Education Committee
Develops educational programs for rheumatologists and non-rheumatologists on SpA. Organizes the annual Spondyloarthritis Review Course at the annual meeting and the annual ACR Convergence adjacent symposium on axSpA and PsA (with GRAPPA and ASAS).
Maureen Dubreuil, MD – CHAIR
Boston University Medical Center
Tiffany Lin, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Mohamad Bittar, MD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Juliana Chang, MD
University of California Irvine
Soha Dolatabadi, MD
Soha Dolatabadi MD
Meika Fang, MD
University of Southern California Los Angeles / VA Greater LA
Reem Jan, MD
University of Chicago
Sonam Kiwalkar, MD
Oregon Health Science University
Anand Kumthekar, MD, MBBS
Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Marina Magrey, MD
Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center
Philip Mease, MD
Seattle Rheumatology Associates
Nirupa Patel, MD
Louisiana State University HSC
Siba Raychaudhuri, MD
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, MD – CHAIR
University of Texas
Lihi Eder, MD, PhD
University of Toronto
Lianne Gensler, MD
University of California San Francisco
Tejpal Gil, PhD
OHSU
Nigil Haroon, MD, PhD, MBA
University of Toronto
Kristi Kuhn, MD, PhD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Jean Liew, MD
Boston University
Aki Nakamura, MD
Queen’s University
Ruth Napier, PhD
OHSU
Matthew Stoll, MD, PhD, MSCS
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Communications Committee
Publishes the quarterly newsletter. Updates the SPARTAN website. Manages the SPARTAN social media presence.
Runsheng Wang, MD – CHAIR
Columbia University Medical Center
Delamo Bekele, MD
Mayo Clinic
Elizabeth Chang, MD
Phoenix VA Healthcare
Abhijeet Danve, MD
Yale University
Mark Hwang, MD, MS
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jean Liew, MD
Boston University
Rouhin Sen, MD
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Judy Smith, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin Madison
Finance Committee
Oversees SPARTAN financial holdings and investment policies.
Matthew Stoll, MD, PhD – CHAIR
University of Alabama Birmingham
Joerg Ermann, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Nigil Haroon, MD, MBA
University of Ontario
Walter Maksymowych, MD
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, MD – CHAIR
University of Alabama Birmingham
Vinod Chandran, MD, PhD
University of Toronto
Lihi Eder, MD, PhD
Women’s College Hospital, Toronto
Jonathan Kay, MD
University of Massachusetts Worcester
Hillary Norton, MD
Santa Fe Medical Group
Andreas Reimold, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jessie Walsh, MD
University of Utah
Robert Warren, MD, PhD, MPH
Medical University South Carolina
CLASSIC Study Steering Committee
Steering committee for the CLASSIC study
Liron Caplan, MD, PhD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Atul Deodhar, MD
Oregon Health Science University
Lianne Gensler, MD
University of California San Francisco
Walter Maksymowych, MD
University of Alberta
CLASSIC DSMB
Monitors the conduct of the CLASSIC study.
Robert Warren, MD, PhD, MPH – CHAIR
Medical University South Carolina
Elizabeth Chang, MD
Phoenix VA Healthcare
Daniel Clegg, MD
University of Utah
Maria Suarez-Almazor, MD, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Publications Committee
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, MD – CHAIR
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Muhammad Khan, MD
retired
Walter Maksymowych, MD
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, MD – CHAIR
University Hospitals Cleveland
Abhijeet Danve, MD
Yale University
Joerg Ermann, MD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Lianne Gensler, MD
University of California San Francisco
Muhammad Khan, MD
retired
Siba Raychaudhuri, MD
University of California Davis
Judy Smith, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin Madison
EIDA Project Steering Committee
Dax Rumsey, MD – CHAIR
University of Alberta
Joerg Ermann, MD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Sonam Kiwalkar, MD
The Vancouver Clinic
Marina Magrey, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland
Phillip Mease, MD
Seattle Rheumatology Associates
Siba Raychaudhuri, MD
University of California Davis
BASIS Steering Committee
Sibel Aydin, MD – Co-CHAIR
University of Ottawa
Elaine Husni, MD, MPH – Co-CHAIR
Cleveland Clinic
Atul Deodhar, MD
OHSU
Kristi Kuhn, MD, PhD
University of Colorado
Walter Maksymowych, MD
University of Edmonton
Judy Smith, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin
