The Southern Regional Meeting (SRM) took place in New Orleans, Louisiana last month. Congratulations to all faculty and trainees on their achievements!
Category: Rheumatology
Fellowship Match
This year, the Department celebrated an overall fantastic fellowship match. Congratulations to all!
Fellow Focus: Dr. Srujan Edupuganti
Get to know Dr. Srujan Edupuganti, PGY-IV rheumatology fellow and cricket lover. Here, he shares about his path to rheumatology and Mississippi.
2025 Fellowship Match
This year, the Department celebrated an overall fantastic fellowship match. Congratulations to all!
Fellow Focus: Dr. Swetha Chittipolu
Meet Dr. Swetha Chittioplu, PGY-4 rheumatology fellow, mother, wife, and chef.
Welcome 7 new faculty this month to UMMC!
Margaret Cosnahan, MD
Wilson Helmhout, MD
W. Fowler Joiner, Jr, MD
Rachana Marathi, MD
Elizabeth Picciola, MD
Meredith Sloan, MD
Raj Tumma, MD
This year, the Department celebrated an overall fantastic fellowship match. Thirteen of our residents matched into UMMC fellowships and nine of our residents matched elsewhere for fellowship.
Fellow Focus: Dr. Maneesh Mannem
Get to know Dr. Maneesh Mannem, PGY-4 fellow in Rheumatology. A native of India, Dr. Mannem shares his love of cricket, rheumatology, and UMMC.
This month, the Division of Clinical Immunology was created with Dr. Gailen Marshall serving as the inaugural Division Chair. The Division has two Sections – Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology.
Welcome new faculty to the Department of Medicine!
Hanan Ibrahim, MD (Rheumatology)
Rose Tiangco, MD (Hospital Medicine)
Fellow Focus: Dr. Rachana Marathi
Dr. Rachana Marathi, PGY-IV fellow in Rheumatology, shares with us her path to medicine, UMMC, and rheumatology.
Dr. Cathy Lee Ching is an assistant professor in the Division of Rheumatology at UMMC. Here, she shares a bit about what she does at UMMC and some advice she has learned along the way.
Progress Notes 