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How Pediatric Rheumatologists Are Moving Lupus Research Forward

Elizabeth Sloan, MD  |  

Elizabeth Sloan, MD, is an instructor in the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, where she also completed her rheumatology fellowship. Dr. Sloan has served on the ACR’s Special Committee on Pediatric Rheumatology, as well as the Fellows-in-Training Subcommittee of the Committee on Rheumatology Training and Workforce Issues.

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