Chase Auditorium, Room 8403
Rheumatology Radiology Conference 7:30-8:30 a.m. followed by Rheumatology Grand Rounds from 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Presenters: Sabina Mian, MD & Jawad Bilal, MBBS
Title: Difficult Cases
Sabina Mian, MD serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She worked as a rheumatologist in a private practice in Tucson for four years after completing her Rheumatology Fellowship at the University of Southern California in 2007. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Nevada in 2004. She received her Bachelor's and Medical degrees from Rawalpindi Medical College in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan in 2000. Dr. Mian has been involved in several clinical trials for osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, fibromyalgia, and psoriatic arthritis. A member of the American College of Rheumatology, Dr. Mian has authored articles on adult leukemic synovitis and teaching methodology and curriculum of community medicine and its role in health service delivery. She is also the recipient of the Parson's Academic Scholarship. Dr. Mian is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
Jawad Bilal, MBBS is a first year Rheumatology Fellow in the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed his undergraduate degree at Government Degree College in Shujabad, Multan, Pakistan, in 2006 and his medical degree (MBBS) at Nishtar Medical College & Hospital, Pakistan, in 2012. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in 2017, where he also served as Chief Resident. Prior to beginning his fellowship, Dr. Bilal was a Research Chief in the UA Department of Internal Medicine. A multiple award winner, Dr. Bilal has earned the UA's Distinguished Research Award, Outstanding Resident in Rheumatology Award, and Best New Investigator Poster Presentation. In addition, he was an honoree of the 22nd Annual International Meeting of International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), earned the Boston Distinguished Research Award (University of Arizona Winner), and was the 2015 Young Achiever at the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting.