The 2024 ACR Awards of Distinction

Dr. Solomon earned his bachelor’s and medical degrees at Yale University, New Haven, Conn., a Master of Public Health at Harvard University, and he completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in rheumatology at BWH.

Dr. Solomon’s current research focuses on cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis and optimal strategies for managing the most common inflammatory arthritis, gout. He is the principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded study examining biomarkers from a randomized, controlled trial testing the effect of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs on cardiovascular disease. He is also the principal investigator of the NIH/VERITY P30 Clinical Research Core at BWH; this project aims to improve clinical research in rheumatology. He is one of the principal investigators on a multi-site, randomized, controlled trial funded by NIH testing different strategies for managing gout. He also has several ongoing projects regarding digital health technologies in rheumatology, attempting to improve the use of patient-reported outcomes in routine practice.

He has published more than 450 original articles and more than 100 editorials and book chapters. His articles have been cited more than 100,000 times; his Google H-index is over 130, and his i10-index is over 510. He has been continuously funded for more than 25 years on numerous NIH, foundation and industry-supported grants.

Dr. Solomon is the current editor in chief of Arthritis & Rheumatology. He has chaired the ACR Quality of Care Committee and is a member of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s Arthritis Advisory Committee. He has mentored more than 40 trainees and been recognized with mentoring awards from the ACR, Harvard Medical School and BWH. In addition to his investigative achievements, Dr. Solomon has a busy clinical practice and has played a special role in helping the Hispanic community. He has been instrumental in advancing the collaborative clinical Cardiovascular in Rheumatology Medicine practice at BWH.

“There are so many outstanding clinical investigators in rheumatology!” says Dr. Solomon. “I am honored to be selected for this award; it means a lot to me, my colleagues and my family.”

Dr. Jones

Distinguished Clinician Scholar Award

The Distinguished Clinician Scholar Award, given to a rheumatologist who has made outstanding contributions in clinical medicine, clinical scholarship or education, was presented this year to Beth L. Jonas, MD, Reeves Foundation Distinguished Professor of Medicine and chief of the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).