What is your professional background? I received a degree in chemistry from Duke University and my medical degree from the State University of New York. I did my internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at…
By Quinn Eastman New research on the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) provides hints to the origins of the puzzling disorder. The results were published in Nature Immunology. In people with SLE, their B…
What is your professional background? I obtained my MS in infectious diseases from the University of São Paulo in Brazil and my PhD in immunology from a joint program between University of São Paulo and…
Meet Featured Clinician Athanasios Tiliakos, DO (Division of Rheumatology). Tell us about yourself. I have been a faculty member in the Division of Rheumatology since 2010 and am based out of the Emory Clinic and Grady…
Ignacio Sanz, MD (director, Emory University Division of Rheumatology) was recently nominated by his peers to join the Association of American Physicians (AAP). The AAP is a non-profit professional organization founded in 1885 by seven physicians, including…
Join Emory’s “Hope on the Rise for Lupus” team for the 2017 “Walk to End Lupus Now,” hosted by the Lupus Foundation of America. In 2014, 2015, and 2016, the Emory team raised more than $20,000 for the…
In honor of National Doctors’ Day (March 30), the Emory University School of Medicine Recognitions Committee asked faculty and staff to nominate doctors who demonstrate dedication to improving the health and well-being of our patients and…
Lupus is an autoimmune disease with no known cause and no known cure that affects more than 1.5 million Americans. Because lupus can manifest itself in a variety of symptoms involving multiple organ systems, it…
We hope you’ll consider joining Team Emory Lupus Research for the 2016 “Walk to End Lupus Now,” hosted by the Lupus Foundation of America. In both 2014 and 2015, our team raised more than $7,000 for the…
The Emory Division of Rheumatology is leading the Skin Outcomes Uncovered in Lupus (SOUL) Study to better understand important outcomes in individuals with certain types of skin lupus. Our team is looking for participants with discoid lupus, lupus…