Early years Atlanta Georgia, London England. Bacteriology Ohio Wesleyan BA Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa. Molecular Virology and Environmental Health Sciences Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Public Health Johns Hopkins MD.

Post graduate studies Duke Stanford UCSF. Rheumatology Immunology Senior Rheumatology Scholar Award 1988, Associate Investigator VA Career Development Rank 1 of 31 funded. Cellular immunology, transplant immunology, autoimmunity in clinical practice in San Francisco for 27 years.

Currently Health Sciences Clinical Professor in Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley. Consultative Rheumatologist in Berkeley Interdisciplinary Sjogren’s Clinic. In addition, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco.

Co-founder and Board Member, HealthWell Foundation, a patient assistance foundation.

Research Sjogren’s Disease: STAMP Clinical Practice Guidelines