Several of our speakers have been gracious enough to allow RSDC members to download their talks. Click here to access some of the great programs which have been hosted by the Rheumatism Society of the District of Columbia.
2024-2025 Academic year schedule
All meetings to be held in-person at the Bethesda Marriott located at 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD
| DATE | TOPIC | LECTURER | RSVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/11/24 | Relapsing Polychondritis | Marcela A. Ferrada, MD Associate Clinical Professor, UMD Baltimore Board certified in internal medicine, critical care, infectious diseases, and rheumatology | RSVP |
| 10/9/24 | Cardiac Sarcoidosis | Nisha Gilotra, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardiac Sarcoidosis Program Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Cardiology | RSVP |
| 12/11/24 | Dermatologic Manifestations of Rheumatic Disease in colored skin | Saakshi Khattri, MD Associate Professor of Dermatology Mount Sinai, NY Dr. Saakshi Khattri is a board-certified Dermatologist, Rheumatologist and Internist and one of only a handful of triple board certified physicians across the United States | RSVP |
| 1/8/25 | Updates in SLE | Alfred Kim, MD PhD Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Division of Rheumatology Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO | RSVP |
| 2/12/25 | Updates on imaging for the assessment of GCA | Rennie Rhee, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | RSVP |
| 3/12/25 | Ophthalmologic Disease in Rheumatologic Conditions | Meghan Berkenstock, M.D. Associate professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Berkenstock specializes in ocular inflammatory and infectious diseases, cataract surgery, and comprehensive ophthalmology. | RSVP |
| 4/9/25 | Updates on the diagnosis and management of myositis | Rohit Aggarwal, MD, MS University of Pittsburg, Division of Rheumatology, Professor of Medicine Co-Director, UPMC Myositis Center, Program Director, UPMC Myositis Fellowship Program | RSVP |
| 5/22/25 | Fellows Forum | RSVP | |
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