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UTAH RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION (UTRA)

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UTAH RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION (UTRA)

Friday, February 27, 2026, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM

HELIX Tower, 30 N. Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, UT

3rd Annual Utah Rheumatology Association Conference (UTRA)

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 3rd Annual Utah Rheumatology Association Conference (UTRA), previously known as URA, on February 27, 2026. This event is scheduled to take place at the Healthcare, Educators, Leaders, and Innovators Complex (HELIX Tower), 30 N. Mario Capecchi Drive, in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the scenic campus of the University of Utah.

This year's conference will showcase Osteoarthritis, Vasculitis, Reproductive Health in Patients with Rheumatic Disease, Scleroderma Lung Disease, Sjogren’s Syndrome, and Gout.

Rheumatologists, together with other healthcare professionals, will engage in discussions and learn about the latest advancements and emerging therapies associated with these conditions.

Featured speakers from previous conferences:  Chester V. Oddis, MD, Peter A. Merkel, MD, Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, Ted Mikuls, MD, Naomi Schlesinger, MD, Michelle Petri, MD, Lori Broderick, MD, John Cush, MD, and Arthur Kavanaugh, MD.

2026 Guest Speakers

Dr. Naomi Schlesinger

Naomi Schlesinger, MD

Division Chief of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine

Alan Baer portrait

Alan N. Baer, MD

Director, Johns Hopkins Jerome L. Greene Sjögren’s Syndrome Center, Johns Hopkins University

Virginia Steen, MD portrait

Virginia D. Steen, MD

Georgetown University

Megan Clowse portrait

Megan E.B. Clowse, MD, MPH

Duke Lupus Clinic, Duke University

Carol Langford, MD portrait

Carol A. Langford, MD

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University

Marc Hochberg portrait

Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH, MACP, MACR

University of Maryland School of Medicine