Lab Members

My research is focused on issues related to the design and analysis of trials and studies of multifactorial geriatric health conditions, especially among persons with multimorbidity. I developed a sub-discipline of biostatistics that focuses on training and methodological development in geriatrics called “Gerontologic Biostatistics.” This discipline trains researchers for conducting collaborative research on concerns of older adults and provides the basis for the development of new statistical methodologies. My research in health disparities of older adults provides methods for relative and absolute contribution of risk factors. My collaborations in rheumatology include being the statistical panelist of the 2018 NIH Pathways to Prevention workshop: Appropriate Use of Drug Therapies for Osteoporotic Fracture Prevention, statistical editorial board member of Arthritic & Rheumatology, and methods appropriate for multiply correlated biomarker data. In 2022, I became the senior biostatistician and epidemiologist consultant for the Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology Section where I help to train fellows and junior faculty in sound study design, data collection and results analysis.

Dr. Chock is a physician and clinical researcher investigating medication use and offspring outcomes amongst parents with rheumatic diseases. She has strong interests in reproductive rheumatology and utilizing large datasets to support her research. Dr. Chock completed her MD degree at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.  She completed her residency at New York Presbyterian in Queens, New York.  Dr. Chock joined the Section of Rheumatology for her fellowship in 2016, she received her MPH degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Abhijeet Danve enjoys serving adult patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. He has particular interest in psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis (axial spondyloarthritis) and gout. Dr. Danve is certified in internal medicine (2012) and rheumatology (2014) by American Board of Internal Medicine. He is certified by American College of Rheumatology in musculoskeletal ultrasound (RhMSUS) and uses musculoskeletal ultrasound routinely in his practice. He is recipient of the Marshall J Schiff Fellowship Award by American College of Rheumatology (2013), Distinguished fellow award by American College of Rheumatology (2015) and Jane Bruckel Early Career Investigator award by Spondylitis Association of America (2019). Dr. Danve is an active member of SPARTAN (Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network), GRAPPA (Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis), Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS) and American College of Rheumatology. He enjoys teaching medical students, residents and fellows.

Dr. Dong received medical degree from Wuhan University School of Medicine before pursuing PhD study at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Her PhD work focused on chemoattractant signaling in leukocyte activation at the sites of infection and inflammation including arteriosclerosis. For post-doctoral work, she joined Dr. Craft’s laboratory while completing rheumatology fellowship in Yale. Since then, she starts growing the Yale lupus patient registry and biorepository. She is an active clinical faculty, enjoying caring for rheumatology patients and clinical teaching of medical trainees. Her current research focuses on the risk factors and prevention of cardiovascular disease in rheumatic disorders, especially patients with lupus

After graduating from medical school at the University of Debrecen in Hungary, Dr. Feher completed his PhD training at his medical school institution studying how coronary microvessels behave in obesity and diabetes mellitus. After finishing his internal medicine residency at Cornell University, prior to starting his cardiology fellowship, he spent two years at the Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (Y-TRIC) to learn multimodality imaging techniques used for the investigation of the coronary microcirculation. He is the recipient of American Physiological Society Cardiovascular Section Research Recognition Award, the Japanese Society for Microcirculation Young Investigator Award and the Hal O'Brien Rising Star Award. His most recent work has been focusing on studying the interaction between autoimmunity and the microcirculation by using molecular imaging and multimodality imaging techniques. Dr. Feher hopes that by studying this interaction, he will be able to discover better tools for the in vivo assessment of coronary microvascular disease.

Dr. Betty Hsiao joined the Yale Section of Rheumatology for fellowship in 2015, then became part of the faculty in 2018. She is interested in investigating how patients share their viewpoints and goals of care with their doctor in order to accomplish shared medical decision-making, along with her mentor Dr. Liana Fraenkel. They are interested in how patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) make decisions as to which medication(s) to try when one stops working or is not working adequately. She is also completing a Masters in Health Science and enjoys teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Dr. Edward J. Miller, MD, PhD is the Vice Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine (Education) and an Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology in the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Miller directs the clinical nuclear cardiology laboratory at Yale-New Haven Hospital as well as the Cardiology Fellowship Program for the Yale School of Medicine. His clinical and research interests center on the evaluation and treatment of infiltrative cardiomyopathies, particularly cardiac sarcoidosis and amyloidosis, and are focused on the role of nuclear cardiac imaging in diagnosing and defining treatment response in these disorders. Dr. Miller received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, majoring in Preprofessional Studies with a concentration in Science, Technology and Values. He completed medical school at the Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago where he was awarded an American Heart Association Student Research Fellowship. Dr. Miller completed his internal medicine residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital, as well as research and clinical cardiology fellowships at Yale. He also completed a PhD in Investigative Medicine from the Yale School of Medicine, working in the laboratory of Dr. Lawrence Young focused on "The Cardioprotective Effects of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase." Dr. Miller is a recipient of an NIH/NLHBI K08 award, mentored by Dr. Wilson Colucci at Boston University School of Medicine on "The Role and Regulation of the LKB1-AMPK Axis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy." Dr. Miller was recruited back to Yale in 2015 to direct the nuclear cardiology lab and the cardiology fellowship program.  He was named Vice Chief (Education) for Yale Cardiovascular Medicine in 2021.

I am a physician-scientist in dermatology, which involves both taking care of patients and advancing scientific research. I see patients at the Yale Medicine dermatology office at 322 East Main St in Branford, CT. I take care of a wide range of dermatologic conditions including autoimmune diseases such as lupus and scleroderma (systemic sclerosis), skin cancer, acne, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis/eczema, and blistering skin diseases. In the laboratory my research primarily focuses on the role of the immune system in scleroderma and chronic graft-vs-host disease, two immune-mediated processes that cause tightening of the skin. To setup an appointment, please contact our office at (203) 481-3419. I look forward to seeing you. Ian D. Odell, MD, PhD

Annette Torres is a Senior Administrative Assistant and Program Coordinator at the Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Clinical Immunology. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Quinnipiac University and has been employed with Yale School of Medicine since 1997.  Annette joined the Department of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology in 2000 and assumed her current role as Program Coordinator of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program in 2007.  Annette's other roles within the Section of Rheumatology include Continuing Medical Education Coordinator and Elective Program Coordinator.