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Michael Paley, M.D., Ph.D. @drmapaley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You can now view our abstract using this link and the summary images below: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @obigriffith.bsky.social @malachigriffith.bsky.social @thehumanborch.bsky.social #Rheumsky #axSpA (1/4)

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

MSK ultrasound bootcamp is in full swing! We’re glad to have access to human and poultry (tofu too!) to practice on! Thanks to our enthusiastic faculty, fellows, residents and staff for your ongoing participation in one of our favorite summertime activities! #chooserheum #rheumsky

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We had two giants in our divison recently retire but we are thrilled that they have decided to remain as Emeritus Faculty! We can’t imagine our conferences & parties without them! Congrats Dr. Schwartz & Dr. Atkinson on this incredible accomplishment (after 50 years in our division)! 🎉🎉🎉 #rheumsky

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

TGF-β drives the conversion of conventional NK cells into uterine tissue-resident NK cells to support murine pregnancy @elife.bsky.social @washumedrheum.bsky.social elifesciences.org/articles/109...

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Please join us in welcoming our new #rheumatology fellows, Drs. Cheema, Chriswell, Cattani and Liu! We are thrilled to welcome them to our rheum family!! ❤️💚🐻 #chooserheum #rheumsky

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Congratulations to our very own, Dr. Colin Diffie, for recieving a “Teacher of The Year Award” from the WashU IM residents!!! 🎉🎉🎉 #chooserheum #Rheumatology #Rheumsky

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

We had a wonderful rheumatology graduation this evening celebrating Dr. Joy Um, Dr. Bjorn Anderson, Dr. Ahmad Khalaf and Dr. Jiayi Zheng! 🎉 We are so incredibly proud of you!! 🏆 Congratulations to the recipients of the Schwartz Distinguished Fellow Award, Dr. Dave Thomas and Dr. Ahmad Khalaf!

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Thank you, ACR, for bringing our WashU fellow, Dr. Dave Thomas, to Washington DC for Advocacy 101! On Tuesday, Dr. Thomas partnered with fellow rheumatologists to meet w/ our representatives from MO & AR and support patient access to affordable biologics, Medicaid & #rheumatology care. #chooserheum

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

A little rain didn’t stop our WashU Rheuminators from volunteering at the Arthritis Foundation Walk to Cure Arthritis! The walk may have been cancelled but we’re proud to support our community and look forward to participating next year! 💚 #WalkToCureArthritis #rheumatology #RheumSky

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Our rheum fellow Dr. Um and fellowship program coordinator Lacey had a fun time chatting about #rheumatology at the WashU medical student specialty fair tonight! It doesn’t take much to get us excited about rheumatology! ❤️ #chooserheum #RheumSky @laceyfeigl.bsky.social

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Hopping on this trend thanks to our pals in WashU Allergy & Immunology! ❤️💚 Thankful to our fellows for letting us embarrass them! #chooserheum #rheumatology #RheumSky

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We were so happy to have our “Very Important Barker”, Bear, visit our division today!! Thank you to Bear’s mom, Karen and to Duo Dogs for visiting us! As a lover of bones, it makes sense that Bear should be an honorary rheumatologist! ❤️🦴 #chooserheumatology #dogs

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Our "Midwest Mountain Collective" Rheum OSCE w/ fellowship friends from WashU, @cuanschutz.bsky.social, UAB & Northwestern was very successful! Thx to the dedicated faculty who are passionate about furthering our fellows' knowledge in such a fun way! #chooserheum #rheumatology #rheumsky

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thank you to our friends at Food Outreach for letting a small group of our division come out to volunteer at one of your events! We appreciate the opportunity to give back to the community we serve! ❄️❤️ #rheumsky #chooserheum #TisTheSeasonToGiveBack #rheumatology

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Congrats, Dr. Um! 🎊 #RheumSky #ChooseRheum #rheumatology #FIT --What inspired you to pursue a career in rheumatology?-- I moved often throughout my adolescence, and that experience made me gravitate toward a field where physicians become long-term constants in their patients’ lives. (1/13)

