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Dr. Richard Loeser, a rheumatologist and investigator who heads the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center, has been awarded grants totaling $4 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for two osteoarthritis projects.

Research Shows That Combined Patient-Provider Interventions Could Improve Function in Osteoarthritis Patients.

Dr. Beth Jonas, our Program Director for the Rheumatology Fellowship, founding member of the Carolina Fellows Collaborative, and 2014 awardee of the ACR’s Clinician Scholar Educator Award, will be awarded the 2015 Distinguished Fellowship Program Director Award. This Award of Distinction will be presented during the Opening Ceremonies.

Drs. Jordan, Callahan, and Loeser awarded 5 year, $6.7 million grant from NIAMS for a pragmatic clinical trial of Weight loss and Exercise for Communities with Arthritis in North Carolina (“WE-CAN”). NIH’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases announced that UNC will be part of a multi-center...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability among adults in general, but African Americans experience a disproportionate burden, including greater prevalence and more severe symptoms and functional limitations. Emerging data suggest that pain Coping Skills Training (CST) programs may help to reduce racial disparities in OA symptom...

UNC was well-represented at the North Carolina Rheumatology Association (NCRA) meeting March 21-22. Dr. Slavin did a fantastic case presentation sparking much discussion (photo). Dr. Jimmy Ford from pulmonary gave an excellent talk on pulmonary hypertension. Also in attendance were our fellows Drs. Adhikari and Ritt and Dr. Nelson who...

Dr. Cristy Page and Dr. Adam Goldstein with the UNC Family Medicine’s Weekly Health Radio Show YOUR HEALTH®, have a conversation with Dr. Joanne Jordan. Tune in via podcast at: http://yourhealthradio.org Listen live on: WCHL 97.9 FM, Saturday at 9 AM, Sunday at 9 AM & 5 PM and Monday...

Faculty: Joanne M. Jordan, MD, MPH Inductee, American Clinical and Climatological Association, the oldest medical society in America founded in 1884 ACR Board of Directors Leigh F. Callahan, PhD ACR/ARHP Lifetime Achievement Award Appointed Director of OAAA COAMI Steering Committee ACR Finance Committee Faculty Member, US Bone and Joint Initiative...

The TARC M&I Tarrant lab crushed the Training Initiative in Biomedical Biological Sciences (TIBBS) pumpkin carving contest this year.

The Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology proudly announces the establishment of the UNC Rheumatology Lupus Clinic, co-directed by Drs. Saira Sheikh and Jennifer Rogers. This clinic will provide state-of-the-art care to patients with all forms of Lupus.