Providing Answers, Support and Hope in Georgia
Board of Directors
Vi-Vi Nguyen | Board Chair
Vanderlande Industries
Brittany Wyatt | Secretary
JE Dunn Construction
Asyria Daniels
Public Health Strategist
Dr. LaToya Doby-Mack
Douglas County Schools
Rebecca Deutsch
Park Lane Jewelry
Jagindra Mangru, MD
Cumming Rheumatology and Arthritis, LLC
In Memoriam
Diane Powell-Larché
Lisa Williams
Executive Advisory Board
Merdean Bone
MMB, Inc.
Alex Cann, Jr.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Gary Grant
Glenridge Solutions
Melissa Hughes, MD
Chairman of the Board
Atlanta Healthcare Advocates
Jim McLaughlin
Seven Stone Billboard Management
Winnie P. Pannell
Winnie P. Pannell, Attorney
Stephan and Kimberly Sanford
Medical Advisory Board (*Education Program Presenters)
CHAIR
Wambui Machua, MD*
Rheumatologist, Atlanta
MEMBERS
Surabhi Arjunan, MD*
Rheumatologist, Smyrna
Demir Baykal, MD*
Cardiologist, Lawrenceville
Marta Bognar, MD
Rheumatologist, Gainesville
Elizabeth D. Butler, MD
Rheumatologist, Atlanta
William Cleveland, MD
Nephrologist, Atlanta
Jason Cobb, MD
Rheumatologist, Augusta
Michael Cohen, MD
Rheumatologist, Augusta
Nannette Crowley, MD
Rheumatologist, Macon
Charles Degenhardt III, MD
Rheumatologist, Savannah
Cristina Drenkard, MD*
Rheumatologist, Atlanta
Nonyelum Ejieke, MD
Rheumatologist, Cartersville
Alan Fishman, MD
Rheumatologist, Atlanta
Maria Fondal, MD
Rheumatologist, Stockbridge
Gloria Gaston, MD*
Rheumatologist, Marietta
Manmohan Gupta, MD
Rheumatologist, Macon
Valerie Habif, PhD*
Clinical Psychologist, Atlanta
Mark Harris, MD
Neurologist, Suwanee
Jeffrey Howard, MD
Cardiologist, Decatur
Mohammad Kamran, MD*
Rheumatologist, Marietta
Mark Kats, MD*
Nephrologist, Gainesville
William Knapp, MD
Cardiologist, Atlanta
Tarik Lalwani, MD*
Nephrologist, Lawrenceville
Cynthia Lawrence-Elliott, MD*
Rheumatologist, Lawrenceville
Teresa Lawrence-Ford, MD*
Rheumatologist, Lawrenceville
S. Sam Lim, MD*
Rheumatologist, Emory
Ciela Lopez-Armstrong, MD*
Rheumatologist, Roswell
Tracy Lovell, MD*
Rheumatologist, Gainesville
Michael P. Madaio, MD*
Nephrologist, Augusta
Jagingra Mangru, MD*
Rheumatologist, Cumming
Marcy Mann, MD
High Risk OB/GYN, Atlanta
Walter J. Moore, MD
Rheumatologist, Augusta
James Mossell, MD*
Rheumatologist, Tifton
Gary Myerson, MD*
Rheumatologist, Atlanta
Alyce Oliver, MD*
Rheumatologist, Augusta
Glenn Parris, MD*
Rheumatologist, Lawrenceville
Julisa Patel, MD
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Augusta
Tina Samakur, MD
Rheumatologist, Lawrenceville
Kelly Rouster-Stevens, MD
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Atlanta
Ignacio Sanz, MD*
Rheumatologist, Atlanta
Arthur Schiff, MD*
Neurologist, Lawrenceville
William Segal, MD
Ophthalmologist, Duluth
Michael Smitherman, MD
Rheumatologist, Roswell
Jeffrey Stark, MD
Associate Medical Director, Rheumatology, UCB
Sumayah Taliaferro, MD
Dermatologist, Atlanta
Larry Vogler, MD*
Pediatric Rheumatologist
Lara Watkins, MD*
Nephrologist, Atlanta
Janice Weatherspoon, MD*
Nephrologist, Atlanta
Jamie Weisman, MD*
Dermatologist, Atlanta
Kelly Weselman, MD*
Rheumatologist, Smyrna
William Whaley, MD*
Hematologist, Atlanta
Kimberly Wilson, MD*
Rheumatologist, Atlanta
Hayes Wilson, MD*
Rheumatologist, Atlanta
Bridget Wright, MD*
Rheumatologist, Macon
David Zelman, MD
Rheumatologist