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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
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Arthritis Foundation, Rheumatoid Arthritis

rheumatoid arthritis, RA, autoimmune disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, connective tissue disease, joint disease, joint stiffness, joint swelling, systematic disease, immune disorder, inflammation, inflammatory disorder, osteoporosis, rheumatic disease, rheumatoid nodules, synovitis, synovium, vasculitic nodules, vasculitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, JRA, inflammation of the joints, joint inflammation, osteoarthritis, anemia, Sjögren syndrome

Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Previous contributing authors and editors:

Author: Howard R Smith, MD, Chief of Rheumatology; and Director of the Pain Management Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Huron Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Health Systems; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University.

Coauthor(s): Josef S Smolen, MD, Chairman, Department of Rheumatology, Professor of Internal Medicine, Vienna General Hospital, University of Vienna; Chairman, Department of Medicine-Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Lainz Hospital, Vienna.

Editors: Kristine M Lohr, MD, Associate Chief, Program Director, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Tennessee School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Arthur Weinstein, MD, Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University; Associate Chairman, Department of Medicine, Director, Section of Rheumatology, Washington Hospital Center.

REFERENCE:

McInnes, I.B., and G. Schett. "Mechanisms of Disease: The Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis." N Engl J Med 365 (2011): 2205-2219.

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