Dr. Bathon is a rheumatologist, Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology, and Advisory Dean for Clinician Scientist Faculty at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr Bathon’s career has focused on understanding the pathogenesis and functional consequences of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Her group is particularly interested in understanding the effects of chronic rheumatoid inflammation on the extra-articular phenotype of RA, as manifested by accelerated atherosclerosis and myocardial dysfunction. She has authored over 200 scientific publications and book chapters. Dr Bathon is currently a member of the NIAMS Advisory Council. She previously served as a standing member of both the NIH ACTS study section and the NIH-NIAMS AMSCT study section. She was Editor-in-Chief of Arthritis & Rheumatology, from 2010-15. She is a past member of the FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee, and a past member of the Board of Directors of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
Dr. Bathon is a rheumatologist, Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology, and Advisory Dean for Clinician Scientist Faculty at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr Bathon’s career has focused on understanding the pathogenesis and functional consequences of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Her group is particularly interested in understanding the effects of chronic rheumatoid inflammation on the extra-articular phenotype of RA, as manifested by accelerated atherosclerosis and myocardial dysfunction. She has authored over 200 scientific publications and book chapters. Dr Bathon is currently a member of the NIAMS Advisory Council. She previously served as a standing member of both the NIH ACTS study section and the NIH-NIAMS AMSCT study section. She was Editor-in-Chief of Arthritis & Rheumatology, from 2010-15. She is a past member of the FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee, and a past member of the Board of Directors of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).