Daniel R. Bunker, MD

President
The Rheumatism Society of the District of Columbia
2023-2024

Daniel R. Bunker, MD

Daniel R. Bunker, MD, is the Rheumatology Fellowship Program Director at Medstar Georgetown Medical Hospital.  Dr. Bunker has a clinical interest in musculoskeletal ultrasound and is the Rheumatism Society of DC Program Director for the musculoskeletal ultrasound course.  Dr. Bunker is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

Dr. Joyce Jones

Vice President

Dr. Joyce Jones is a board certified rheumatologist. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown and Howard University Hospitals, as well as the Uniform Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. She earned her medical degree from Chicago Medical School and completed residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. She went on to complete her Rheumatology Fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas. She has been on staff at the Washington DC VA Medical Center since 2015.

Dr. Sonia Silinsky Krupnikova

Treasurer

Dr. Sonia Silinsky Krupnikova is a native of the Washington, D.C. metro area. She completed her medical training at The George Washington University and has been actively involved in the D.C. Rheumatism Society since her medical school training. She compiled a history of the society which was presented both locally and nationally. Dr. Silinsky Krupnikova treats all rheumatologic conditions and is especially interested in myositis and clinical reasoning. She is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology.