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Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, United States
Ellen M. Gravallese, M.D. is the Theodore Bevier Bayles Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She served as the 83rd President of the American College of Rheumatology and led the ACR's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Gravallese received her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her M.D. from Columbia University. She completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she also served as a fellow in Rheumatology.
Dr. Gravallese’s laboratory studies fundamental mechanisms of inflammation and joint destruction in inflammatory arthritis. Her research has provided an understanding of key pathways by which inflammation impacts bone in the rheumatic diseases and identified osteoclasts as the cell type responsible for bone destruction in RA.
Dr. Gravallese has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Advisory Council for NIAMS, NIH, the Board of Scientific Directors at NIDCR, NIH, the Board of Directors of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and as Chair of the ACR Committee on Journal Publications. Dr. Gravallese is the recipient of many awards including the Steven Krane Award from the ASBMR and the international Carol Nachman Prize for research. She lectures nationally and internationally and currently also serves as Associate Editor for the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Monday, November 14, 2022
12:40 PM – 12:55 PM Eastern Time