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

We can’t wait to have the incredible physicians join our division in July 2026! Congratulations and welcome to all the future rheumatologists! ❤️ #rheumatology #chooserheum

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Happening now: Dr. Michael Paley giving a talk about Inflammatory Eye Disease in W375C! 👀 #ACR25 #chooserheum #rheumatology @drmapaley.bsky.social

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Dr. Akhil Sood is presenting at poster #2201 on “Adherence to Reproductive Health Guidelines in Lupus Care: Insights from Patient and Physician Surveys” so stop on by! 🎉 #ACR25 #chooserheum #rheumatology

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Our faculty member, Dr. Daphne Lew is presenting her work on “Characterizing the Frequency and Timing of Changes in Patient-Reported Social Risk Factors among Rheumatology Outpatients” at poster #1917 now! 🎉 #ACR25 #rheumatology #chooserheum

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Swing by poster #2047 to learn about “Trends in Lung Transplant Listing Outcomes in CTD-ILD Across Two Decades” by our very own, Dr. Sambhawana Bhandari! 🎉 #ACR25 #chooserheum #rheumatology

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Our APD, Dr. Lisa Zickuhr (third from the left), & our Fellowship Program Coordinator, @laceyfeigl.bsky.social (second from the right), at their presentation on our Rheumatology Interest Group this morning! Way to go, Dr. Zickuhr & Lacey! 🎉🎉🎉 #ACR25 #chooserheum #rheumatology

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Join Dr. Lisa Zickuhr and former WashU faculty & fellow Dr. Amaad Rana in W187A-C on a workshop remediating a struggling rheumatology learner! ✏️ #ACR25 #chooserheum #Rheumatology

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Join @drmapaley.bsky.social now in W181A-C as he moderates “Through the Looking Glass: Insights into the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Uveitis”! 🔎 #ACR25 #rheumatology #chooserheum

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Our very own, Dr. Reema Syed, moderated a great session today on “Somatic Mutations in ‘Benign’ Disease”! Great work, Dr. Syed! 🎉 #ACR25 #chooserheum #rheumatology

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Congratulations to our newest faculty member, @akhilsoodmd.bsky.social, on his poster “Improving Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Uptake in Younger Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis” at the @acrheum Convergence Conference!! 🎉 #ACR25 #rheumatology

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Congratulations to our wonderful Division Chief, Dr. Christine Pham, on your induction into the American College of Rheumatology Masters! We are so incredibly proud of you! 🎉🎉 #ACR25 #chooserheum #rheumatology

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Congrats to our patient, Tim, on your successful kidney transplantation at BJH! We are honored to be a part of your story (see our rheum fellow, Dr. Thomas in the video below) and thank you to @ksdknews.bsky.social for highlighting this incredible act of kindness. 💚 www.ksdk.com/article/news...

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Stranger donates kidney to man he met on Facebook: 'A second chance like Jesus gave me'

Joe Turner donated a kidney to Tim Heatherly, a stranger he met through a Facebook post, and gave him a second chance at life.

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Congratulations to our faculty member, Dr. Sambhawana Bhandari on a successful CPC! You’ve made us all so proud! 🎉 #CPC #IgAVasculitis #ChooseRheum #Rheumatology

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Thank you, Dr. Andrea Fava from Johns Hopkins Rheumatology for coming to St. Louis and presenting Rheum Grand Rounds to our division!The future of #rheumatologists in #lupus is looking bright! 💜 #chooserheumatology #lupologist

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Another great MSK Ultrasound Bootcamp in the books! Plus, it was great to have our friends from St. Louis University Rheum to join us this year! 🦴 #chooserheum #rheumatology #MSKUltrasound

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

We had a great time at the Rheumatology Division Picnic! It may have been hot outside, but that won’t stop us from gathering to spend quality time and eat some great food! 🧺 #chooserheum #RheumSky

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

We are so incredibly proud of our #rheumatology fellow, Dr. Joy Um, on being a 2025-2026 @curearthritis.bsky.social #ANRFScholar and receiving an award of an ANRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship! Congratulations, Dr. Um! #spondyloarthritis #chooserheum🥼🧬 @drmapaley.bsky.social

