Participating Sites

TARGET seeks to enroll 200 subjects from over 35 sites across the country. Brigham and Women's Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center are serving as the lead sites. See the map below to find a study site near you.
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Alabama
University of Alabama Hospital: Birmingham, AL
Jeffrey Curtis, MD
jcurtis@uab.edu
Laticia Woodruff
lplove@uabmc.edu
CALIFORNIA
​The Practice of Nazanin Firooz, MD: West Hills, CA
Nazanin Firooz, MD
nazaninfirooz@gmail.com
Sharzad Firooz
sharzadfirooz@gmail.com

Brigid Freyne, MD, Inc.: Murrieta, CA
Brigid Freyne, MD
brigidfreyne@gmail.com

University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine: Los Angeles, CA
Christina Charles, MD
ccharles@mednet.ucla.edu
Jeraldine Guzman
JBGuzman@mednet.ucla.edu 

University of California, San Francisco: San Francisco, CA
Jonathan Graf, MD
jonathan.graf@ucsf.edu
Melissa Krueger
Melissa.Krueger@ucsf.edu
fLORIDA
Robert W. Levin, MD, PA: Dunedin, FL
Robert Levin, MD
rwlevin@msn.com
Lorraine Androsiglio
crclori@yahoo.com

Sarasota Arthritis Center: Sarasota, FL
Jeffrey Kaine, MD
jkainemd@gmail.com
Tasha Smalls
tsmalls.sarc@comcast.net

​Osteoporosis and Rheumatology Center of Tampa Bay: Tampa, FL
Jeffrey Miller
doffices@tampabay.rr.com
Kathy Athime
kathya@orc-tampabay.com
Chantevia Blue
cbluera@yahoo.com
iLLINOIS
​Northwestern Memorial Hospital: Chicago, IL
Eric Ruderman, MD
e-ruderman@northwestern.edu
Mary Carns
m-carns@northwestern.edu
kENTUCKY
​University of Kentucky: Lexington, KY
Kristine Lohr, MD, MS
kristinelohr@uky.edu
Dianne Richeson
dianne.richeson@uky.edu ​
MARYLAND
​The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research: Silver Spring, MD
Alan Matsumoto, MD
akmatsumoto@arapc.com
Megan Lormore
MLORMORE@arapc.com
MASSACHUSETTS
​Brigham and Women's Hospital: Boston, MA
Elena Massarotti, MD
emassarotti@bwh.harvard.edu
Kathleen Vanni
kvanni@bwh.harvard.edu

​Massachusetts General Hospital: Boston, MA
Marcy Bolster, MD
mbolster@partners.org
Seth Brownmiller
sbrownmiller@partners.org
MICHIGAN
​University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI
Elena Schiopu, MD
eschiopu@med.umich.edu
Nicole Whitney
niwhitne@med.umich.edu
MISSOURI
Washington University School of Medicine: St. Louis, MO
Deborah Parks, MD
DParks@dom.wustl.edu
Kelly Streckfuss
kstreckfuss@wustl.edu
314-747-8251 ​
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: Lebanon, NH
Bill Rigby, MD
william.rigby@dartmouth.edu
Jill Brooker
Jill.B.Brooker@hitchcock.org ​
NEW YORK
​Columbia University Medical Center: New York, NY
Joan Bathon, MD
jmb2311@cumc.columbia.edu
Rachel Broderick
rb3173@cumc.columbia.edu

​The Center For Rheumatology, LLP: Albany, NY
Joel Kremer, MD
jkremer@corrona.org
Kathleen Kessler
kkessler@joint-docs.com

Jacobi Medical Center: Bronx, NY
Barbara Mendez, MD
bmendeza@montefiore.org
Cidney Schultz
Cidney.Schultz@nbhn.net

Mount Sinai Hospital Icahn School of Medicine : New York, NY
Yousaf Ali, MD
yousaf.ali@mssm.edu
Garnette Mason
garnette.mason@mssm.edu

New York University School of Medicine: New York, NY
Jose Scher, MD
jose.scher@nyumc.org
Luz Alvarado
Luz.Alvarado@nyumc.org 
Rhina Medina 
Rhina.Medina@nyumc.org ​

​Northwell Health: Great Neck, NY
Diane Horowitz, MD
dhorowitz@nshs.edu
Preeya Nandkumar
Pnandkumar@northwell.edu

​SUNY Downstate Medical Center: Brooklyn, NY
Ellen Ginzler, MD
Ellen.Ginzler@downstate.edu
Emily Bakaj
emily.bakaj@downstate.edu
NORTH CAROLINA
​North Carolina Memorial Hospital: Chapel Hill, NC
Rumey Ishizawar, MD
rumey_ishizawar@med.unc.edu 
Shruti Saxena Beem
ssaxena@email.unc.edu
Julie Norfleet Walker
jann1@email.unc.edu
OHIO
Cleveland Clinic: Cleveland, OH
M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH 
HUSNIE@ccf.org
Elizabeth Kisela
KISELAE@ccf.org

​Southern Ohio Rheumatology, Inc: Wheelersburg, OH
Rajesh Kataria, MD
rkatariar@yahoo.com
Stephanie Potter
sor_sog@yahoo.com
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OREGON
​Oregon Health & Science University: Portland, OR
Cong-Qiu Chu, MD
chuc@ohsu.edu
​Michelle Jin
jinm@ohsu.edu
PENNSYLVANIA
​Altoona Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center: Duncansville, PA
Alan Kivitz, MD
ajkivitz@yahoo.com
Kim Gates
kimgates@altoonaresearch.com
Jen Bopp
JenBopp@altoonaresearch.com

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, PA
Joshua Baker, MD
joshuafbaker@gmail.com
Adam Marc
adam.marc@uphs.upenn.edu

​University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Pittsburgh, PA
Larry Moreland, MD
lwm5@pitt.edu
Laurie Hope
hopelk@upmc.edu
TEXAS
​Metroplex Clinical Research Center: Dallas, TX
Margarita Fallena, MD
Mfallena@arthdocs.com
Shana Westover
Swestover@mcrcdallas.com

Baylor Research Institute: Dallas, TX
Jack Cush, MD
jjcush@gmail.com
Robin Buckner 
Robin.Buckner@BSWHealth.org
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University of Texas Heath Science Center at Houston: Houston, TX
Binh Nguyen, MD
binh.nguyen@uth.tmc.edu
Laura Diekman
laura.diekman@uth.tmc.edu

Baylor Scott and White Research Institute: Temple, TX
Beth Scholz, MD
Beth.A.Scholz@uth.tmc.edu
Richard Castillo
Richard.Castillo@BSWHealth.org
WASHINGTON
​Seattle Rheumatology Associates: Seattle, WA
Philip Mease, MD
pmease@philipmease.com
Cathy Loeffler
cathyl@seattlera.com
Melissa Fessel
melissa@seattlera.com
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Medical Center: Madison, WI
Karen Hansen, MD
keh@medicine.wisc.edu
Shari Zeldin
swzeldin@medicine.wisc.edu
CANADA
Mount Sinai Hospital: Toronto, ON
Edward Keystone, MD
Anita Kivi
AKivi@mtsinai.on.ca
Deborah Weber
dweber@mtsinai.on.ca

TAPRG Newmarket: Newmarket, ON
Carter Thorne, MD
cartho@rogers.com
Kathy Russell
kathy.russell@rogers.com