Dr. Neogi is a Professor of Medicine in the Boston University School of Medicine, as well as a Professor of Epidemiology in the Boston University School of Public Health. She is presently Associate Chair of the Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, and a member of the Section of Rheumatology. She is also on the board of and/or member numerous national and international arthritis-related organizations and committees. Dr. Neogi is internationally recognized for her expertise in the epidemiology and management of osteoarthritis, mechanisms of osteoarthritis-related pain, risk factors and management of gout, and classification criteria and outcome measures for various rheumatic diseases. Dr. Neogi has an active NIH-funded research program, mentors numerous trainees and junior faculty, and is involved in teaching students and trainees.

 

 

Dr. Giles is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University where he directs the Clinical Research Program in Inflammatory Arthritis. His research interests are focused primarily on rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis. Current projects center around understanding the inflammatory and non-inflammatory determinants of body composition abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis and their subsequent effects on health outcomes. Other current and past research involve the investigation of accelerated atherosclerosis and myocardial dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis patients, elucidating the immunologic determinants of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease, understanding the risks of biologic therapeutic use for patients undergoing surgery, and exploring the musculoskeletal side-effects of a class of medications used to suppress estrogen in women with certain forms of breast cancer. He is the recipient of major grant support from the National Institutes of Health, the Rheumatology Research Foundation, and the Arthritis Foundation.

 

Ms. Amudala received her Master’s degree in Nursing from MGH Institute of Health Professions and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine. Ms. Amudala is a nurse practitioner who specializes in vasculitis, working in partnership with Dr. Monach at the Boston University Vasculitis Center. She is co-investigator in a number of longitudinal and clinical trials for patients with vasculitis. As a natural extension of her work in vasculitis, she also cares for patients with the full range of rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathies, gout, and lupus. A strong believer in patient autonomy, Naomi’s goal is to support and guide the patient’s decision-making process and encourage them to actively participate in their medical care.

 

 

 

Dr. Yazdany is the Robert L. Kroc Endowed Chair of Rheumatic and Connective Tissue Diseases and Associate Professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a rheumatologist and health services researcher with expertise in quality measurement and health care improvement. She has an active NIH and AHRQ-funded research program and works with trainees in rheumatology, epidemiology, data science and clinical informatics. She has served as co-Chair of the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) Quality Measures Subcommittee, on the ACR's Quality of Care Committee, and as Chair of the ACR's National Registry Research and Publications Committee. She is currently Chair of ACR’s Registries and Health IT committee which oversees implementation of the RISE registry.