David R. Karp, MD, PhD

Dr. Karp is the 84th president of the American College of Rheumatology. He is chief of the Rheumatic Diseases Division at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, a role he has held for the past 18 years.

For the past 15 years, Dr. Karp’s research has focused on systemic lupus erythe­matosus, including the of use of genomics and proteomics to help understand disease progression. He joined the ACR during his fellowship and has been involved as a volunteer for the past 17 years, serving in various committee roles, leading the Rheumatology Research Foundation and serving on the ACR Board of Directors’ Executive Committee.