Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology Newsletter

Yale School of Medicine's Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce the creation of the Endowed Catalyst Fund in Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. The fund will be used to support innovation in research and clinical care in the Department of Internal Medicine Section of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology.

June is World Scleroderma Month. To mark the occasion, Monique Hinchcliff, MD, MS, associate professor of medicine (rheumatology, allergy and immunology) and director of the Yale Scleroderma Program, discusses four things to know about the disease.

In a conversation, Yale School of Medicine's Fotios Koumpouras, MD, and Sarika Ramachandran, MD, discuss the goals of the combined rheumatology/dermatology clinic, including increasing awareness about lupus and other complex and sometimes hidden diseases, addressing barriers to clinical trial participation, and forging connections with people in the local community.

Lisa Korn, MD, PhD, instructor of medicine (rheumatology, allergy and immunology) has been selected to receive the 2024 Iva Dostanic, MD, PhD, Physician-Scientist Trainee Award.

Meet Krishnasai Abhishek Madathanapalli, MD, a clinical fellow in the Section of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology at Yale School of Medicine, who was born in Bahrain and grew up experiencing many different environments and cultures.

About one in four dogs will get cancer. Mark Mamula, PhD, professor of medicine (rheumatology, allergy and immunology), has developed a life-saving treatment.

Elise Liu, MD, PhD, instructor of medicine (rheumatology, allergy and immunology) at Yale School of Medicine, was named a recipient of a 2024 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) Foundation Faculty Development Award.