Invited Speakers
  • Lianne S. Gensler
    Univ. of California, San Francisco
    USA
  • Dr Gensler is a Professor of Medicine at UCSF, the Director of the Spondyloarthritis research program and clinic and the Program Director for the Rheumatology Fellowship Program. Dr. Gensler served as the chair of the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN) from 2016-18 and currently serves on the Executive committee for the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International society (ASAS). She has served on the ACR-SPARTAN SAA treatment guidelines committee and the ASAS EULAR Treatment guideline committee for Axial Spondyloarthritis. She has been the recipient of the Ira M. Goldstein Teaching Award in Rheumatology, the Spondylitis Association Young Investigator Award, and the UCSF Research Mentoring Award. She has also been inducted into the Council of Master Clinicians at UCSF.
    Research & Clinical Focus

    Outcomes in Spondyloarthritis

    Imaging and Radiographic progression

    Comorbidities

    Uveitis

    Pathogenesis

    • Date Time Room Session Title Lecture Title
    May 16 10:30-11:00 Room 1 (3F) International Symposium 2_Innovative Therapeutic Strategies in Axial Spondyloarthritis Tailored therapeutic approaches for biologics and JAK inhibitors in axial spondyloarthritis
    May 16 12:00-13:00 Room 3 (5F) Luncheon Symposium 6 [Novartis] Spotlight Secukinumab in Axial Spondyloarthritis Secukinumab in axial spondyloarthritis: Advancing IL-17 inhibition for better patient outcomes