September 2025
SCLERODERMA EDUCATIONAL EVENT | NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE RHEUMATOLOGY
Join us for an educational event exploring the latest developments in scleroderma research and management from a multidisciplinary perspective. Our leaders will present on a wide range of topics, equipping attendees with valuable insights and knowledge to enhance patient care.
date and location
Friday, October 24, 2:30 – 6:30 pm CT
Simpson Querrey Auditorium
303 East Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Simpson Querrey Auditorium
303 East Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Agenda
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Welcome:
2:30 – 2:35 pm |
Harris Perlman, PhD, Chief of Rheumatology and the Mabel Green Myers Professor of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine
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Scleroderma Esophagus: Swallowing is complicated:
2:35 – 3:00 pm |
John Pandolfino, MD, Chief of Gastroenterology and the Hans Popper Professor of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine
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Esophageal biopsies. Uncovering the secrets behind the tissue:
2:35 – 3:00 pm |
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Transforming Outcomes: Innovative Advances and Cutting-Edge Therapies for lung Fibrosis in Patients with Scleroderma:
3:00 – 3:25 pm |
Anthony Esposito, MD, Co-director of Scleroderma Program and Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Northwestern Medicine
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Flipping the Script: Data-Driven Clinical Trials to Cure Scleroderma:
3:00 – 3:25 pm |
Alexander Misharin, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Northwestern Medicine
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Is early SSc-ILD an inflammatory or fibrotic disease?
3:25 – 3:45 pm |
Carrie Richardson, MD, Co-director of Scleroderma Program and Associate Professor of Rheumatology at Northwestern Medicine
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GR Scott Budinger, MD, Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care, and the Ernest S. Bazley Professor of Airway Diseases at Northwestern Medicine
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Stem cell transplantation versus CAR-T for scleroderma: Updates and future directions:
3:55 – 4:15 pm |
George E. Georges, MD, Professor of Hematology and Oncology, Northwestern Medicine
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Patient perspective: A reality check.
4:15 – 4:35 pm |
Patient panel with Alicja Chrzanowska and Christy Reiber.
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Rheumatology Research Grab Bag: What's New and Hot:
4:35 – 4:50 pm |
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Bradford C. Bemiss, MD, MSCR, Director of Interstitial Lung Disease Program, Associate Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern Medicine
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Duncan Moore, MD, Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Northwestern Medicine
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Reception in the Lurie Ryan Family Atrium
5:00 – 6:30 pm |
