The Division of Rheumatology specializes in the care of both adults and children with rheumatic diseases with an emphasis on rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and other connective tissue diseases (CTD). The Division has consistently been ranked in the top 25 of Rheumatology Fellowship Training Programs. The Division consists of five full-time faculty members (MDs), one part-time faculty member (MDs), five Fellows in training, two Ph.D. consultants in the laboratory, and one laboratory associate (M.S.).

The Division offers the largest rheumatology clinics in the Midwest for children and adolescents and the largest adult clinic in Missouri. The Division also includes a rheumatology laboratory that offers a wide variety of immunological testing. The research laboratory’s priority projects are on SLE, its cause and possible viral etiology, and on JIA, immunological studies and treatment.