Hani El-Gabalawy MD
Professor and Head, Division of Rheumatology
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
I am a Canadian clinician-scientist-educator in the field of Rheumatology, and am Professor and Head, Division of Rheumatology, University of Manitoba. I also hold the position of Director of the Arthritis Centre at that institution. I completed my undergraduate degree and medical degree at the University of Calgary in 1977. I completed my postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at McGill University in 1984. I practiced as a consultant in Rheumatology in Fredericton, New Brunswick from 1984-1990, where I was also a Clinical Instructor for Dalhousie University, and Lecturer in Immunology at the University of New Brunswick. In 1990, I chose to pursue a full time academic career and joined the University of Manitoba as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. In addition to establishing a research program focussed on dissecting the cellular and molecular basis of rheumatoid arthritis, I also undertook the role of Director of Postgraduate Education in Rheumatology. In 1995, I was promoted to Associate Professor and undertook the role of Division Head.
Beginning in late 1997, I took an exciting and unique opportunity to study a cohort of early synovitis patients at the National Institutes of Health as a Visiting scientist (NIH protocols 94-AR-0194 and 98-AR-0150). These studies, based on synovial biopsy, aimed to identify infectious triggers in early arthritis, and to establish clinical, genetic, serologic, and pathologic prognostic markers early in the disease. As a result of these studies, I have become a recognized leader in the area of early arthritis, and continue to make valuable contributions in this area. I returned to the University of Manitoba as Professor of Medicine in July 2000 to continue my research career, and will also continue to be a consultant to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) in Bethesda. I have many ongoing initiatives that involve research programs at both the U of M and the NIH, as well as around the world. I am particularly interested in the molecular mechanisms of bone erosion in early inflammatory arthritis.
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