Dr. Bolster is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). With a strong interest in training and education, Dr. Bolster has devoted her career to the training of rheumatology fellows, internal medicine residents and medical students. She values the importance of mentorship in her own professional development as well as through her commitment to sharing her dedication to patient care and education in the rheumatic diseases with learners at all stages of training. She has helped to train over 50 rheumatology fellows.

She has been the recipient of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Distinguished Program Director Award (2019) and the Mass General Brigham Program Director of the Year (2020). Among other medical education endeavors at MGH, Dr. Bolster is a member of the Women in Medicine Trainees Council, an initiative to support professional development for women trainees and young faculty members through mentorship. She is a member of several MGH education committees and has teaching roles at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Bolster has held leadership roles in ACR curriculum design and assessment, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Milestones and the American Board of Internal Medicine. She has served as Chair of the ACR Committee on Training and Workforce and had a leadership role in the graduate medical education component of the ACR Adult Rheumatology Workforce Study. Dr. Bolster is ABIM Board Certified in Rheumatology.

Dr. Bolster obtained her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and her medical degree from Duke University. She trained in internal medicine at the Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine in Norfolk and obtained rheumatology training at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

As of April 2026, Dr. Bolster reported the following external relationships:

Funding for scleroderma clinical trial expenses and staff, paid to Harvard University, from the following companies:  

• Genentech  
• Mitsubishi  
• Prometheus  

Consulting on the design of new drugs or devices, clinical trials, the use of specific agents or other research-related activities for the following companies, with compensation for travel expenses and/or honoraria:  

• Merck Sharp & Dohme  

Work as an author or editor for the following companies, with compensation as listed:  

• Masterclass in Medicine: Lessons from the Experts, publisher Taylor & Francis, receiving royalties. 
• The Merck Manuals, receiving compensation for authorship. 

Dr. Bolster serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:  

• The American College of Rheumatology, Member at Large, without compensation.  
• Medscape, Co-Chair, Meeting Planning Committee, receiving honoraria.  

As of August 2025, Dr. Anand reported no ongoing external relationships.  

Dr. Govindaraju is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Rheumatology at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) and is actively involved in teaching medical students. Additionally, she is Division Chair of Medical Specialties and a member of the Board of Governors at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center. She is a fellow of the American College of Rheumatology.

Dr. Govindaraju has been a member of the ABIM Rheumatology LKA Item-Writing Task Force since January of 2022 and was selected to be part of the Rheumatology LKA Standard-Setting panel. She has been listed as one of Castle Connolly's Top Doctors in Rheumatology in New Hampshire.

Dr. Govindaraju completed her residency training in internal medicine at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, and rheumatology fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

As of February 2026, Dr. Govindaraju reported no ongoing external relationships.

Dr. Roberts is ABIM Board Certified in Rheumatology, with over two decades of experience in military medicine, academic teaching and community care. Currently serving as Chief of Rheumatology at Tripler Army Medical Center, Dr. Roberts has demonstrated exceptional dedication to patient care, medical education and professional development throughout his career. His expertise has been acknowledged with multiple teaching awards, including the 2018 Dr. Jeffrey P. Kavolius Award and the 2020 Dr. Michael K. Yancy Award for Outstanding Staff Teacher at Tripler Army Medical Center.

Dr. Roberts's diverse experience includes deployment to Iraq and time served in Kuwait, as well as providing care in the Marshall Islands, giving him a unique global perspective on rheumatology practice. He is actively involved in resident education, mentoring medical students from the Uniformed Services University, and teaching in various settings including the military, Veterans Affairs medical centers and Hawaii's community care facilities.

As an educator, Dr. Roberts has contributed to medical education textbook chapters, led medical abstract presentations with residents and contributed to assessments on the ABIM Rheumatology Item-Writing Task Force. He has delivered Grand Rounds at the University of Hawaii Internal Medicine Program.

After graduating from the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Roberts completed his internship and residency training at Tripler Army Medical Center. He then completed his fellowship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he was recognized as the Outstanding Graduating Fellow. 

As of February 2026, Dr. Roberts reported no ongoing external relationships.

Dr. Schwab is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases, at Oregon Health & Science University. She is also the Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program and a staff rheumatologist at the VA Portland Health Care System. Previously, Dr. Schwab served as the Rheumatology Section Chief at the Portland VA for seven years. She was a member of the American College of Rheumatology Workforce and Training Subcommittee on In-Training Exam.

Dr. Schwab completed medical school and her internal medicine residency training at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston where she also served as chief resident. She completed her fellowship training in rheumatology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

As of February 2026, Dr. Schwab reported no ongoing external relationships.

Dr. Grossman is a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is also the Director of Lupus Clinical Research at UCLA and serves as the educational coordinator for rheumatology in the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program. She is ABIM Board Certified in Rheumatology.

Dr. Grossman is also a member of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and has served on the ACR Guidelines subcommittee. Dr. Grossman has been involved in quality-of-care measurements in osteoporosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. She is a member of the Lupus Foundation of America's scientific advisory board and is also a board member of Lupus LA.

Dr. Grossman received her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Williams College and her medical degree from the University of Rochester. She completed her internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship at the UCLA Center for the Health Sciences. 

As of May 2026, Dr. Grossman reported the following external relationships:

Funding for clinical trial expenses and staff, paid to the University of California, from the following companies:  

• AstraZeneca, for a Phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous anifrolumab in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, serving as principal investigator.  

Dr. Desmarais is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). She is the Rheumatology Division Interim Division Chief, as well as the OHSU Rheumatology Fellowship Associate Program Director. In 2018, she initiated and became co-director of the multidisciplinary interstitial lung diseases clinic, a clinic where rheumatologists and pulmonologists work side by side to provide the most complex patients excellent collaborative care. She has a passion for teaching, starting the OHSU School of Medicine rheumatology medical student clerkship, of which she was director for seven years. She continues to work with medical students as their rheumatology course director during the Skin, Bone and Muscle block. She also works with the medical students, residents and fellows at OHSU in the rheumatology clinics and during inpatient consultation weeks.

Dr. Desmarais previously served on the ABIM Rheumatology Item-Writing Task Force as an Item-Writer and mentor. She is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

Dr. Desmarais graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine, then completed internal medicine residency and a chief resident year at the University of Utah. She completed rheumatology fellowship at OHSU.

As of March 2026, Dr. Desmarais reported no ongoing external relationships.

Dr. Michael Guma is the Director of Rheumatology for Optum. He is an award-winning rheumatologist as well as co-founder and Vice President of the Guma Family Foundation, which grants at least $10,000 annually to the Tomorrows Children’s Fund of Hackensack University Medical Center to benefit the families of children with brain tumors. Dr. Guma previously served as Director of Rheumatology and Director of Osteopathic Medical Education at Saint Michael’s Medical Center, and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency there in affiliation with New York Medical College. He was Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has also served on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.

Dr. Guma graduated from Wake Forest University, the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (now A.T. Still University), and has a master’s degree in medical education from the University of New England. He trained in internal medicine and rheumatology at Saint Michaels Medical Center. He is ABIM Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

As of February 2026, Dr. Guma reported the following external relationships:

Dr. Guma serves in significant roles with the following organizations, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:  

• The New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeon, Board of Directors, without compensation.  

Dr. Guma reported that he also teaches several internal medicine programs and rheumatology updates in New Jersey throughout the year.