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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

George Tsokos, M.D. (Chair)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Cindy Coney, M.S.
Lupus Foundation of America

COL Jess Edison, M.D.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Gary Gilkeson, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina

Bernard Rubin, D.O., MPH, F.A.C.R., F.A.C.P.
GlaxoSmithKline

Robert Kimberly, M.D.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Alison Lee, B.S.
Lupus Research Alliance

Susan Manzi, M.D.
Allegheny Health Network

Timothy Niewold, M.D.
New York University

Susana Serrate-Sztein, M.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Earl Silverman, M.D., FRCPC
The Hospital for Sick Children

Last updated Wednesday, September 3, 2025