For more information about these committees, please contact the staff liaison.
For descriptions of standing committees, councils, subcomittees and task forces, click here.
+ Communications and Marketing
- Communications and Marketing
Eric Matteson, MD, Chair, Rochester, MN (2012)
Jody Hargrove, MD, Edina, MN (2013)
Joanne Jordan, MD, MPH, Chapel Hill, NC (2014)
Alan Matsumoto, MD, Wheaton, MD (2013)
Paul Rosen, MD, MPH, Pittsburgh, PA (2014)
Eric Ruderman, MD, Chicago, IL (2012)
Peter Valen, MD, Winston-Salem, NC (2012)
Kimberly Kimpton, PT, Denver, CO (ARHP Representative)
Karen L. Kerr, MSN, NP, CPNP, PNP-BC, Berkley, MI (ARHP Representative)
Joan Von Feldt, MD, Philadelphia, PA (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
+ Corporate Relations
- Corporate Relations
Joseph Flood, MD, Chair, Columbus, OH (2012)
Stanford Peng, MD, PhD, Seattle, WA (2013)
John Varga, MD, Chicago, IL (2012)
Elena Weinstein, MD, Englewood, CO (2014)
Joyce Carlone, MN, RN, CFNP, Atlanta, GA (ARHP Representative)
Staff Contact:
+ REF Development Advisory Council
- REF Development Advisory Council
Emily Isaacs, MD, Chair, Fort Worth, TX
Diana Anderson, PhD, Dallas, TX
Kathleen Bos, MD, Smyrna, GA
Jeffrey Lawson, MD, Greenville, SC
Peter Looram, Aspen, CO
John and Betsy McLinden, Winnetka, IL
Frederick Murphy Do, FACP, Duncansville, PA
Robert Richardson, PT, MEd, FAPTA, Henderson, NC
Eric Schned, MD, Minneapolis, MN
David Daikh, MD, PhD, San Francisco, CA (Ex-Officio)
Staff Contact:
+ Education
- Education
Richard Furie, MD, Chair, Manhasset, NY (2012)
Beth Jonas, MD, Chapel Hill, NC (2012)
Christopher Ritchlin, MD, Rochester, NY (Professional Meetings Committee Chair) (2013)
Raymond Yung, MD, Ann Arbor, MI (2012)
Brian Daikh, MD, Portland, ME (Audiovisual Aids Subcommittee Chair) (2013)
Carol Langford, MD, Cleveland, OH (Continuous Professional Development Committee Chair) (2012)
Chester Oddis, MD, Pittsburgh, PA (Annual Meeting Planning Committee Chair) (2014)
Karen Smarr, PhD, Columbia, MO (ARHP Representative)
Sandra Watcher, BSN, Los Angeles, CA (ARHP Representative)
Sam Dalvi, MD, New York, NY (Fellows Subcommittee Representative)
Erin Arnold, MD, Wilmette, IL (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
+ Ethics and Conflict of Interest
- Ethics and Conflict of Interest
C. Ronald MacKenzie, MD, Chair, New York, NY (2013)
Leyka Barbosa, MD, Dallas, TX (2014)
Bonnie Bermas, MD, Boston, MA (2013)
John Jenkins, MD, Jackson, MS (2012)
Lawrence Jung, MD, Washington, DC (2014)
Bernard Rubin, DO, MPH, Fort Worth, TX (2012)
Robert Shmerling, MD, Boston, MA (2013)
Carol Greco, PhD, Pittsburgh, PA (ARHP Representative)
Donah Crawford, BS, MA, Philadelphia, PA (ARHP Representative)
Yvonne Sherrer, MD, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
+ Executive Committees
- Executive Committees
ACR Executive Committee
James O'Dell, MD, President, Omaha, NE
Audrey Uknis, MD, President-Elect, Philadelphia, PA
Joseph Flood, MD, Secretary, Columbus, OH
E. William St.Clair, MD, Treasurer, Durham, NC
Benjamin J. Smith, PA-C, ARHP President, Thomasville, GA
David Daikh, MD, PhD, REF President, San Francisco, CA
David Karp, MD, PhD, REF Vice-President, Dallas, TX (Invited Guest)
Staff Contact:
ARHP Executive Committee
Benjamin J. Smith, PA-C, President, Thomasville, GA
Jan K. Richardson, PT, PhD, President-Elect, Durham, NC
Lori L. Cyr, BSc, OT, Member-at-Large, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Laurie A. Hughell, PA-C, MPH, Representative to ACR Government Affairs, Des Moines, IA
