Arthritis is a term often used to mean any disorder that affects joints. Symptoms generally include joint pain and stiffness. Other symptoms may include redness,warmth,swelling,and decreased range of motion of the affected joints. In some types of arthritis,other organs are also affected. Onset can be gradual or sudden.
The University of California,San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco,California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It conducts research and teaching in medical and biological sciences.
Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones,muscles,joints,and internal organs. Rheumatology covers more than 100 different complex diseases,collectively known as rheumatic diseases,which includes many forms of arthritis as well as lupus and Sjögren's syndrome. Doctors who have undergone formal training in rheumatology are called rheumatologists.
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) is one of the institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health,an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
J(arvis) Edwin Seegmiller,or Jay Seegmiller,was an American physician and biochemical geneticist best known for his role in discovering the biochemical basis of the Lesch–Nyhan syndrome. He was a rheumatologist and a pioneer in research on arthritic diseases and on aging.
Childhood arthritis is an umbrella term used to describe any rheumatic disease or chronic arthritis-related condition which affects individuals under the age of 16. Most types are autoimmune disorders.
The American College of Rheumatology is an organization of and for physicians,health professionals,and scientists that advances rheumatology through programs of education,research,advocacy and practice support relating to the care of people with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Betty Diamond is an American physician and researcher. She is director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine at Northwell Health's Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset,NY. She was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2022.
Michael D. Lockshin is an American professor and medical researcher. He is known for his work as a researcher of autoimmune diseases,with focus on antiphospholipid syndrome and lupus. He is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and the Director Emeritus of the Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Disease at Hospital for Special Surgery. He retired from HSS on January 31,2023.
Matthew H. Liang is a physician specializing in general internal medicine and rheumatology,Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School,Professor of Health Policy and Management at Harvard School of Public Health,and the Director Emeritus of Special Projects of the Robert B. Brigham Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Clinical Research Center which he founded. He is a founding faculty of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and a founding faculty of the Clinical Effectiveness Program at the Harvard School of Public Health and is a Study Director in the Veterans Administration Cooperative Studies Program.
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is part of the United States National Institutes of Health,which in turn is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. NIDDK is approximately the fifth-largest of the 27 NIH institutes. The institute's mission is to support research,training,and communication with the public in the topic areas of "diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases;digestive diseases,nutritional disorders,and obesity;and kidney,urologic,and hematologic diseases". As of 2021,the Director of the institute is Griffin P. Rodgers,who assumed the position on an acting basis in 2006 and on a permanent basis in 2007.
Ephraim Engleman was an American rheumatologist and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California,San Francisco. He had a major national and international impact on rheumatology during more than six decades,and wrote more than one hundred scientific and medical papers.
Terri H. Finkel is an American pediatric rheumatologist and immunologist who is the Children's Foundation of Memphis Endowed Chair and tenured professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Previously,she was the pediatrician-in-chief,chair of pediatrics and chief scientific officer at Nemours Children's Hospital. She is known for her research into autoimmunity,AIDS,juvenile rheumatoid arthritis,lupus,and cancer. Her work has been recognized in more than 200 publications,10 U.S. patents,and 4 licensed technologies. Finkel has been placed in the top one percent of American pediatric rheumatologists by U.S. News &World Report. Her numerous honors include being named among America's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly every year since 2011 and induction into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.
Gary S. Firestein is an American rheumatologist,professor,and founding director of the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) at the University of California San Diego and Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences at University of California,San Diego.
Rachelle Buchbinder is an Australian rheumatologist and clinical epidemiologist. Her clinical practice is in conjunction with research involving multidisciplinary projects relating to arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. She promotes improvement of communication with patients and health literacy in the community.
Nancy E. Lane is an American rheumatologist. She is an Endowed Professor of Medicine,Rheumatology,and Aging Research at the University of California,Davis and director of the UC Davis Musculoskeletal Diseases of Aging Research Group. She has also sat on the editorial boards of Nature Reviews Rheumatology,Rheumatology,Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism,Arthritis &Rheumatology, and The Journal of Rheumatology.
Stephen Ira Katz was an American immunodermatologist who served as the director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases from 1995 to 2018. He was the Marion B. Sulzberger Professor of Dermatology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences from 1989 to 1995.
Robert H. Carter is an American rheumatologist and physician-scientist serving as the deputy director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) since 2008. He was the acting director of NIAMS from December 2018 until February 2021.
Mariana J. Kaplan is a rheumatologist and physician-scientist. She researches mechanisms of immune dysregulation,organ damage,and premature vascular disease in systemic autoimmunity. Kaplan is chief of the systemic autoimmunity branch at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
Edgar G. Engleman is an American pathologist and physician-scientist who researches cancer immunology. He is a professor of pathology and of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is also a co-founder of Vivo Capital,a Healthcare Investment firm.
