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Rabea Ahmed Khouqeer, MD, FRCPC, FAAAAI Consultant, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology/Rheumatology, Saad Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia

Rabea Ahmed Khouqeer, MD, FRCPC, FAAAAI is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American College of Rheumatology

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Martin Cohen, MD, FRCPC Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center

Martin Cohen, MD, FRCPC is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Rheumatology

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Herbert S Diamond, MD Visiting Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center; Chairman Emeritus, Department of Internal Medicine, Western Pennsylvania Hospital

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Elliot Goldberg, MD Dean of the Western Pennsylvania Clinical Campus, Professor, Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine

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Kristine M Lohr, MD, MS Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Center for the Advancement of Women's Health and Division of Rheumatology, Director, Rheumatology Training Program, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Kristine M Lohr, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians and American College of Rheumatology

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