Extensively published in publications related to autoimmune diseases and rheumatology, Timothy Niewold, MD, serves as director at the Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Disease. Based in New York, he has guided research efforts focused on pathogenesis, genetics, and human immunology. Dr. Timothy Niewold excels at mentoring junior faculty, coordinating with individual donors and the development team, and drives synergistic research that supports the institutional mission.
Dr. Niewold has led research projects in his own laboratory, including studies on lupus genetic risk factors and an early-stage clinical trial on lupus. He has also held an elected position on the American College of Rheumatology’s Committee on Finance and driven initiatives focused on securing revenue and investment opportunities, as well as optimal staffing and use of resources.
Dr. Niewold has past experience as an Assistant Professor with the University of Chicago’s section of Rheumatology. He was a Mayo Clinic associate professor of medicine and Consultant Physician in Rochester, and served as vice chair of medicine for research for the Hospital for Special Surgery. As a board member of the Arthritis National Research Foundation, Timothy Niewold, MD focuses on guiding a research grant portfolio focusing on the development of junior faculty.