Division News

David Pisetsky, MD, PhD, professor of medicine (Rheumatology), recently learned that the Division of Rheumatology T32 training program has been successfully renewed. "We want to thank you for all of your support and the opportunity to create a unique training program that combines adult and pediatric rheumatology," Pisetsky wrote in an email.

Virginia Kraus, MD, PhD, professor of medicine (Rheumatology), was recently awarded an Arthritis Foundation Mid-Atlantic Region Grant for "Early Identification of Osteoarthritis Risk After Joint Injury." This is a two-year award for $50,000 each year, subject to annual renewal.  

Mary Klotman, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, announced the appointment of E. William St.

The amount of uric acid in one's joints may increase the likelihood of severe osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis worldwide, according to Kraus and her collaborators. The researchers looked at 159 people, who had knee osteoarthritis but no history of gout, a type of arthritis triggered by uric acid crystals in the joints.

Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, MD, has received notices of two grant awards today from the American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation.

When a WWII veteran presented him with a list of numbers, David Pisetsky, MD suddenly understood something important about his long-time patient and the generation he represented.

Each time I scheduled Charlie's next appointment, I worried that I would never see him again.