Mary Crow - F1000 Section Head (since 27 May 2008)
Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
BIOGRAPHY
Mary Crowhttp://www.hss.edu/physicians_crow-mary.asp
Dr. Crow is Associate Chief, Division of Rheumatology and Director of Rheumatology Research at Hospital for Special Surgery. She combines basic and translational research on the mechanisms that underlie systemic autoimmune diseases with active participation in the clinical and academic programs of the hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma have made important contributions to the understanding of those diseases through their participation in Dr. Crow’s research. Dr. Crow serves as Co-Director of the Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research and Director of the Autoimmunity and Inflammation Research Program at Hospital for Special Surgery.
Dr. Crow’s leadership in her field extends beyond the walls of HSS. For the past two years, she has served as President of the prestigious Henry Kunkel Society. The Kunkel Society, based at Rockefeller University, is dedicated to fostering the development of clinical investigators focused on hypothesis-driven, patient-oriented research, particularly in the field of immunology and related subjects. Dr. Crow has also continued to publish extensively in a number of highly-respected, peer-reviewed journals. This includes a recent editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine describing the significance of genetic and environmental factors in the development of lupus, as well as articles in Genes and Immunity and Arthritis and Rheumatism on interferon-alpha as a heritable risk factor for lupus.
Appointments: Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery, Senior Research Scientist, Hospital for Special Surgery, Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Special Expertise: Systemic lupus erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis
Awards: Arthritis Hero, Arthritis Foundation, 2001, Benjamin M. Rosen Chair in Autoimmunity and Inflammation Research, 2002
Affiliations: American College of Rheumatology, President-Elect, Member, Medical Advisory Committee, The S.L.E. Foundation, Inc.