Brian Mandell, MD, PhD, MACR, MACP
Chairman of Academic Medicine 
Senior Staff Physician, Rheumatology and Immunologic Diseases
Center for Vasculitis Care and Research
Cleveland Clinic

Brian Mandell is Chairman of Academic Medicine and a Senior Staff Physician in Rheumatology and Immunologic Diseases, Center for Vasculitis Care and Research at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Mandell joined the Cleveland Clinic in 1993 following a faculty appointment at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine and is a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He is a graduate of the Stanford Faculty Development Program in clinical teaching. Dr. Mandell has served on national education planning and writing committees for the American College of Rheumatology, the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians.  He has chaired the national meeting planning committees for the ACR and ACP. He was Vice Chair of the Internal Medicine RRC in the ACGME.

Dr. Mandell has published over a hundred articles, chapters, and editorials in peer-reviewed publications and textbooks relating to clinical and basic aspects of medical science. He has a special interest in gout, vasculitis, and medical education.

Michael Spigler
Vice President, Patient Education Services
American Kidney Fund 
Master Certified Health Education Specialist, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing

Mike Spigler has served as vice president of Patient Services and Kidney Disease Education for the American Kidney Fund (AKF) since July 2015. Mr. Spigler oversees a spectrum of programs and services: prevention activities, top-rated health educational resources, clinical research and direct financial assistance that enables kidney patients to access lifesaving medical care, including dialysis and transplantation.

Mr. Spigler has more than 20 years of experience in creating and managing health education programs for a multitude of chronic health conditions, including kidney disease, cancer, food allergies and anxiety disorders.

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