Nadine T. James, RN, MSN, PhD, Immediate Past President, Hattiesburg, MS
Robert R. McLean, DSc, MPH, Research Chair, Boston, MA
Susan Richmond, MS, PA-C, Practice Committee Chair, Raynham, MA
Elizabeth A. Schlenk, PhD, RN, Member-at-Large, Finance, Pittsburgh, PA
Karen Smarr, PhD, Representative to ACR Committee on Education, Columbia, MO
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH, Chicago, IL (ACR Board Liaison)
Staff Contacts: and
REF Executive Committee
David I. Daikh, MD, PhD, President, San Francisco, CA
David Karp, MD, PhD, Vice President, Dallas, TX
Joseph Flood, MD, Secretary, Columbus, OH
E. William St.Clair, MD, Treasurer, Durham, NC
Emily Isaacs, MD, REF Development Advisory Council Chair, Ft. Worth, TX
Anne Davidson, MBBS, REF Scientific Advisory Council Chair, Manhasset, NY
+ Finance
- Finance
E. William St.Clair, MD, Chair, Durham, NC (2013)
Chad Deal, MD, Cleveland, OH (2013)
Bruce Freundlich, MD, Villanova, PA (2014)
Yukiko Kimura, MD, Hackensack, NJ (2012)
Paula Marchetta, MD, New York, NY (2012)
William Rigby, MD, Lebanon, NH (2014)
Christy Sandborg, MD, Palo Alto, CA (2013)
Elizabeth A. Schlenk, PhD, RN, Pittsburgh, PA (ARHP Representative)
Janet A. Stevens, BA, Ann Arbor, MI (ARHP Representative)
Staff Contact:
+ Government Affairs
- Government Affairs
Timothy Laing, MD, Chair, Ann Arbor, MI (2013)
Deborah Desir, MD, Hamden, CT (2013)
David Goddard, MD, Brooklyn, NY (2012)
Michael Henrickson, MD, MPH Cincinnati, OH (2013)
Joseph Huffstutter, MD, Hixson, TN (2014)
Sharon Kolasinski, MD, Camden, NJ (2012)
Matt Mundwiler, MD, Rockford, IL (2014)
Geeta Nayyar, MD, Miami, FL (2013)
Anu Sharma, MD, Bethesda, MD (2014)
Arielle Silver, MD, Voorhees, NJ (2012)
Jennifer Trizuto, MPT, San Mateo, CA (ARHP Representative)
Laurie Hughell, PA-C, MPH, Des Moines, IA (ARHP Representative)
Annelle Reed, MSN, CRNP, Birmingham, AL (ARHP Representative)
Lisa Shanahan, BS, Raleigh, NC (ARHP Representative)
Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, Boston, MA (Fellows Subcommittee Representative)
Michael Ombrello, MD, Bethesda, MD (COR Representative)
Rebecca Shepherd, MD, Lancaster, PA (CORC Representative)
Edward Herzig, MD, Fairfield, OH (RheumPAC Representative)
V. Michael Holers, MD, Aurora, CO (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
+ Journal Publications
- Journal Publications
Gary Firestein, MD, Chair, La Jolla, CA (2012)
Jennifer Hootman, PhD, Atlanta, GA (2014)
Dina Jones, PT, PhD, Morgantown, WV (2013)
Insoo Kang, MD, New Haven, CT (2014)
Elena Losina, PhD, Boston, MA (2012)
Ann Reed, MD, Rochester, MN (2012)
Nora Singer, MD, Cleveland, OH (2013)
Joan Bathon, MD, New York, NY (Editor of A&R) (2015)
Marian Hannan, DSc, MPH, Boston, MA (Editor of AC&R) (2016)
Robert Colbert, MD, PhD, Bethesda, MD (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
+ Membership, Nominations and Appointments
- Membership, Nominations and Appointments
ACR Nominations and Appointments
David Borenstein, MD, Chair, Washington, DC (2012)
James O’Dell, MD, Omaha, NE (2013)
Audrey Uknis, MD, Philadelphia, PA (2014)
David Karp, MD, PhD, Dallas, TX (2012)
Lenore Buckley, MD, Richmond, VA (At-Large Member) (2012)
C. Kent Kwoh, MD, Pittsburgh, PA (Education Representative) (2012)
Alex Limanni, MD, Dallas, TX (2013)
Murray Passo, MD, Charleston, SC (Pediatrics Representative) (2012)
