forward to working with the organization in the coming years to address these challenges,” says Dr. Laster.
Larry W. Moreland, MD
Professor of Medicine and Orthopedics, Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
“I am humbled and honored to receive this recognition as Master of the American College of Rheumatology. I am very appreciative of the mentors and colleagues who have helped me as a teacher, clinician and researcher. I have been extremely fortunate to be associated with numerous talented collaborators,” says Dr. Moreland.
Nancy J. Olsen, MD
H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair in Rheumatology and Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey
“Being selected by my peers to become an ACR Master is a great honor. I am grateful for the opportunities I have had in education, training and research as well as the support of mentors and colleagues whom I have enjoyed working with throughout more than four decades as an ACR member. As I look through the list of previous recipients, I see former classmates, mentors, colleagues and co-investigators, spanning decades and continents. It is very special to have my name added to this list,” says Dr. Olsen.
