Dr. Diamond was recruited from Columbia University Medical Center, where she served as chief of rheumatology and the Dorothy and Daniel Silberberg Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at the university¹s College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Diamond, a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, receives more than $7.5 million annually from the National Institutes of Health and other sources, placing her as the third-largest recipient of NIH funds in the New York metropolitan area.
Dr. Diamond brings 40 additional investigators and scientists with her to Feinstein, where they are collaborating on cures to autoimmune and other diseases by translating their scientific findings into practical use.
³The recruitment of Dr. Diamond and her research team is a major coup that elevates the stature of the North Shore-LIJ Health System¹s research enterprise, and is a critical step toward realizing our vision of establishing The Feinstein Institute as an international resource for curing disease,² said Dr. Kevin J. Tracey, the Feinstein Institute¹s director and chief executive officer. ³Professor Diamond joins our relatively young institute at a critical time in its history. The expertise she brings is an ideal fit into our clinical and translational research mission at a time that we are enjoying explosive growth and success in moving research advances to the bedside.²
Dr. Diamond joins The Feinstein¹s roster of 48 principal investigators and 450 research personnel. The capacity to translate scientific findings into practical use was one of the factors that attracted the doctor to the institute.
³The Feinstein Institute has an excellent reputation and a nationally recognized lupus laboratory,² Diamond said. ³Its close relationship with the North Shore-LIJ Health System and its 15 hospitals provides ample opportunities for clinical trials, offering a bridge between scientific investigation and applying those findings to combat human disease.²
A graduate of Radcliffe College and Harvard Medical School, both in Cambridge, MA, Dr. Diamond has had a long and varied career as physician, researcher and educator. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the NIH Merit Award and the Distinguished Investigator and Klemperer Awards from the American College of Rheumatology. Her work has been published in more than 100 peer-reviewed journals, articles and books.
