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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
Soha Dolatabadi, M.D.
Soha Dolatabadi M.D.
Joerg Ermann, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mohamad Bittar, M.D.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Sonam Kiwalkar, M.D.
Oregon Health Science University
Muhammad Asim Khan, M.D.
Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center, Emeritus
Anand Kumthekar, M.D., MBBS
Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Tiffany Lin, M.D.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Marina Magrey, M.D.
Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center
Philip Mease, M.D.
Seattle Rheumatology Associates
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.
NIGIL HAROON, M.D., PhD., D.M. – CHAIR
University of Toronto
Kristi Kuhn, M.D., PhD.
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Jean Liew, M.D.
Boston University
Lianne Gensler, M.D.
University of California San Francisco
John Reveille, M.D.
University of Texas
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.
Kristi Kuhn, M.D., PhD. – Chair
University of Colorado School of Medicine
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
Michael Weisman, M.D.
Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Emeritus
Finance Committee:
Oversees SPARTAN financial holdings and investment policies.
MATTHEW STOLL, M.D. – CHAIR
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.
JOERG ERMANN, M.D. – CHAIR
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Grant Louie, M.D.
Carroll Arthritis
Andreas Reimold, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jessie Walsh, M.D.
University of Utah
Runsheng Wang, M.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
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.
Annual Meeting Planning Committee *new*
Develops the programming for the SPARTAN annual meeting. Oversees logistics including marketing, registration, virtual platform selection, post-meeting evaluation.
