Special guest: Belinda Birnbaum, MD, Rheumatologist at Bryn Mawr Medical Specialists. Medical degree from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.  Member of American College of Rheumatology and lPhiladelphia Rheumatism Society.. Previous positions : Temple University; Assistant Professor of Rheumatology 2005-2007 and The University of Pennsylvania; Assistant Professor of Rheumatology 2008-2016. Affiliated with Lupus Foundation of America.

Special guest:  Cheri M. Perron, Chair of the Board of Directors 2022. Cheri Perron, of Philadelphia, PA, has been a volunteer for the Lupus Foundation of America, Philadelphia Tri-State Chapter for more than 20 years. She is chair emeritus of the Chapter Board of Directors and has previously served in the role of Board Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. Cher is a Chapter Ambassador, advocate, SLESH (SLE Self Help Course) facilitator, and Peer Mentor.. Cheri was diagnosed with lupus in 1994. Lupus Foundation of America: http://ww.lupus.org

Special guest: Dr. DeAnna Baker Frost is an adult rheumatologist and physician-scientist. A native of Baltimore, MD, she completed a combined M.D. and Ph.D. degree program at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 2012 and an Internal Medicine residency at Duke University in 2014. Upon completion of her residency, she became a certified American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) physician and returned to MUSC as an adult rheumatology fellow in the ABIM physician-scientist research pathway. Dr. Baker Frost was chosen as the Chief Rheumatology Fellow in 2017 and an American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Fellow in 2018. She then joined faculty at MUSC as an Assistant Professor in 2018 and became an ABIM-certified adult rheumatologist