Roles

Editor-in-Chief

Fernando Pérez-Ruiz, MD, PhD
Senior Consultant and Chief of the Rheumatology Division in Cruces University Hospital; Head of the Investigation Group for Arthritis at BIOBizkaia Health Research Institute; Associated Professor of the Department of Medicine in School of Medicine and Nursery at the Basque Country University, Biskay, Spain

Associate Editors

Jürgen Braun, MD
Interests: Rheumatoid arthritis, Gout, Osteoporosis
Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Robin Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD
Interests: Biostatistics, Evidence-Based Research, Clinical Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Meta-Research, OMERACT, Cochrane, GRADE
Section for Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Research, the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital; Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital; Cochrane Denmark & Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Odense (CEBMO), Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, MD, PhD
Interests: Antiphospholipid syndrome, Connective tissue diseases, Autoimmunity, Autoantibodies
Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Laura Frey-Law, PhD, PT
Interests: Musculoskeletal pain and fatigue, Knee osteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia, Multisensory sensitivity (MSS), Quantitative sensory testing (QST)
Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, IA, USA
Ali Ghasem Zadeh,
Interests: Osteoporosis, Bone mineral density, Quantitative bone imaging
Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Vivien Hsu, MD
Interests: Scleroderma spectrum disorders
Scleroderma Program, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Ashok N. Johari, M.S. Orth., MCh. Orth., F.R.C.S., FAMS, Ph.D.
Interests: Cerebral palsy, Limb reconstruction, Paediatric foot, Infections
Director, Childrens Orthopaedic Centre, Mumbai, India
Elena Jones, PhD
Interests: Knee joint, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatology, Orthopedic surgery, Arthroplasty
Associate Professor, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Joel M. Kremer, MD
Interests: Rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment, Methotrexate, Omega-3 fatty acids, Fish oil
Professor of Medicine Emeritus, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
Peter Mandl, MD, PhD
Interests: Musculoskeletal imaging, Musculoskeletal ultrasound, Fibroblast, Synovial biopsy, Rheumatoid arthritis
Division of Rheumatology, 3rd Dept.of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (MUW), Vienna, Austria
Ingrid Möller, MD, PhD
Interests: Rheumatic diseases, Musculoskeletal ultrasound
Instituto Poal de Reumatologia Barcelona, EULAR Working Group Anatomy for the Image, University of Barcelona, International University of Catalunya, Spain
Javier Narváez, MD, PhD
Interests: Systemic autoinmune diseases, Vasculitis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Systemic sclerosis
Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge; Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
Joan M. Nolla, MD, PhD
Interests: Treatment of immune-mediated rheumatic diseases, Comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis, Sarcopenia, Osteoporosis, Comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis
Head of Rheumatology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital. Barcelona; Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Ahmad Oryan, PhD
Interests: Fracture healing, Biomechanical performance, Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, Histopathology, Ultrastructure, Tendon healing
Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Chaim Putterman, MD
Interests: SLE, Neuropsychiatric lupus, Lupus nephritis
Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Rubén Queiro, MD, PhD
Interests: Spondyloarthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Outcome measures
Rheumatology Division & Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA). Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias & Oviedo University School of Medicine, Oviedo, Spain
Naomi Schlesinger, MD
Interests: Gout, Gouty inflammation
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Francisca Sivera, MD, PhD
Interests: Gout, Calcium pyrophosphate arthropathy, Synovial fluid, Adherence
Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante; Department of Clinical Medicine, Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan, Alicante, Spain
Blanka Stiburkova, Ph.D.
Interests: Hyperuricemia, Hypouricemia, Gout, Inherited metabolic disorder, Purine metabolism
Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech republic & Department of Pediatrics and Inherited metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
Jagadeesh Kumar Venkatesan, PhD
Interests: Gene therapy, Cartilage repair, Meniscus
Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany

Editorial Board Members

Valderilio Feijó Azevedo, MD, PhD
Interests: Spondyloarthritis, Gout, Biopharmaceuticals, Biosimilars, Gut microbioma, Psoriatic arthritis, Pharmacoeconomics
Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
Amin Bigham-Sadegh, DVM
Interests: Bone, Tendon and cartilage healing biology, Tissue engineering research, Animal modeling for healing research
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Marek Brzosko, PhD
Interests: Epidemiology of rheumatic diseases, Diagnostics of cardiovascular complications in systemic connective tissue diseases and vasculitis
Department of Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
Ivan Castellví Barranco, MD, PhD
Interests: Systemic Sclerosis, Sclerodermia, Myositis, Interstitial lung disease, Pulmonary hypertension
Department of Rheumatology and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Hèctor Corominas, MD, PhD
Interests: Rheumatoid arthritis, Autoimmune diseases, Sjögren's syndrome, Capillaroscopy, Musculoskeletal ultrasound
Director of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases Department; Professor of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
Dimitrios Daoussis, MD, PhD
Interests: Systemic sclerosis, Scleroderma, Spndyloarthropathies
Associate Professor in Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Patras Medical School, Rio, Greece
Cesar Diaz-Torne, MD, PhD
Interests: Gout, CPPD, Crystal arthritis, Clinical rheumatoid arthritis
Unitat d'artritis i artropaties microcristalines, Servei de de Reumatologia, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau; Professor Associat de Medicina de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Arthritis and Crystal Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Department, Associate Professor, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Sun Hee Do, PhD
Interests: Wound healing, Musculoskeletal system, Regenerative medicine, Tissue engineering, Pathology
Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
Paiva Eduardo, PhD
Interests: Fibromyalgia, Relapsing polychondritis, CACH syndrome
Rheumatology, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil; Brazilian Society of Rheumatology, Brazil
Angelo L. Gaffo, MD, MsPH, FACP
Interests: Gout, Crystalline arthritis, Vasculitis
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Heersink School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Rheumatology Section Chief, Birmingham VA Medical Center, University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-2182, USA
Philippe Gorce, PhD
Interests: Work-related Musculoskeletal disorders and diseases, Motor impairments, Risk assessment, Occupational Health, Aging, Sport medicine and rehabilitation, Biomechanical modeling and simulation, Dynamic and kinematic motion analysis
Full Professor of Biomechanics and Ergonomics, University of Toulon, Toulon, France
Reinhard Graf, MD, Univ.Prof, Prof.h.c.
Interests: Baby hip joints, Sonography
Academic hospital Stolzalpe, Austria
Núria Guañabens, MD, PhD
Interests: Osteoporosis, Bone turnover markers, Paget's disease of bone
Chair of Medicine at the University of Barcelona (UB); Consultant Senior of the Rheumatology Department at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain
Carlos Antonio Guillen-Astete, MD, PhD
Interests: Spondyloarthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Musculoskeletal ultrasound
Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal; Associated Professor at Biomedical Sciences Faculty at Universidad Europea de Madrid; Associated Professor at Medicine Faculty at Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain
Vasif Hasirci, PhD
Acibadem University (ACU), Biomedical Engineering Dept., Director, ACU Biomaterials Ctr., Chair, ACU Graduate Program of Biomaterials, Istanbul 34752, Turkey
Peter John, MSc, MPhil, PhD
Interests: Autoimmune disease, Inflammatory disorders, Metabolic disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, Diabetes mellitis
Tenured Professor at Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Shanil Juma, PhD
Interests: Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Nutrition & Food Sciences
Professor of Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, USA
Robert Keenan, MD
Interests: Gout, Crystal arthropathies, Non-infectious inflammatory eye disease
Chief Medical Officer, Arthrosi Therapeutics, San Diego, California, USA; Rheumatologist, Community Care Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Tony Kenna, PhD
Interests: Human immunology, Ankylosing spondylitis, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic sclerosis
School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Zhonghai Li, MD, PhD
Interests: Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, Bone, Spinal cord, Digital twin, Stem cell therapy
Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
Maria del Consuelo Modesto-Caballero, PhD
Interests: Pediatric rheumatology, Autoinflammatory diseases, Gout, CPPD
Principal Researcher, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, Spain
Esperanza Naredo, MD, PhD
Interests: Musculoskeletal ultrasound, Ultrasonography, Imaging, Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis
Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, IIS-FJD, Autónoma University, Madrid, Spain
Tamás Oláh, PhD
Interests: Knee osteoarthritis, Subchondral bone, Osteochondral unit, Animal models, Micro-CT
Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Nader Rahnama, MSc, Mphil, PhD, Uni Professor
Interests: Sports Injuries & Sport Medicine
Department of Sport Injury & Corrective exercises. Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Stefano Soldano, PhD
Interests: Inflammation in Rheumatoid arthritis, Mechanism of fibrosis in autoimmune diseases, Macrophage polarization, Fibroblasts-to myofibroblast transition, Fibrocyte- myofibroblast transition
Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology, Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Polyclinic San Martino hospital, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
Xinping Tian, MD, PhD, MS
Interests: Vasculitis and pregnancy in women with rheumatic diseases
Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
Mohammed Tikly, PhD
Interests: Clinical and genetics of Rheumatic Diseases in Africans, particularly systemic sclerosis, Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematous
Division of Rheumatology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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