Support Arthritis Care in Edmonton and Northern Alberta
Joints Keep Us Together.
Don’t Let Arthritis Pull Us Apart!
The Arthritis and Rheumatology Initiative of Alberta Foundation (ARIA) was established to with the vision to get Albertans of all ages with arthritis and rheumatic diseases back to their normal lives through world leading care. ARIA’s mission is to serve our community by promoting awareness and partnering with people, providers and organizations for the best clinical care, education and research in arthritis and rheumatic diseases.
By supporting ARIA, your support stays in Alberta, ensuring you, your family, your friends and colleagues get the best rheumatology care, that we lead the world on the cutting edge of research, and that we teach the next generation of rheumatologist.
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The History of Rheumatology in Edmonton
The Division of Rheumatology at the University of Alberta was established in 1968, with Dr. John Percy serving as the first rheumatologist and Divisional Director. Dr. Percy was joined in subsequent years by Dr. Anthony Russell (1971) and Dr. Paul Davis (1975). They served the population needs of both Edmonton and all of Northern Alberta, often travelling to smaller communities to provide their care and expertise. Not only expert clinicians, they were leaders in the field. Between them, they have published more than 500 peer reviewed papers, have served as accomplished leaders at the University, and have been honoured nationally and internationally many times over.
By the 1990s, the Division had doubled in size and today, over fifty years later, there are now nearly 30 rheumatologists serving Edmonton, Northern Alberta, the North West Territories as well as Northwest Saskatchewan and Northeastern British Columbia. Rheumatologists in Edmonton provide world leading care for over one hundred different forms of arthritis and rheumatic diseases, train the next generation of rheumatologists, and are seen as international leaders in many areas of rheumatology, including rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus, rheum-oncology, artificial intelligence and vasculitis.