George Tsokos, MD, Boston, MA (Research Representative) (2013)
Robert Yood, MD, Worcester, MA (Practice Representative) (2012)
Nadine James, RN, MSN, PhD, Hattiesburg, MS (ARHP Representative) (2012)
Benjamin J. Smith, PA-C, Thomasville, GA (ARHP Invited Guest)
Staff Contact:
ARHP Membership and Nominations
Nadine T. James, RN, MSN, PhD, Chair, Hattiesburg, MS
Janet S. Austin, PhD, Bethesda, MD
Atul Deodhar, MD, MRCP, Portland, OR, (ACR Liaison)
Nadine M. Fisher, EdD, Buffalo, NY
Jan K. Richardson, PT, PhD, OCS, Durham, NC
Benjamin J. Smith, PA-C, Thomasville, GA
Rachel M. Sullivan, DNP, CPNP, Saint Paul, MN
Staff Contact:
+ Pediatric Rheumatology Special Committee
- Pediatric Rheumatology Special Committee
Marisa Klein-Gitelman, MD, MPH, Chair, Chicago, IL (2012)
Mara Becker, MD, Kansas City, MO (2014)
Polly Ferguson, MD, Iowa City, IA (2012)
Anna Huttenlocher, MD, Madison, WI (2014)
Lakshmi Moorthy, MD, MS, New Brunswick, NJ (2013)
Peter Nigrovic, MD, Boston, MA (2013)
Sampath Prahalad, MD, Atlanta, GA (2012)
Rayfel Schneider, MBBCh, Toronto, ON (2012)
Richard Vehe, MD, Minneapolis, MN (2012)
Ashley Cooper, MD, Dallas, TX (2013) (Fellows Subcommittee Representative)
Paula Melson, BHS, MMS, Cincinnati, OH (ARHP Representative)
Jennifer Stinson, RN, PhD, CPNP, Toronto, ON (ARHP Representative)
Emily von Scheven, MD, San Francisco, CA (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
+ ARHP Practice
- ARHP Practice
Susan Richmond, MS, PA-C, Chair, Raynham, MA
Daniel Battafarano, DO, San Antonio, TX
Catherine Christen, PharmD, Ann Arbor, MI
Carole V. Dodge, OT, CHT, Ann Arbor, MI
Kimberly A. Holwerda, MA, Grand Rapids, MI
Karla B. Jones, RN, MS, CPNP, Columbus, OH (Invited Guest)
Alicia M. Lovato, BS, (Student Invited Guest)
Lisa Shelton, BSc, BSN, RN, Everett, WA
Iris Zink, RN, MSN, Lansing, MI
Staff Liaison:
+ Quality of Care
- Quality of Care
Kenneth Saag, MD, MSc, Chair, Birmingham, AL (2013)
Liron Caplan, MD, Aurora, CO (2012)
Brian Feldman, MD, MSc, Toronto, ON (2012)
L. Douglas Graham, MD, Westmont, IL (2014)
Seo Young Kim, MD, MSCE, Roxbury Crossing, MA (2014)
Ted Mikuls, MD, Omaha, NE (2013)
Eric Newman, MD, Danville, PA (2013)
Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH, San Francisco, CA (2013)
Mary Bach, MD, PharmD, Seattle, WA (Fellows Subcommittee Representative)
David Felson, MD, MPH, Boston, MA (Invited Guest)
Iain B. McInnes, MRCP, PhD, FRSE, Glasgow, Scotland (EULAR)
Daniel Solomon, MD, MPH, Boston, MA (Invited Guest)
Michael Weisman, MD, Los Angeles, CA (Invited Guest)
Yvonne Golightly, PT, MS, Chapel Hill, NC (ARHP Representative)
Janalee Taylor, MSN, RN, CNS, CNP, Cincinnati, OH (ARHP Representative)
Patience White, MD, Washington, DC (AF Public Health Council)
Antony Rosen, MD, Baltimore, MD (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
+ Registries and Health Information Technology
- Registries and Health Information Technology
Peter Embi, MD, MS, Chair, Dublin, OH (2014)
Larry Anderson, MD, Portland, ME (2013)
Jeffrey Curtis, MD, MPH, Birmingham, AL (2012)
CJ Inman, MD, Salt Lake City, UT (2014)
Salahuddin “Dino” Kazi, MBBS, Dallas, TX (2013)
William McClatchey, MD, Atlanta, GA (2014)
Robert Warren, MD, PhD, MPH, Charleston, SC (2013)
Kaleb Michaud, PhD, Omaha, NE (ARHP Representative)
William Harvey, MD, Boston, MA (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contacts:
+ Research
- Research
ACR Committee on Research
Bruce Cronstein, MD, Chair, New York, NY (2014)
