As rheumatology fellows around the country begin to explore various career opportunities, they typically look to academic rheumatology, private practice, industry and research. Vivek K. Murthy, MD, MSc, however, has carved a unique clinical pathway in both rheumatology and hospital medicine, merging his various skills and interests in medical education, diagnostic expertise and clinical problem…
At ACR Convergence 2024, the ACR honored clinical and research fellows in programs from New York to California and points between.
The 2024 ACR Awards of Distinction honor members for their outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology.
Dr. Elizabeth Hazel reflects on her experience as a Canadian swimming competitor in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Dr. Arthur Grayzel leaves behind a legacy of care as a parent, teacher, researcher & clinician.
“He cared when no one else did. He not only took the time to figure out what was wrong but listened to what I had to say no matter how crazy I may have sounded. Dr. Templin is a rare type of doctor—he’s the type that clearly loves his career and patients to the core,”…
We recently learned the sad news that Joseph D. Croft Jr., MD, a past president of the ACR and a well-respected member of the rheumatology community passed away in late September.
Sheldon Mark Cooper, MD, MACR, professor of medicine, and a colleague and mentor throughout my career at the University of Vermont, Burlington, passed away June 6, after a long illness. Dr. Cooper was born in The Bronx, New York, in 1942, earning his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1967. He…
As the Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR) convened its 26th annual congress in Singapore this August, Ellen M. Gravallese, MD, was honored as an APLAR Master. Dr. Gravallese is currently the Theodore Bevier Bayles Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Boston, chief of the Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity at Brigham…
We are sad to announce that we have learned of the passing of several ACR Masters this summer: Arthur Grayzel, MD; Sheldon Cooper, MD; and David W. Templin, MD.