The Lung in Autoimmune Diseases

Fabiola Atzeni, MD, PhD is currently Full Professor and Head of the Rheumatology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. Her clinical and research interest lies in immunotherapies in autoimmune diseases with particular focus on the investigation and management of differential response to biological therapies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Spondyloarthritis (SpA), and cardiovascular aspects of the different rheumatic diseases with particular emphasis on arteriosclerosis. Dr. Atzeni has co-authored over 400 publications in peer-reviewed journals and several book chapters, is a regular reviewer for several international journals. She is involved in several international and national meetings focused on cardiovascular and infection aspects. Jose A. Gómez-Puerta is a Specialist in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology and Ph.D. in Biopathology by the University of Barcelona. He received further training in the Rheumatology Unit of Guy’s Hospital, London, UK, and the Lupus Unit, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK, in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He also finished the Master in Autoimmune Diseases at Universidad de Barcelona and moved for an appointment as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA from 2011 to 2014. In 2014, Dr Gómez-Puerta obtained his degree in Master of Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health, Boston. USA. His work has focused on the study of Autoimmune and immune mediated diseases and he has published more than 100 original papers, brief notes or reviews in peer-reviewed journals and over 160 communications in national and international meetings. Currently, Dr Gómez-Puerta is the Head of Department of Rheumatology At Hospital Clinic, Barcelona and associate professor of Rheumatology at University of Barcelona, Spain Dr. Jacobo Sellarés Torres is a recognized researcher in chronic respiratory diseases, and especially in diffuse interstitial lung diseases (DILD). He is coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Program of ILD at Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, which has been recognized by a variety of organizations, such as the Spanish Society of Pneumology (SEPAR), Orphanet, the European Reference Network (ERN) and the International Sarcoidosis Society (WASOG). Dr. Sellarés Torres belongs to the "Inflammation and repair of respiratory diseases" team of Area 2 of IDIBAPS, Barcelona who specializes in the methodology of systems biology and diseases chronic respiratory diseases. Dr. Sellares is also a research member of the Barcelona Research Network (BRN) and of the CIBER of respiratory diseases (CIBERES), and he actively collaborates in different national and international EPID registration networks. Dr. Sellarés has been a mentor of Respirarory Fellows (Hospital Clinic) since 2019 and reviewer for "Consell Tècnic de Medicina del Consell Català de la Formació Continuada (FC) de les Professions Sanitàries (PS), Departament de Salut de la Generalitat de Catalunya".

1. Systemic Sclerosis
2. ANCA vasculitis
3. Rheumatoid Arthritis
4. IPAF (Interstitial pulmonary disease with autoimmune features)
5. Systemic lupus erythematosus
6. Mixed Connective tissue disease and Antisynthetase Syndrome
7. Sjogren Syndrome
8. Sarcoidosis