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UMass Doc Honorary Member Of Prestigious European Medical Body

The distinction was officially awarded to Kay during the EULAR congress held this summer in Amsterdam.

WORCESTER, MA—The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR), an organization working to lessen the impact of rheumatic diseases in individuals, has elected UMass Memorial Medical Center rheumatologist Jonathan Kay, MD, as a 2018 honorary member, it announced on Monday.

The distinction was officially awarded to Kay during the EULAR congress held this summer in Amsterdam. EULAR represents those suffering with arthritis/rheumatism, the health professionals fighting the condition every day and scientific societies of rheumatology of all the European nations.

“I am honored and humbled to receive this distinction from EULAR,” Kay said in a statement. “I have been fortunate to work alongside my colleagues in Europe as we pursue our common goal of improving the lives of people affected with arthritis and autoimmune diseases. We aim to provide both patients and health care professionals with the knowledge that helps them to better address these potentially debilitating conditions.”

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