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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

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

Cindy Coney, M.S.
Lupus Foundation of America

COL Jess Edison, M.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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

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

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

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

George Tsokos, M.D. 
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Ad Hoc Programmatic Reviewers

Last updated Wednesday, September 3, 2025