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Division of Rheumatology

The Division of Rheumatology pursues excellence in patient care, research, and education in rheumatic and autoimmune diseases.

Research Programs

The Division of Rheumatology is committed to improving the treatment of rheumatic and autoimmune diseases through clinical, basic science, and pediatric research.

Rheumatology Research
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Fellowship Program

Our two-year fellowship program produces outstanding leaders in the care of rheumatic disease. Fellows are introduced to the full spectrum of rheumatic disease in the program's diverse clinical rotations.

Rheumatology Fellowship Program
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Lowance Center for Human Immunology

The Lowance Center for Human Immunology, led by Division of Rheumatology director Ignacio Sanz, MD, is a Department of Medicine initiative to cut across traditional academic divisions in medicine and to translate new knowledge in basic immunology to human immune-mediated diseases.

Lowance Center

Faculty Highlight Ignacio Sanz, MD Named Co-Principal Investigator for NCI Grant

The National Cancer Institute has awarded Emory a five-year, $9.9 million grant to study COVID-19 immune responses in patients with cancer or autoimmune diseases as part of the new SeroNet (Serological Sciences Network) initiative, the nation’s largest coordinated effort to study the immune response to COVID-19.

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Top Docs of Atlanta 2019 and 2020

Two of our faculty physicians have been named the region's best by Georgia Trend Magazine, which ranks doctors based on a survey of their peers.

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