Leigh Callahan, PhD, Now President Elect of United States Bone & Joint Initiative After 20 years of involvement with the U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI), Leigh F. Callahan, PhD, Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine, associate director, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, and director, Osteoarthritis Action Alliance at the University of North Carolina at…
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Winter 2021’s Awards, Appointments & Announcements in Rheumatology
New Appointments for Carlos Lozada, MD In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Carlos J. Lozada, MD, FACP, FACR, professor of clinical medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has expanded his professional and volunteer duties. In May he was appointed chief (interim) of the Division of Rheumatology at the Miller School of Medicine,…
Meet Dr. Lindsey A. Criswell, the First Woman Director of NIAMS
In early 2021, Lindsey A. Criswell, MD, MPH, DSc, one of rheumatology’s preeminent autoimmune genetics researchers, will become the new director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. She will be the first woman to hold that post. Dr. Criswell will be leaving her current position as vice chancellor of research…
L. Manuela Marinescu, MD, Takes Reins as Chair of Affiliate Society Council
While an active member of her state rheumatology society, L. Manuela Marinescu, MD, saw the value of connecting with other regional groups to share information and advocacy strategies. On Nov. 16, she assumed the role of chair of the ACR’s Affiliate Society Council (ASC), where she will help facilitate those connections. Dr. Marinescu graduated with…
Fall 2020’s Awards, Appointments & Announcements in Rheumatology
S. Louis Bridges Jr., MD, PhD, Moves to New York S. Louis Bridges Jr., MD, PhD, became the new physician in chief and chair of the Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), New York, on Sept. 1. He will also serve as the chief of rheumatology at Weill Cornell College of Medicine. Prior…
Nancy Bates Allen, MD, in the Spotlight
Nancy Bates Allen, MD, now professor emeritus, Duke University Medical School, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Durham, N.C., created a legacy of clinical care, clinical research, advocacy for women and collegial respect during her 42-year career at Duke. David S. Caldwell, MD, FACP, FACR, associate professor of medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, says, “[I’m]…
ACR Releases COVID-19 & MIS-C Clinical Guidance for Kids with Rheumatic Disease
The ACR has released clinical guidance documents for pediatric patients with rheumatic disease in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, including one for multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). Jay Mehta, MD, MS, an attending physician in the Division of Rheumatology and director of the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP),…
ACR Releases Clinical Guidance for Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
The recommendations for MIS-C focus on general guidance, diagnostic evaluation and therapy options, as well as comparing and contrasting the features of MIS-C and Kawasaki disease.
ACR Releases COVID-19 Clinical Guidance for Pediatric Patients with Rheumatic Disease
The recommendations for pediatric rheumatology patients address various treatment options and provide general guidance, as well as direction for when to start, stop or reduce medications.
Spring 2020’s Awards, Appointments & Announcements in Rheumatology
Keith Sullivan, MD, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Mentorship, collaboration and a quest for cure shine through as major themes in the distinguished career of Keith M. Sullivan, MD, the James B. Wyngaarden Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. On Friday, Feb. 21, those themes dominated his acceptance speech when he received a…
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