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Committees

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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.

SPARTAN Staff:

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

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