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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

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

Cindy Coney, M.S.
Lupus Foundation of America

Col. Jess Edison, M.D., U.S. Army
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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

Alison Lee, B.S.
Lupus Research Alliance

Susan Manzi, M.D., MPH
Allegheny Health Network

Timothy Niewold, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Hospital for Special Surgery

Dr. Andras Perl, M.D., Ph.D.
State University of New York Upstate Medical University

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

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

Earl Silverman, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
The Hospital for Sick Children

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

Last updated Wednesday, September 3, 2025