Faculty - Rheumatology
Barbara Bode, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Southern Arizona Veteran's Affairs Health Care System
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
Joshua N. Farr, PhD
Associate Professor, Medicine
The Ethel McChesney Bilby Endowed Chair in Osteoporosis
Bart Hunter, DC, MSN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Chiropractic
Mathew Hutchinson, MD, FACC, FHRS
Interim Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Vice Chair, Clinical Operations, Department of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Program, Banner - University Medicine Tucson
Professor, Medicine
Helene Kramer, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
Southern Arizona Veteran's Affairs Health Care System
Dylan Harris Lee, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
Marci Macaraeg, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
The Charles W. and Sophie T. McKenzie Endowed Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology
Anita N. Pender, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
Southern Arizona Veteran's Affairs Health Care System
Ernest R. Vina, MD, MS
Associate Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Associate Professor, Medicine
Fellowship Program Director
Carlos Tafich, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine
Scientific Advisory Board
C. Kent Kwoh, MD, MACR
The Charles A.L. and Suzanne M. Stephens Endowed Chair in Rheumatology
Retired Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Professor Emeritus, Medicine and Medical Imaging
Associate Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program
Asmaa Abu-Maziad, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Hyochol Brian Ahn, PhD, BSN, MSN, MS
Dean, College of Nursing
Professor, Nursing
Professor, Innovations in Aging - GIDP
Edward Bedrick, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics
Assistant Director, Statistics Laboratory
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
Christine Childers, PT, PhD
Director, Physical Therapy Program
Associate Professor
Yong Ge, PhD
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
Eller Fellow
Hendrikus Granzier, PhD
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Professor, Physiology
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Mohab M. Ibrahim, MD, PhD
Professor, Anesthesiology
Director, Chronic Pain Management Clinic
Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship
L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Chiyoung Lee, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Jonathan Lee-Confer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Marci Macaraeg, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
The Charles W. and Sophie T. McKenzie Endowed Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology
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
Janko Ž. Nikolich, MD, PhD
Department Head and Professor, Immunobiology
Director, Aegis Consortium for Pandemic-Free Future
Co-Director, Arizona Center on Aging
Professor, Medicine
Johnny Ray Runyon, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Marvin J. Slepian, MD
Regents Professor of Medicine and Medical Imaging
Professor and Associate Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Materials Science, Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
McGuire Scholar, UArizona Eller College of Management
Director - Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation
Esther M. Sternberg, MD
Research Director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Director, UA Institute on Place and Well-Being
Professor of Medicine
Xiaoxiao Sun, PhD
Associate Professor - Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Mihra S. Taljanovic, MD, PhD, FACR
Professor of Medical Imaging
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ernest R. Vina, MD, MS
Associate Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Associate Professor, Medicine
Fellowship Program Director
John Woolf, PT, ATC, PhD
Assistant Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Rheumatology Fellows
Samuel Cook, DO
Second Year
Riyasha Daulat, MD
First Year
Farva Gondal, MBBS
Second Year
Osahon Idolor, MBBS
First Year
Jessica Wong, MD
First Year
Center Administration
Elizabeth Gradillas
Accountant
Ivonne Bello
Executive Assistant
Greg Gilles
Marketing Specialist
Research Technologist
Gina Schwartzberg
Program Director, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Tracy Shake
Director
Community Outreach and Education
Research Staff
Greg Gilles
Marketing Specialist
Research Technologist
Lynn Hamilton
Research Program Manager
Arthritis/Musculoskeletal Population Health Program
Rongrong Tang, MS
Biostatistician
Clinical Research Unit Staff
Jazmin Dagnino, MS
Clinical Research Manager
Gina Schwartzberg
Program Director, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Lydia Benitez White
Clinical Research Coordinator
Fernanda Camargo
Clinical Research Coordinator