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
