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ACR Executive Committee

Sharad Lakhanpal American College of Rheumatology Treasurer

Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD ACR President

  • Rheumatology Associates
  • Dallas, TX
  • Board Term: 2016-2017
David I. Daikh

David I. Daikh, MD, PhD ACR President-Elect

  • University of California, San Francisco
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Board Term: 2016-2017
Paula Marchetta

Paula Marchetta, MD, MBA ACR Treasurer

  • Concorde Medical Group, PLLC
  • New York, NY
  • Board Term: 2015-2017
Ellen Gravallese

Ellen Gravallese, MD ACR Secretary

  • University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Worcester, MA
  • Board Term: 2016-2018
Eric L. Matteson

Eric L. Matteson, MD Foundation President

  • Mayo Clinic
  • Rochester, MN
  • Board Term: 2014-2017
Afton Hassett, PsyD

Afton Hassett, PsyDARHP President

  • University of Michigan
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Board Term: 2016-2017

ACR Members-At-Large

Joel Block American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Joel Block, MD

  • Rush University Medical Center
  • Chicago, IL
  • Board Term: 2015-2018
Bruce N. Cronstein American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Bruce N. Cronstein, MD

  • New York University Medical Center
  • New York, NY
  • Board Term: 2014-2017
Deborah Dyett Desir American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Deborah Dyett Desir, MD

  • Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center
  • Hamden, CT
  • Board Term: 2014-2017
Gary Firestein American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Gary Firestein, MD

  • University of California, San Diego
  • La Jolla, CA
  • Board Term: 2015-2018
Jody K. Hargrove American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Jody K. Hargrove MD

  • Arthritis & Rheumatology Consultants
  • Edina, MN
  • Board Term: 2016-2019
William Harvey American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

William F. Harvey, MD, MSc

  • Tufts Medical Center
  • Boston, MA
  • Board Term: 2016-2019
Edward Herzig American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Edward Herzig, MD, MACR

  • Mercy Health Physicians/Internists of Fairfield
  • Fairfield, OH
  • Board Term: 2015-2018
David R. Karp Rheumatology Research Foundation President

David R. Karp, MD, PhD

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Dallas, TX
  • Board Term: 2015-2018
Charles M. King American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Charles M. King, II, MD

  • North Mississippi Medical Center
  • Tupelo, MS
  • Board Term: 2014-2017
Zsuzsanna H. McMahan American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Zsuzsanna H. McMahan, MD, MHS

  • Johns Hopkins Medicine
  • Baltimore, MD
  • Board Term: 2014-2017
Elizabeth Perkins American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Elizabeth Perkins, MD

  • Rheumatology Care Center
  • Hoover, AL
  • Board Term: 2016-2019
Marilynn G. Punaro American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Marilynn G. Punaro, MD, MACR

  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
  • Dallas, TX
  • Board Term: 2014-2017
William Robinson American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

William Robinson, MD, PhD

  • Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Stanford, CA
  • Board Term: 2016-2019

ACR Ex-Officio Members

Abby G. Abelson American College of Rheumatology Member-At-Large

Abby G. Abelson, MD Foundation Vice-President

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Board Term: 2015-2017
Joan M. Von Feldt American College of Rheumatology President-Elect

Joan M. Von Feldt, MD, MSEd ACR Immediate Past President

  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Board Term: 2016-2017

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