Rheumatology & Immunology

Kaitlyn Brittan, MD

Career & Research Mentor
Medical School: UNMC | Residency: UNMC | Fellowship: UNMC
Career Interests: Clinical practice, musculoskeletal ultrasound, advocacy, quality improvement and patient safety
Personal Interests: Spending time with family, cooking, travel

Bryant England, MD, PhD

Career & Research Mentor
Medical School: UNMC | Residency: UNMC | Fellowship: UNMC
Career Interests: Clinical and epidemiologic research in rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune lung disease
Personal Interests: Running and spending time with my kids

Tate Johnson, MD

Career & Research Mentor
Medical School: UNMC | Residency: UNMC | Fellowship: UNMC
Career Interests: Clinical and translational Research - cardiovascular disease drivers and outcomes in rheumatic diseases; Medical student, resident, and fellow education
Personal Interests: Running, backpacking, spending time with family

Tina Mahajan, MD

Career Mentor
Medical School: Saint Louis University | Residency: Baylor University Medical Center | Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Career Interests: Rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune lung disease
Personal Interests: Kids, reading, working out

Jennifer Medlin, MD

Career & Research Mentor
Medical School: UNMC | Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics | Fellowship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Career Interests: I love all of rheumatology but have particular interest in caring for patients with lupus as well as the use of ultrasound to diagnose and treat musculoskeletal disorders
Personal Interests: I love going to the movies, playing board games and reading

Ted Mikuls, MD, MSPH

Career & Research Mentor
Medical School: UNMC | Residency: UNMC | Fellowship: U Alabama at Birmingham
Career Interests: Clinical translational research focused on rheumatoid arthritis and gout
Personal Interests: Travel, family, photography

Marcus Snow, MD

Career Mentor
Medical School: UNMC | Residency: UNMC (Med Peds) | Fellowship: UNMC
Career Interests: Clinical practice, advocacy, general rheumatology and scleroderma
Personal Interests: Spending time with family, exercise, golf

Geoffrey Thiele, PhD

Career and Research Mentor
PhD/Doctorate: University of Nebraska Medical Center | Post-Doctoral Research: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Career Interests: Immunology of Autoimmune Diseases; Education with respect to Immunology and Microbiology
Personal Interests: Sports (watching and playing), exercise, yard work, spending time with family

Austin Wheeler, MD

Career and Research Mentor
Medical School: UNMC | Residency: UNMC | Fellowship: UNMC
Career Interests: I am a clinician-investigator with interests in the application of bioinformatics and 'omics techniques to understanding rheumatologic disease
Personal Interests: Board games, hiking, travel