Announcements & News
Rheumatology at ACR 2019
Spotlight on Dr. Tuhina Neogi: Clinical Insights into Gout Management
Clinical Insights into Gout Management: Rheumatology Drugs at a Glance Pt. 4
The Curbsiders Podcast: Master Class on OA with Dr. Tuhina Neogi
Congratulations to Dr. Eugene Kissin – Designated ‘Evans Clinician’
Dr. Kissin
has been selected to receive the Evans Clinician title. This designation award was established in 2017 to recognize and celebrate outstanding clinicians who possess clinical skills, attributes and professionalism that define excellence and to establish a home for such individuals to share experiences and grow their membership. Similar to the DOM Clinical Excellence Award, the designation is intended to acknowledge the value of clinical medicine and honor clinical role models among the faculty.
The award was presented at the Evans Day Reception and Dinner on Thursday, October 3rd at the Colonnade Hotel in Boston.
David T. Felson, MD, MPH Awarded an NIH P30 Center Grant
Dr. Felson has been awarded an NIH P30 Center Grant. The Boston University Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR) will provide broad clinical research methods expertise to a large multidisciplinary group of investigators whose research focuses on osteoarthritis and gout with a secondary emphasis on scleroderma, spondyloarthritis, osteoporosis and musculoskeletal pain. The group, which includes persons with backgrounds in rheumatology, physical therapy, epidemiology, biostatistics and behavioral science, meets weekly to critically review research projects and serves a broad research community with which it actively engages. It has been successful in publishing influential papers on the diseases of focus and in training many of the clinical research faculty in the US and internationally.
Rheumatology Summer Outing – 2019
On Friday, September 20, members of Rheumatology enjoyed a cruise of Boston harbor, celebrating the end of summer and a transformative and productive year (so far!).
Podcast: Dr. Tuhina Neogi on Rheumatology Care at BMC
In this podcast, Dr. Tuhina Neogi is introduced as the new Chief of Rheumatology at Boston Medical Center. She discusses her background and explains the many services available in the Department of Rheumatology at BMC.
Recent article highlighted in Healio-Rheumatology
A recent article was featured in the online publication Healio Rheumatology
Salivary gland ultrasound reveal similarities among Sjögren's syndrome, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis
Shing T. Law, S. Reza Jafarzadeh, Praveen Govender, Xianbang Sun, Vaishali Sanchorawala, Eugene Y. Kissin
2019 Walk to Cure Arthritis Boston, hosted by the Arthritis Foundation – Sunday, June 23, 2019
June 20, 2019
Please join us - this is a nice family (and pet) activity – pets are welcome!
It’s also a great way to remember why we do what we do every day – to help people with rheumatic diseases.
The walk starts at 10:30am Canal Park in Cambridge (after a speaking program at 10am), with activities/vendor booths. The full loop is 3 miles, but one can turn around at any time. The link below provides further information.
Canal Park
100 Cambridgeside Place
Cambridge, MA 02141
www.walktocurearthritis.org/boston
Congratulations, Michael LaValley
June 20, 2019
Please join us in congratulating Mike LaValley as a recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Association of Rheumatology Professionals
