2013 Planning Committee
Thank you to the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Planning Subcommittee members for your outstanding leadership. Your significant contributions and expertizes make the annual meeting the premier event for specialists in the field of rheumatology.
Chairs
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Chester Oddis, MD Chair Pittsburgh, PA (2014) |
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Afton Hassett, PsyD ARHP Chair Elect Ann Arbor, MI (2014) |
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Mary Cronin, MD Clinical Sub-chair Milwaukee, WI (2014) |
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Richard Loeser, MD Basic Science Sub-chair Winston-Salem, NC (2013) |
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Hazel Breland, PhD ARHP Chair Elect Charleston, SC (2014) |
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Eric L. Matteson, MD Abstract Selection Chair (Clinical) Rochester, MN (2014) |
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Richard Pope, MD Abstract Selection Chair (Basic) Chicago, IL (2014) |
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John Varga, MD Basic Science Sub-chair Chicago, IL (2014) |
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Mary-Chester Wasko, MD, MSc MTP/Workshop/Study Group Sub-chair Pittsburgh, PA (2013) |
Members:
- Shreyasee Amin, MDCM, FRCPC, MP (2014)
- Stacey Ardoin, MD (2014)
- Dana P. Ascherman, MD (2014)
- Alan N. Baer, MD (2014)
- Joan M. Bathon, MD, A&R Editor (2015)
- Thuy T. Beam, MD, ARHP (2014)
- Elana Bernstein, MD (2014)
- Joel A. Block, MD, Chair, Committee on Education (2015)
- Marcy Bolster, MD (2013)
- S. Louis Bridges, MD, PhD (2014)
- Dominic Co, MD, PhD (2014)
- Andrew P. Cope, MD, PhD (2013)
- Lawrence Edwards, MD (2014)
- Judy L. Foxworth, PhD, PT, ARHP (2013)
- Mark F. Gourley, MD (2014)
- Laurie Hughell, Pa-C, MPH, ARHP (2013)
- Rula Hajj-Ali, MD (2014)
- Deborah Hicks, RN (2014)
- Wael N. Jarjour, MD (2014)
- Meenakshi Jolly, MD (2014)
- Shelly P. Kafka, MD (2013)
- Dinesh Khanna, MD (2014)
- Robert A. Lafyatis, MD (2013)
- Kristine M. Lohr, MD (2014)
- William McClatchey, MD (2013)
- Zsuzsanna McMahan, MD (2013)
- Sandra J. Mintz, BSN, ARHP (2013)
- Uyen Sa D. Nguyen, DSc, MPH, ARHP (2013)
- Karen Onel, MD (2013)
- Kenneth O’Rourke, MD (2014)
- Egla Rabinovich, MD (2014)
- Elizabeth G. Salt, ARNP, PhD, ARHP (2013)
- Leonard H. Sigal, MD (2014)
- Gregg J. Silverman, MD (2013)
- Jasvinder Singh, MD (2013)
- Chokkalingam Siva, MD (2013)
- Christine Stamatos, ANP-C (2013)
- Virginia Steen, MD (2013)
- George Stojan, MD, Fellows Representative (2013)
- Audrey B. Uknis, MD, ACR President (2014)
- Margaret R. Wilkes, MD (2013)
- Douglas White, MD, PhD (2013)
Ex Officio Members
- Richard Furie, MD, COE Chair, Lake Success, NY (2012)
- James O'Dell, MD, ACR President, Omaha, NE (2012)
Staff Liaison
2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Planning Committee Members Disclosures![]()








