The Division of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases seeks the cure for a diverse group of systemic diseases affecting a wide range of organ systems, and usually including the synovial joints and their surrounding connective tissues and bones. Although the cause of many of these illnesses is unknown, most share some form of immunopathology that leads to uncontrolled inflammation, pain, disability, and often tissue destruction. Some of these illnesses are better understood, such as the post-traumatic and crystalline arthropathies, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis; however, ongoing basic research in this Division and elsewhere is leading to an even greater understanding of the autoimmunity that leads to systemic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjogren s syndrome (SS), anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome (APL), and polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM). The major academic effort of this Division is biomedical research in these areas.
Faculty Includes:
Daniel L. Mueller, M.D.
Division Director
Faculty Listing:
Professors
Maren L. Mahowald, M.D. (VAMC)
Daniel L. Mueller, M.D.
Ronald Messner, M.D.
Associate Professors
Elie Gertner, M.D. (Regions)
Hollis E. Krug, M.D. (VAMC)
Barbara Segal, M.D.
Jerry A. Molitor, M.D., Ph.D.
Gary Bryant, M.D.
Assistant Professors
Thomas J. Bloss, M.D. (HCMC)
Emily Gillespie, Ph.D.
Anne Minenko, M.D.
Erik Peterson, M.D.
Mehrnaz Hojjati, M.D.
Nicola Philpott, Ph.D.
Brian Fife, Ph.D.
Ellen R. Shammash, M.D.
Jasvinder Singh, M.B.B.S. (VAMC)
Peter A. Schlesinger, M.D. (HCMC)
For more information on the faculty and their ongoing activities, don't forget to visit the Research area!