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Committees

 

Education Committee

Develops educational programs for rheumatologists and non-rheumatologists on SpA. Current major activities include EIDA and CAPES. Organizes the annual trainee symposium and the annual post-ACR symposium on axSpA and PsA (together with GRAPPA and ASAS).

Maureen Dubreuil, M.D. – CHAIR
Boston University Medical Center

Tiffany Lin, M.D. – Co-Chair
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Mohamad Bittar, M.D.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Juliana Chang, MD
University of California Irvine

Soha Dolatabadi, M.D.
Soha Dolatabadi M.D.

Meika Fang, M.D.
University of Southern California Los Angeles / VA Greater LA

Reem Jan, M.D.
University of Chicago

Sonam Kiwalkar, M.D.
Oregon Health Science University

Anand Kumthekar, M.D., MBBS
Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Marina Magrey, M.D.
Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center

Philip Mease, M.D.
Seattle Rheumatology Associates

Nirupa Patel, M.D.
Louisiana State University HSC

Siba Raychaudhuri, M.D.
University of California Davis

Research Committee:

Develops SPARTAN research initiatives and the grant programs. Organizes the peer review of SPARTAN grant applications and of trainee abstract submissions for the annual meeting.

John Reveille, M.D. – CHAIR
University of Texas

Lihi Eder, M.D., PhD
University of Toronto

Lianne Gensler, M.D.
University of California San Francisco

Nigil Haroon, M.D., PhD, MBA
University of Toronto

Kristi Kuhn, M.D., PhD.
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Jean Liew, M.D.
Boston University

Aki Nakamura, MD
University of Toronto

Matthew Stoll, M.D., PhD., M.S.C.S.
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Pamela Weiss, M.D., MSCE
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Communications Committee:

Publishes the quarterly newsletter. Updates the SPARTAN website. Manages the SPARTAN social media presence.

RUNSHENG WANG, M.D. – CHAIR
Columbia University Medical Center

Delamo Bekele, M.D.
Mayo Clinic

Elizabeth Chang, M.D.
Phoenix VA Healthcare

Mark Hwang, M.D., M.S.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Jean Liew, M.D.
Boston University

Gopi Penmetsa, M.D., MBBS 
University of Utah Hospital

Rouhin Sen, M.D.
University of Alabama, Birmingham

Judy Smith, M.D., PhD. 
University of Wisconsin Madison

Finance Committee:

Oversees SPARTAN financial holdings and investment policies. 

MATTHEW STOLL, M.D. – CHAIR
University of Alabama Birmingham

Joerg Ermann, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Nigil Haroon, M.D., MBA
University of Ontario

Walter Maksymowych, M.D.
University of Alberta

Governance Committee:

Reviews and approves SPARTAN membership applications. Reviews applications for the SPARTAN Board of Directors and nominations for the Research Career Achievement Award, and develops a proposal for final decision by the Board of Directors.

MATTHEW STOLL, M.D. – CHAIR
University of Alabama Birmingham

Jonathan Kay, M.D.
University of Massachusetts Worcester

Andreas Reimold, M.D. 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Jessie Walsh, M.D.
University of Utah

Robert Warren, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Medical University South Carolina

CLASSIC STUDY
Steering Committee:

Steering committee for the CLASSIC study

Liron Caplan, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Atul Deodhar, M.D.
Oregon Health Science University

Lianne Gensler, M.D.
University of California San Francisco

Walter Maksymowych, M.D.

University of Alberta

DSMB

Monitors the conduct of the CLASSIC study.

Robert Warren, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. – CHAIR
Medical University South Carolina

Elizabeth Chang, M.D.
Phoenix VA Healthcare

Daniel Clegg, M.D.
University of Utah

Maria Suarez-Almazor, M.D., Ph.D.
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Publications Committee *new*

Ensures that publications endorsed by SPARTAN or produced by SPARTAN initiatives meet high standards of quality and achieve prominent visibility within the general community and among SpA stakeholders. Development of a SPARTAN publications policy will be the first task of this new committee.

VIKAS MAJITHIA, M.D. – CHAIR
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

Muhammad Khan, M.D.
retired

Walter Maksymowych, M.D.
University of Alberta

 

Annual Meeting Planning Committee 
Develops the programming for the SPARTAN annual meeting. Oversees logistics including marketing, registration, virtual platform selection, post-meeting evaluation. 

 MARINA MAGREY, M.D.
University Hospitals Cleveland

Abhijeet Danve, M.D.
Yale University

Joerg Ermann, M.D.
Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Lianne Gensler, M.D.
University of California San Francisco

Muhammad Khan, M.D.
retired

Siba Raychaudhuri, M.D.
University of California Davis

Judy Smith, M.D., PhD.
University of Wisconsin Madison 

EIDA Project Planning Committee

DAX RUMSEY, M.D. – CHAIR
University of Alberta

Joerg Ermann, M.D.
Brigham & Women’s Hospital 

Sonam Kiwalkar, M.D.
The Vancouver Clinic

Marina Magrey, M.D.
University Hospitals Cleveland

Phillip Mease, M.D.
Seattle Rheumatology Associates

Siba Raychaudhuri, M.D.
University of California Davis

 

SPARTAN Staff:

SPARTAN Executive Director:
Lisa Spiegel
lisa@spartangroup.org
360-600-2170
PO Box 55491
Portland, OR 97238

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