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Meet Our Medical College of Wisconsin Rheumatology Team

Faculty

David J. Gazeley, MD

Chief

Mary Ellen Csuka, MD, FACP

Professor

Richard Hariman, MD

Associate Professor

Irina Konon, MD

Associate Professor

Michael Putman, MD, MSCI

Associate Professor

Anam Qureshi, MD

Assistant Professor

Rafal Ryzka, MD

Assistant Professor

Viktoriya Sabchyshyn, DO

Assistant Professor

Shikha Singla, MD

Associate Professor

Community-Based Physicians & Advanced Practice Providers

Karri Huber, DO

Staff Physician

Rodrigo Valadares De Sousa, MD

Staff Physician

Lauren Taylor, PA-C, MMS

Physician Assistant

Research Staff

Claudia Gohr

Research Scientist I

Elizabeth Mitton-Fitzgerald

Research Scientist I

Administrative Staff

Melissa Bemus, MEd

Division Administrator

Katie O'Brien

Business Operations Coordinator

Arika Zompa

Clinical Program Coordinator

Fellows

Bonit Gill , DO

Second Year Fellow, Rheumatology

Mahum Mirza, MD

Second Year Fellow, Rheumatology

Fatima Hassan, MD

First Year Fellow, Rheumatology

Sabahat Usmani, MD

First Year Fellow, Rheumatology

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