NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world's leading academic medical center specialized in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, today announced the appointment of Timothy B. Niewold, MD, FACR, as Vice Chair for Research in the HSS Department of Medicine. Since completing his Rheumatology Fellowship under the research mentorship of Mary (Peggy) Crow, MD, at HSS in 2007, Dr. Niewold has led pioneering research in human autoimmune diseases, particularly lupus, and has been well-funded for research throughout his career. He has received the Mary Betty Stevens Prize for Lupus Research from the Lupus Foundation of America and the Henry Kunkel Young Investigator Award from the American College of Rheumatology. In addition to being an outstanding investigator and serving leadership roles in prominent national organizations, Dr. Niewold is a renowned mentor to young investigators pursuing translational and clinical research.

Dr. Niewold is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Immunological Methods, serves on the Board of Directors of the Lupus Research Foundation and the Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation, and is a standing member of the U.S. Department of Defense's Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program. He has recently served as a standing member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Arthritis, Connective Tissue, and Skin (ACTS) Study Section. He is a former Chair of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Rheumatology Research Foundation, and a past President of the Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research.

"We are delighted that Dr. Niewold will help lead the next generation of groundbreaking translational and clinical research for the Department of Medicine at HSS," said S. Louis Bridges, Jr., MD, PhD, physician-in-chief and chair of the Department of Medicine at HSS. "We are at a historic intersection of knowledge, cutting edge technology and patient need. We are poised to accelerate impactful patient oriented research that will improve the lives of our patients."
Dr. Niewold returns to HSS from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, where he served as Judith and Stewart Colton Professor of Medicine and Director of the Colton Center for Autoimmunity.

Dr. Niewold, a world leader in lupus research, moves to HSS together with outstanding rheumatology investigators Theresa Wampler Muskardin, MD; Ruth Fernandez-Ruiz, MD; and Ashira Blazer, MD. At HSS Dr. Niewold and his colleagues will continue their current research, including three studies supported by the NIH, and one supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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