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Last week we had four incredible physicians join our fellowship program! Please join us in welcoming Drs. Shahid, Naids, Hall and Joshi!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 #rheumfellowship #rheumatology #rheumsky

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 #Rheumatology Graduates, Drs. Bhandari, Dimachkie and Goodman! We are so proud of you can’t wait to see all that you accomplish in the future!🎉 Congratulations to our Schwartz Awardee, Dr. Um and fellow-voted Brasington Teaching Awardee, Dr. Parks!! #graduation

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We are so proud of our fellows for placing #2 in this years #RheumMadness tournament!! We lost to our great friends (Duke Rheum) which makes it hurt a little less. We also finished #1 in Rheumatology Fellowship Brackets and #2 of brackets overall so we can’t wait to celebrate that as well! 🎉 (1/3)

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

We’re so excited to have made Final Four in #RheumMadness! 🏀☄️ We’re also tied for first in our bracket submission! What can we say, we can read the rheum! Fingers crossed that it’s only up from here! 🤞

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RheumMadness @rheummadness.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Next #RheumMadness team: Prednisone dosing in lupus nephritis, from the fellows at WUSTL rheum. Full scouting report here: sites.duke.edu/rheummadness... Submit your bracket before March 31 at 11:59pm ET. @washumedrheum.bsky.social @laceyfeigl.bsky.social

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Pred Dose in SLE - RheumMadness

Team: Steroid dose in SLE Base article: Figueroa-Parra G, Cuéllar-Gutiérrez MC, González-Treviño M, Sanchez-Rodriguez A, Flores-Gouyonnet J, Meade-Aguilar JA, Prokop LJ, Murad MH, Dall’Era M, Rovin BH...

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and we wanted to take a moment to recognize and thank all of the incredible women that help make our division great! ❤️ #rheumatology #InternationalWomensDay

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The fellows putting together their @rheummadness.bsky.social 2025 bracket! There are so many great scouting reports this year and we can’t wait to see where we land with the #BlueRibbonPanel! 🏀 #chooserheum #rheumatology #RheumMadness

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Thank you for highlighting our newest faculty member, Dr. Jessica Williams! 💜 Please visit the link below to read this great summary: internalmedicine.wustl.edu/rheumato… #Rheumatology #lupus

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Thanks so much for having us! Make sure you listen to part 2 of the Full Court Care Champions podcast episode at the link below! Our #rheumfellow @sambhawanabhandari.bsky.social does an amazing job dunking our scouting report! 🏀 @rheummadness.bsky.social #RheumMadness #rheumatology

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

We had so much fun recording this week's @rheummadness.bsky.social podcast episode to talk about our #RheumMadness scouting report on "Steroid Dose in Lupus Nephritis"! You can find our scouting report here: sites.duke.edu/rheummadness... and the first half of the "Full Court Care Champions" (1/2)

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Congratulations to our very own, Dr. Michael Paley, for his selection into the ASCI's 2025 Young Physician-Scientist Award! We are so proud of you! Read more about this award at: rheumatology.wustl.edu/dr-michael-p... @drmapaley.bsky.social @the-asci.bsky.social #Rheumatology #ASCI

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Starting off the year strong with some updated division photos! We weren’t able to get everyone together because of the holidays but those missing were there in spirit! 🥼🩺 #ChooseRheum #Rheumatology #Rheumsky

2024-2025 Rheumatology fellows having fun

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Great time on the @rheummadness.bsky.social pod last night talking about our scouting report for the #RheumMadness season! Glad to see our friends from Duke, MCW & Main Line Health & talk #RheumResearch! Episode drops 2/5/25! ⛹️‍♀️🏀 #Rheumsky @sambhawanabhandari.bsky.social @laceyfeigl.bsky.social

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

When your friends from #WashU PM&R help record a module for your #rheumfellows, you do your best to make sure to spruce up the conference room! Thanks again, Drs. Olafsen & @hartmaja05.bsky.social for your help with furthering our fellows education! 💪 #Rheumsky #physicalmedicineandrehabilitation

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