Dr. James O’Dell is the Robert L. Grissom Professor of Internal Medicine, Vice-Chairman of Internal Medicine and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at UNMC. After earning a degree in electrical engineering from UNL in 1974, he received his M.D. and completed a residency at UNMC. He founded the Rheumatology and Arthritis Investigational Network in 1990, which he has directed for 30 years, leading internationally-renowned research in treatments for rheumatoid arthritis that has resulted in several hundred publications including four first authored New England Journal of Medicine publications. He also served as UNMC’s Director of the Internal Medicine Residency for 35 years, training nearly 1,000 residents and numerous teaching awards including UNMC Laureate Award in 2019 . He was President of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in 2012 and received the ACRs distinguished Research Award as well as UNMC Distinguished Investigator Award. Dr O’Dell was President of the Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF) from 2005-2007 and received the ACR Presidential Gold Medal in 2020. Currently he is Editor-in-Chief for Rheumatology for UpToDate and editor of Firestein’s Textbook of Rheumatology.
Dr. James O’Dell is the Robert L. Grissom Professor of Internal Medicine, Vice-Chairman of Internal Medicine and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at UNMC. After earning a degree in electrical engineering from UNL in 1974, he received his M.D. and completed a residency at UNMC. He founded the Rheumatology and Arthritis Investigational Network in 1990, which he has directed for 30 years, leading internationally-renowned research in treatments for rheumatoid arthritis that has resulted in several hundred publications including four first authored New England Journal of Medicine publications. He also served as UNMC’s Director of the Internal Medicine Residency for 35 years, training nearly 1,000 residents and numerous teaching awards including UNMC Laureate Award in 2019 . He was President of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in 2012 and received the ACRs distinguished Research Award as well as UNMC Distinguished Investigator Award. Dr O’Dell was President of the Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF) from 2005-2007 and received the ACR Presidential Gold Medal in 2020. Currently he is Editor-in-Chief for Rheumatology for UpToDate and editor of Firestein’s Textbook of Rheumatology.