Our Members

SLICC membership is currently limited to 42 Full Time members. There are four categories of membership:

  1. Full Membership – Should have access to a lupus cohort for use in SLICC studies and have significant experience in lupus research.
  2. Provisional Membership – Identified as an appropriate successor by an existing SLICC member who has relinquished directorship of said cohort; provisional members will be considered for full membership after two years, providing they have demonstrated continued follow up of the said cohort and participate in other current and new SLICC research activities.
  3. Emeritus Membership – Has retired from active SLICC membership, but continues to contribute to SLICC activities.
  4. Advisory Membership – Should possess particular expertise to advise SLICC and have significant experience in SLE research or any other relevant related research or methodologies.

Those interested in applying for membership in SLICC should contact Dr. Anca Askanase (ada20@columbia.edu).

Full-Time

SLICC Members — Full-Time
Name Role / Title Institute
Dr. Cynthia Aranow, MD Professor of Medicine Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Dr. Laurent Arnaud, MD Professor of Medicine Centre National de Reference des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares, Hopital de Hautepierre
Dr. Anca Askanase, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine Columbia University Medical Centre
Dr. Sang-Cheol Bae, MD, PhD, MPH Professor of Medicine Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
Dr. Sasha Bernatsky, MD, PHD Professor of Medicine McGill University Health Centre
Dr. Ian Bruce, MD, FRCP Professor of Medicine University of Manchester
Dr. Jill P. Buyon, MD Professor of Medicine NYU Medical Center
Dr. Ann Clarke, MD, MSC Professor of Medicine University of Calgary
Dr. Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Centre de Reference Maladies Auto-immunes et Systemiques Rares, Service de Medecine Interne, Hospital Cochin
Dr. Mary Anne Dooley, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine UNC Kidney Centre
Dr. Andrea Doria, MD University of Padova
Dr. Paul R. Fortin, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine Université Laval
Dr. Ellen Ginzler, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Dr. Dafna Gladman, MD Professor of Medicine University of Toronto and senior Scientist Krembil Research Institute University of Toronto
Dr. Murat Inanç, MD Professor of Rheumatology Istanbul University
Dr. David Isenberg, MD FRCP Professor of Rheumatology University College London
Dr. Søren Jacobsen, MD, DMSc Professor of Rheumatology Rigshospitalet
Dr. Judith James, MD, PhD Chair, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Dr. Andreas Jönsen, MD, PhD Associate Professor in Rheumatology Lund University
Dr. Ken Kalunian, MD Professor of Clinical Medicine UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Diane L. Kamen, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Alexandra Legge, MD, MSc Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre and Dalhousie University
Dr. Sam Lim, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Anselm Mak, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine National University of Singapore
Dr. Susan Manzi, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine Allegheny Health Network
Dr. Eric Morand, MD Professor of Medicine Monash University
Dr. Marta Mosca, MD, PhD Director Rheumatology Unit, Associate Professor in Rheumatology University of Pisa
Dr. Christine Peschken, MD, MSc Associate Professor of Medicine and Community Health Sciences University of Manitoba
Dr. Michelle Petri, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Bernardo A. Pons-Estel, MD Professor of Medicine Sanatorio Parque S.A.
Dr. Anisur Rahman, MD Professor University College London
Dr. Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH Professor of Medicine Northwestern University
Dr. John A. Reynolds Clinical Senior Lecturer University of Birmingham
Dr. Juanita Romero-Diaz, MD, MSc Professor of Medicine Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición
Dr. Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza, MD Professor of Medicine Hospital Universitario Cruces
Dr. Jorge Sanchez-Guerrero, MD, MSc Professor of Medicine University of Toronto
Dr. Elisabet Svenungsson, MD Professor of Medicine Karolinska University Hospital
Dr. Manuel F. Ugarte-Gil, MD, MSc MD, MSc Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen
Dr. Evelyne Vinet, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine McGill University Health Centre
Dr. Alexandre Voskuyl, MD Professor of Medicine VU University Medical Center
Dr. Daniel Wallace, MD Professor of Medicine Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre

Advisory

SLICC Members — Advisory
Name Role / Title Institute
Dr. Hermine Brunner, MD, MSc, MBA Professor of Pediatrics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati
Dr. Vern Farewell, PhD Professor University of Cambridge
Dr. Emily Somers, MD Associate Professor of Medicine University of Michigan Schools of Medicine & Public Health
Dr. David Wofsy, MD Professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology University of California

Provisional

SLICC Members — Provisional
Name Role / Title Institute
Dr. Zahi Touma, MD, PhD MD, PhD Toronto Lupus Program at University Health Network

Emeritus

SLICC Members — Emeritus
Name Role / Title Institute
Dr. Graciela S. Alarcón, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. W. Winn Chatham, MD Professor of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham
Prof. Caroline Gordon, MD Professor of Rheumatology Institute of Inflammation and Ageing (IIA)
Dr. John G. Hanly, MD Professor of Medicine(Rheumatology) and Pathology Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Dr. Munther A. Khamashta, MD, PhD Professor St Thomas' Hospital
Dr. Peter Maddison, MD Professor of Medicine Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital
Dr. Joan Merrill, MD Director of Clinical Projects Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Dr. Ola Nived, MD, PhD Associate Professor Lund University
Dr. Thomas Stoll, MD Professor of Medicine Kantonsspital
Dr. Murray Urowitz, MD Director, Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto Senior Scientist The Krembil Foundation University of Toronto
Dr. Asad Zoma, MD Professor of Medicine Hairmyres Hospital
Dr. Ronald van Vollenhoven, MD Professor of Medicine University of Amsterdam

Administration

SLICC Members — Administration
Name Role / Title Institute
Nicole Anderson, BSc/CCRP Research Associate University of Toronto
Lisa Fougere Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre
Anne MacKinnon Research Associate University of Toronto