Dr Ritchlin is a professor of medicine and Chief of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. He joined the faculty of the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY in 1991. In 2009 he earned his MPH at the University of Rochester.

Dr Ritchlin is a member of the American College of Rheumatology’s Division Directors Special Committee and directs the mentoring of junior investigators in the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA). He has published over 160 manuscripts on topics related to psoriatic arthritis, lymphatic mechanisms of joint flare and bone remodeling.