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John H. Klippel, M.D.

John Howard Klippel, M.D. is president and CEO of the Arthritis Foundation, the largest voluntary health organization serving the 50 million Americans living with the nation’s number-one cause of disability. Dr. Klippel has held the position since October 2003. read more

Patience Haydock White, M.D., M.A.

Patience White, M.D., is the vice president of public health for the Arthritis Foundation. In addition to her work at the national office of the Arthritis Foundation, she also is a professor of medicine and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. read more

John Vernachio, Ph.D.

John Vernachio, Ph.D. serves as the vice president of research for the Arthritis Foundation. In this role he provides leadership and direction to further the Arthritis Foundation research program and the organization’s commitment to finding a cure and better and safer treatments for the nation’s leading cause of disability. read more