Keri Losavio

Editor Keri Losavio has been a professional editor and writer in the medical and financial fields for 20 years and joined the Wiley team in February 2014. She has written for and edited newsletters, magazines, personal memoirs, book proposals, dissertations, textbooks and more.

Articles by Keri Losavio

Ethics Forum: Medical Ethical Considerations for COVID-19

David Y. Chen, MD, PhD, & Eric J. Gapud, MD, PhD, on behalf of the ACR Committee for Ethics & Conflicts of Interest | June 8, 2020

Prescribing stewardship is just one ethical consideration facing rheumatologists during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Driving through the Storm: A Pediatric Rheumatologist Finds a Pandemic of Rheumatic Disease

Mark Gorelik, MD | May 18, 2020

A pediatric rheumatologist in the thick of treating children with COVID-19 confronts a new and evolving syndrome.

The COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance: Its Genesis, Development & Goals

Philip C. Robinson, MBChB, PhD, FRACP | May 8, 2020

Editor’s note: We are sad to announce that we have learned of the passing of Dr. Philip C. Robinson. We will share more as it becomes available, but in the meantime, we wanted to repost this article he wrote for The Rheumatologist early in the pandemic. Dr. Robinson also took the photo of the full-arc rainbow below.

COVID-19 Reality Check: Collected Stories from Rheumatologists & Rheumatology Professionals

The Rheumatologist | May 5, 2020

A collection of compelling interviews conducted with rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals focusing on their experiences thus far in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fear & Hope in the Era of the Modern Plague

Jose U. Scher, MD | April 29, 2020

This plague has affected each one of us, our families and friends, and abruptly, it has altered the way we relate to one another.

Reimbursement Tips: Telemedicine & Coding in the Time of COVID-19

Kimberly Retzlaff | April 24, 2020

Humans may fear change as a general rule, but we’re adaptable when we need to be. In this era of COVID-19 and social distancing, medical practices and payers are adapting to an increased use of telemedicine, which enables providers to see their patients without being in a room with them. To cope, the Centers for…

On Pandemics & Uncertainty: One Rheumatologist’s Story

Belinda Birnbaum, MD | April 24, 2020

As the mystery solvers, we are supposed to be comfortable with the unknown, but how does that translate when COVID-19 hits home? A rheumatologist contracts COVID-19.

In Memoriam: Luis R. Espinoza, MD: July 3, 1943–March 29, 2020

Joan M. Von Feldt, MD, MSEd, & Graciela S. Alarcón, MD, MPH, MACR | April 20, 2020

Surrounded by his immediate family, Luis R. Espinoza, MD, died on March 29 after a prolonged illness.

The COVID-19 Crisis: Uncharted Waters & the ACR’s Response

Ellen M. Gravallese, MD | April 15, 2020

Singer Jimmy Dean reportedly once said, “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” The COVID-19 pandemic has required us as rheumatologists to adjust our sails multiple times. We have had to rethink many of the ways in which we interact with our worried…

A Collaborative Website as a Communication Model During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sheryl Mascarenhas, MD, with Greg Stevens, BS | April 10, 2020

Under the onslaught of developing information on COVID-19, one health system found a way to streamline communication using a secure tool it already had access to.