S. Louis Bridges, MD, PhD, Birmingham, AL (2014)
Lionel Ivashkiv, MD, New York, NY (2012)
Prabha Ranganathan, MD, MS, St. Louis, MO (2014)
James Rosenbaum, MD, Portland, OR (2013)
Laura Schanberg, MD, Durham, NC (2013)
Robert R. McLean, DSc, MPH, Boston, MA (ARHP Representative)
Janet L. Poole, PhD, OTR, Albuquerque, NM (ARHP Representative)
Raymond Yung, MD, Ann Arbor, MI (Invited Guest)
Michael Brenner, MD, Boston, MA (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
ARHP Research Subcommittee
Robert R. McLean, MPH, DSc, Boston, MA
Kelli D. Allen, PhD, Durham, NC
Linda C. Li, PT, MSc, PhD, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Janet L. Poole, PhD, OTR, Albuquerque, NM
Staff Contact:
+ Rheumatologic Care
- Rheumatologic Care
Charles King, II, MD, Chair, Tupelo, MS (2014)
C. Ryan Antolini, MD, Denver, CO (2012)
Alan Erickson, MD, LaVista, NE (2012)
Raymond Hong, MD, MBA, Orange Village, OH (2013)
Robert Keenan, MD, MPH, Durham, NC (2014)
Edward Morris, MD, Baltimore, MD (2014)
Elizabeth Perkins, MD, Birmingham, AL (2013)
Rebecca Shepherd, MD, Lancaster, PA (2013)
Douglas White, MD, PhD, Onalaska, WI (2014)
Karla Jones, MS, RN, CPNP, Columbus, OH (ARHP Representative)
Judith Gordon, BS, Hamilton, NJ (Office Manager)
Susan Richmond, MS, PA-C, Raynham, MA (ARHP Representative)
Richard Olson, MD, Rockford, IL (QOC Representative)
Angus Worthing, MD, Chevy Chase, MD (ASC Chair)
Rodolfo Molina, MD, San Antonio, TX (Insurance Subcommittee Chair)
Evelyn Hsieh, MD, Hamden, CT (Fellows Subcommittee Representative)
Sharad Lakhanpal, MD, Dallas, TX (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
+ Rheumatology Training and Workforce Issues
- Rheumatology Training and Workforce Issues
Abby Abelson, MD, Chair, Cleveland, OH (2012)
Calvin Brown, Jr., MD, Chicago, IL (2012)
Amy Cannella, MD, Omaha, NE (2013)
Eliza Chakravarty, MD, Palo Alto, CA (2012)
John FitzGerald, MD, PhD, Los Angeles, CA (2013)
Allan C. Gelber, MD, Baltimore, MD (2014)
Marilyn Punaro, MD, Dallas, TX (2014)
Barbara Slusher, PA-C, MSW, League City, TX (ARHP Representative)
Christine Stamatos, ANP, Babylon, NY (ARHP Representative)
Zsusanna McMahan, MD, Baltimore, MD (Fellow-in-Training Representative)
Carlos Lozada, MD, Miami, FL (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
+ RheumPAC
- RheumPAC
Gary Bryant, MD, Chair, Minneapolis, MN (2012)
James Engelbrecht, MD, Vice Chair, Rapid City, SD (2014)
Edward Herzig, MD, Treasurer, Fairfield, OH (2014)
Herbert Baraf, MD, Wheaton, MD (2014)
M. Eric Gershwin, MD, Davis, CA (2012)
Jonathan Kay, MD, Worcester, MA (2012)
Michael Jennings, RT, CBDT, Troy, NY (ARHP Representative)
Gene Huffstutter, MD, Hixson, TN (GAC Representative)
Karen Kolba, MD, Santa Maria, CA (ACR BOD Liaison)
Staff Contact:
+ REF Scientific Advisory Council
- REF Scientific Advisory Council
Anne Davidson, MBBS, Chair, Manhasset, NY (2014)
Susan Boackle, MD, Aurora, CO (2012)
Patricia Katz, PhD, San Francisco, CA (2014)
Mariana Kaplan, MD, Ann Arbor, MI (2013)
Mehrdad Matloubian, MD, PhD, San Francisco, CA (2013)
John O’Shea, MD, Bethesda, MA (2012)
Paul Anderson, MD, PhD, Boston, MA (2014)
Abby Abelson, MD, Cleveland, OH (ACR Training and Workforce Representative)
Bruce Cronstein, MD, New York, NY (ACR Research Representative)
Carol Wallace, MD, Seattle, WA (Pediatric Representative)
Susan L. Murphy, ScD, OTR, Ann Arbor, MI (ARHP Representative)
Julie Keysor, PhD, PT, Boston, MA (ARHP Representative)
Staff Contact:
