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Dr. Candace Feldman is the Director of the BWH Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity Workforce Enrichment Committee. She is also co-Director of Health Equity Initiatives for the BWH Department of Medicine. Dr. Feldman is a rheumatologist and social epidemiologist focused on improving care access, quality and delivery among individuals with rheumatologic conditions. Her vision is multipronged and includes multilevel interventions with both community and hospital-based components, as well as rheumatology workforce-specific efforts to enhance reach and representation.

Dr. Renato Ferrandiz-Espadin is a Rheumatology fellow at the University of Washington. Originally from Lima, Peru, he is a third-generation physician with a strong commitment to advancing health equity. Prior to fellowship, he served as chief resident at North Alabama Medical Center, a community-based hospital in the Shoals. Dr. Ferrandiz-Espadin is deeply interested in medical education and in addressing the impact of social determinants of health on healthcare delivery in the U.S. and he aspires to build a career dedicated to improving access to rheumatologic care for underserved populations. He values effective communication, collaboration, and staying grounded as essential elements in improving health outcomes and mentoring the next generation of physicians.

Dr. Gravallese is the Theodore Bevier Bayles Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). Dr. Gravallese’s research has focused on the fundamental mechanisms of inflammation and joint destruction in arthritis and has identified key pathways by which inflammation impacts bone in the rheumatic diseases. Dr. Gravallese served as the 83rd President of the ACR during the COVID-19 pandemic and received the Presidential Gold Medal award from ACR (2023), the highest award the college bestows. She was recently elected to the Association of American Physicians, is an ACR Master, and currently serves an Associate Editor at The New England Journal of Medicine.

Tyler Green graduated from Dartmouth College in 2024 receiving a BA in Biology with a concentration in African and African American Studies. While attending Dartmouth, Tyler served as a pre-health mentor and a coordinator for the Pathways to Medicine program at Dartmouth designed to support students from under-resourced backgrounds interested in medicine while prioritizing education surrounding the social determinants of health, and issues related to health disparities.

Dr. Maura Daly Iversen is Dean and Professor of the College of Health and Wellness, Johnson and Wales University and Behavioral Epidemiologist and Senior Lecturer, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Immunity, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 91精品l. She is Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University, and Foreign Professor, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden.

Gail Kerr MD, FRCP(Edin), FACR is Professor of Medicine at Georgetown and Howard Universities and Chief of Rheumatology at the Washington, DC VAMC. She has been involved with education of trainees at all levels and has worked to increase recruitment and training in the specialty of Rheumatology.

Dr. Eli Miloslavsky is an adult rheumatologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Miloslavsky has extensive experience working with learners at multiple levels and in program and curriculum development including as course and clerkship director at Harvard Medical School, Firm Chief and Co-Chair of Recruitment in the MGH Internal Medicine Residency Program and Associate Program Director for the MGH Rheumatology Fellowship. He is currently the President Elect of the Association of Subspecialty Professors at the Alliance for Academic internal Medicine.

Vanessa grew up in Bronx, NY and went to medical school at University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at Yale New Haven Hospital. She is currently a pediatric rheumatology fellow at Children's Hospital at Montefiore where she came full circle as this is where she was once treated for her juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Vanessa is passionate about enriching the rheumatology field by aiding in creating pathway programs for patients interested in pursuing careers in medicine. She is also pursuing a research project in looking at immunophenotypes in patients with JIA and RA with the hope to aid in providing more personalized care to patients.

Tamar Rubinstein, MD, MS, is a Pediatric Rheumatologist at Children's Hospital at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is the treatment of children, adolescents and young adults with complex rheumatologic diseases, with a special interest in leading multidisciplinary care of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). She is an active member of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) and a leader of the CARRA Mental Health Workgroup.

Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Division of Rheumatology and Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He holds the Matthew H. Liang Distinguished Chair in Arthritis and Population Health at the Brigham. Solomon earned his BA and MD degrees at Yale University, MPH at Harvard University, and he completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in rheumatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr. Stone is Vice Chair for Faculty and Trainee Enrichment, and Director of Health Equity Initiatives of the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Stone is an academic general internist and a nationally recognized expert on HIV/AIDS and the author of numerous publications on HIV care and policy, including the book HIV in U.S. Communities of Color, which was published in its second edition in 2021. Her research focuses on HIV care inequities and strategies for optimizing the care of patients living with HIV.  Dr. Stone’s scholarship has also examined COVID care inequities, cancer care inequities, healthcare leadership, challenges in primary care, and innovations in residency training.

Sciaska Ulysse is a third-year medical student at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, and a 2021 graduate from the University of Pennsylvania. While a student in Philadelphia, Sciaska worked to increase STEM education through the Moelis Access Science Pipeline, served as the President of the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students with the Perelman School of Medicine Student National Medical Association chapter, and is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a service-based organization with a longstanding commitment to community engagement. Within San Francisco, she served as the co-president of the Student National Medical Association chapter at UCSF, co-coordinator for the Orthopaedic Surgery Interest Group, and a mentor with HealthLink, collectively fostering interest in medical careers and expanding awareness of musculoskeletal health.

Dr. Ana Valle is a rheumatology fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She has long worked to support individuals and communities who have historically faced limited access to care and resources. Her research focuses on improving the conditions that shape health outcomes, particularly those rooted in social and structural challenges. From high school through graduate school, residency, and fellowship, Dr. Valle has been deeply shaped by mentorship. These relationships have helped guide her career, and she is now committed to offering the same support, empathy, and shared learning to others. She believes it is essential for institutions and the field of rheumatology to cultivate meaningful relationships with trainees, showing them they have a valued place in both patient care and research.

Grace C. Wright, MD, PhD, FACR, is a consultant rheumatologist in New York City who completed her Internal Medicine and Rheumatology training at the NYU Medical Center where she served as Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine. She is the founder and president of the Association of Women in Rheumatology, spearheading initiatives in Health and Gender Equity, Mentoring and Leadership Development for health care providers at all stages of career development. She lectures extensively throughout the world, and enjoys cultural exploration, travel, and time with her family.