2015 ACR Masters
Recognition as a Master of the American College of Rheumatology is one of the highest honors the ACR bestows on a member. This distinction is given to members, age 65 or older, who have made outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology through scholarly achievement and/or service to their patients, students and profession. Since 1987, the ACR has honored more than 300 exceptional leaders in the field of rheumatology as Masters. This year, those being named Masters are:
Dr. Amigo
Mary-Carmen Amigo, MD
Head Rheumatology Service,
The American British Cowdray (ABC) Medical Center
Mexico City, Mexico
Dr. Breedveld
Ferdinand Breedveld, MD
Professor of Rheumatology;
Head, Department of Rheumatology; Head, Division of Internal Medicine; Head, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden University,
Leiden, The Netherlands
Dr. Calabrese
Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
RJ Fasenmyer Chair of Clinical Immunology;
RJ Fasenmyer Center for Clinical Immunology,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
Dr. Cohen
Stanley Cohen, MD
Medical Director, Rheumatology
Division, Presbyterian Hospital;
Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas
Southwestern Medical School; Co-Medical Director, Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas
Dr. Curran
James Curran, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Pritzker School of Medicine,
University of Chicago, Chicago
Dr. Dore
Robin K. Dore, MD
Rheumatologist,
Robin K. Dore MD Inc.,
Tustin, Calif.
Dr. Edwards
N. Lawrence Edwards, MD
Professor of Medicine, Vice
Chairman, Department of Medicine, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Fla.
Dr. Gay
Prof. Dr. Med. Steffen Gay
Professor of Experimental Rheumatology, University of Zurich,
University Hospital, Switzerland,
Zurich, Switzerland
Dr. Helliwell
Philip Helliwell, MD, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology,
Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine,
University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Dr. Higgins
Gloria Higgins, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus,
The Ohio State University Department of Pediatrics,
Division of Rheumatology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital,
Columbus, Ohio
Dr. Hoffman
