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Director and Chief

Director, the University of Arizona Arthritis Center
The Charles A.L. and Suzanne M. Stephens Endowed Chair in Rheumatology
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Professor of Medicine and Medical Imaging
Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program

Faculty - Rheumatology

Edwin Aquino, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Jawad Bilal, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program
Medical Director, Clinical Research Unit

Barbara Bode, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Southern Arizona Veteran's Affairs Health Care Sysyem
Fellowship Site Director, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Chief of Medical Subspecialty Clinic, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Acting Chair of Research and Development, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System

Melissa Fowler, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Helene Kramer, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Southern Arizona Veteran's Affairs Health Care System

Anita N. Pender, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Southern Arizona Veteran's Affairs Health Care System

Karen Reardon, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Ernest R. Vina, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Medicine

Faculty - Orthopaedic Surgery

Venkat Ganapathy, MD

Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Zong-Ming Li, PhD

Associate Director, the University of Arizona Arthritis Center
William and Sylvia Rubin Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Research
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, Robert G. Volz, MD, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory
Director, Hand Research Laboratory

David S. Margolis, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Research Faculty

Zhao Chen, PhD, MPH

Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Director, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Director, Healthy Aging Lab
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Scott Going, PhD

Professor, Department Head, Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Director, Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition

Zong-Ming Li, PhD

Associate Director, the University of Arizona Arthritis Center
William and Sylvia Rubin Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Research
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, Robert G. Volz, MD, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory
Director, Hand Research Laboratory

Esther M. Sternberg, MD

Research Director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Director, UA Institute on Place and Well-Being
Professor of Medicine

John Szivek, PhD

Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery; Biomedical Engineering; Bio5 Institute
Senior Scientist, the University of Arizona Arthritis Center
Adjunct Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering