Zhe Liang, MD
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Residency: BJH/Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2020-2022)
Hector Molina, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical School: University Of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico (1985)
Residency: Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico (1988)
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (1991)
Jacob Murray, DO
Medical School: De Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, De Moines, Iowa
Residency: University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Fellowship: Washington University, Rheumatology, St. Louis, Missouri (2021-2023)
Michael Paley, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Research Interests: Uveitis, scleritis, T-cell biology
Graduate School: PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2012)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Medical Scientist Training Program (2014)
Residency: BJH/Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Missouri (2016)
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2017-2019)
Deborah Parks, MD
Professor of Medicine
Research Interests: Rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, clinical trials
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky (1982)
Residency: Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1985)
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1988)
Christine Pham, MD
Division Chief, G & EM Magness Professor of Medicine
Research Interests: Neutrophil proteases, nanomedicine for inflammatory arthritis
Clinical Interests: Rheumatology, arthritis, inflammation and proteases
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida (1985)
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1989)
Felowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1997)
Sytse Piersma, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Research Interests: Improving immunotherapy through studying natural killer (NK) cells
Graduate School: University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands (2009-2011)
Fellowship: Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands (2009-2011)
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2011-2013)
Christopher Podogorski, MD
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
Residency: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2022-2024)
Maryam Pourpaki, MD
Medical School: Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2014-2016)