Chief and Director of Center of Excellence for Arthritis and Rheumatology

Samina Hayat, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Division Chief of Rheumatology; Director of the Center for Excellence in Arthritis and Rheumatology
CEAR Faculty

Alberto Simoncini, MD
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Radiology, Clinical Specialist

Sarwat Umer, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Center of Excellence in Arthritis and Rheumatology

Andrew Yurochko, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Executive Director of Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats, Assistant Director of Research of Center of Excellence for Arthritis, Director of CAIPP, Carroll Feist Endowed Chair of Viral Oncology, Associate Director of Research for Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
CEAR Adjunct Faculty

Jason Bodily, PhD
Associate Dean for School of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Ana Maria Dragoi, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor in Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Research at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center

Xiaohong Lu, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience, Pharmacology Graduate Program Recruiter

Dennis O'Callaghan, PhD
Boyd Professor Emeritus, Adjunct Professor of Center of Excellence for Arthritis and Rheumatology

Martin Sapp, PhD
Chariman of Microbiology and Immunology, Willis Knighton Chair of Molecular Biology

Matthew Woolard, PhD
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, O'Callaghan Family Endowed Professor of Microbiology