Faculty: Division of Rheumatology
To learn more about our faculty, follow the links below to access their Georgetown University faculty profiles. If a particular faculty member doesn’t have a link, their profile is currently under development and will be available shortly.
![Virginia D. Steen, MD](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/Copy-of-20091029-Med_0026-2_0.jpg)
Virginia D. Steen, MD
Professor
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program
Medical Degree: University of Pittsburgh, 1975
Internship: University of Pennsylvania, 1976
Residency: University of Pennsylvania, 1978
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh, 1980
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1978; Rheumatology, 1980
Special Interests: Treatment of scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, diagnosis of undifferentiated CTD, myositis and interstitial lung diseases in connective tissue diseases
![James N. Baraniuk, MD](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/Baraniuk_Jim_LR_1_1.jpg)
James N. Baraniuk, MD
Professor
Medical Degree: University of Manitoba, Canada, 1981
Internship: St. Thomas Hospital, 1982
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, 1985
Fellowships: Duke University Medical Center, 1987; National Institutes of Health, 1989; National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK, 1991
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1985; Allergy and Immunology, 1987
Special Interests: Neuroimmune regulation of mucosal function in rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma, and chronic fatigue syndrome
![Carol Deane B. Mitnick, MD](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/mitnick_3.jpg)
Carol Deane Benedict, MD
Assistant Professor
Wound Healing Medical Specialist
Medical Degree: The George Washington University School of Medicine, 2009
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2012
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2014
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2014; Rheumatology, 2015
Special interests: Gout, Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Lupus,
delayed wound healing associated with auto-immune diseases
![Daniel Bunker, MD](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/img_1712_0.jpg)
Daniel Bunker, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Degree: Georgetown University, 2010
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, 2013
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center, 2016
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2013; Rheumatology, 2016
Special Interests: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Psoriatic Arthritis, Myositis, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
![Megan Lockwood](https://medicine.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2022/08/Lockwood_Headshot_2022.png)
Megan Lockwood, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Lupus Program Director
Medical Degree: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2015
Internship: University of California, San Francisco, 2016
Residency: University of California, San Francisco, 2018
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, 2021
Certification: Rheumatology, 2021; Internal Medicine, 2018
Special Interests: Systemic lupus erythematosus, women’s health, osteoporosis, medical education
![Stephen Ray Mitchell, MD](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/Mitchell_StephenRay_LR2_11_1.jpg)
Stephen Ray Mitchell, MD
Professor
Director, Childhood Arthritis Clinic
Dean for Education, School of Medicine
Medical Degree: University of North Carolina, 1976
Internship: North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1978
Residency: North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1981
Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center, 1986
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1981; Pediatrics, 1983; Rheumatology, 1986; Pediatric Rheumatology, 1992 and 1999
Special Interests: Educational interventions in housestaff training, pediatric rheumatic diseases
![Lauren Smith](https://medicine.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2022/08/Lauren-Smith-MD-Headshot-259x300.png)
Lauren Smith, MD
Faculty
Medical Degree: University of Florida, 2015
Internship/Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2018
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University, 2022
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2018
Special Interests: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, myositis
![Caroline Trevisan](https://medicine.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2022/08/Trevisan-Caroline-headshot-240x300.png)
Caroline Trevisan, MD
Faculty
Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2017
Internship/Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2020
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2022
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2020
Special Interests: Musculoskeletal ultrasound, myositis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis
![Sean A. Whelton, MD](https://medicine.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2020/06/Whelton-Sean-2020-0.25MP.jpg)
Sean A. Whelton, MD, FACR, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Degree: Tulane University, 1997
Internship: Georgetown University, 1998
Residency: Georgetown University, 2000
Fellowship: Georgetown University, 2002
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2001, Rheumatology, 2002
Special Interests: Medical Education, Rheumatoid arthritis, Inflammatory Myopathy, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Ankylosing Spondylitis.
Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center Faculty
![Gail Kerr, MD](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/picture1_0.jpg)
Gail Kerr, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief Division of Rheumatology Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Medical Degree: University of the West Indies, 1981
Internship/Residency: University of West Indies. 1987
Fellowship: National Institutes of Medicine/Georgetown University 1990
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1988; Rheumatology, 1990
Special Interests: Vasculitis, Cryoglobulinemia, VA National database research, Sero–negative spondyloarthropathy
![Joyce Joseph, MD](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/spaulding_license.jpg)
Joyce Joseph, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Degree: M.D. 2010
Internship: Loyola University Medical Center, 2011
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, 2013
Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2015
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2014; Rheumatology, 2015
Special Interests: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
![Joseph Croft, MD, FACP, MACR](https://medicine.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/Croft_Joe_1-1.jpg)
Joseph Croft, MD, FACP, MACR
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology
Past President of American College of Rheumatology
Medical Degree: Cornell University 1962
Internship/Residency: Strong Memorial, Rochester NY, 1967
Fellowship: NIH, 1969