Dafna Debora Gladman is a Canadian doctor and medical researcher working in the fields of

psoriatic arthritis Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a long-term inflammatory arthritis that may occur in some people affected by the autoimmune disease psoriasis. The classic features of psoriatic arthritis include dactylitis (sausage-like swelling of the fingers ...

systemic lupus erythematosus Lupus, formally called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body. Symptoms vary among people and may be mild to severe. Common ...

, and

rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects synovial joint, joints. It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints. Pain and stiffness often worsen following rest. Most commonly, the wrist and h ...

. She is a professor at the

University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine The Temerty Faculty of Medicine (previously Faculty of Medicine) is the medical school of the University of Toronto. Founded in 1843, the faculty is based at the St. George campus in Downtown Toronto and is one of Canada's oldest institutions ...

and Senior Scientist at the

Krembil Research Institute The Krembil Research Institute, formerly known as the Toronto Western Research Institute, is an academic medical research institute in Toronto. It is one of the largest research institutes in Canada focusing on human neurological disease. Krembi ...

. She is Deputy Director, Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases (part of the University Health Network Arthritis and Autoimmunity Research Centre), Co-Director, Lupus Clinic,

Toronto Western Hospital The Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) is a major research and teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the University Health Network (UHN). It has 256 beds, with 46,000 visits to its emergency department annually. It is known fo ...

(TWH) and Director, Psoriatic Arthritis Program, Toronto Western Hospital.

Education

Gladman received her M.D. from the University of Toronto in 1971. She completed her post‐graduate training in Rheumatology at the University of Toronto and undertook training in tissue typing with

Paul Terasaki Paul Ichiro Terasaki (, September 10, 1929 – January 25, 2016) was an American scientist in the field of human organ transplant technology, and professor emeritus of surgery at UCLA School of Medicine. He spent three high school years during Wo ...

UCLA School of Medicine The UCLA School of Medicine (also known as the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA) is the accredited medical school of the University of California, Los Angeles. Founded in 1951, it is the second medical school in the University of Califor ...

. .

Career

She started an HLA laboratory at the

Wellesley Hospital The Wellesley Hospital was a teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, affiliated with the University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is ...

in 1979. She was a staff rheumatologist at Women’s College Hospital from 1978 to 1990 and at the Wellesley Hospital from 1990 to 1995. She received the 2015 Mentor of the Year Award from the

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada () is a regulatory college which acts as a national, nonprofit organization established in 1929 by a special Act of Parliament to oversee the medical education of specialists in Canada. The ...

and the Distinguished Clinical Investigator Award from the

American College of Rheumatology The American College of Rheumatology (ACR; until 1985 called American Rheumatism Association) is an organization of and for physicians, health professionals, and scientists that advances rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocac ...

in 2018. She serves on the Medical Board of the

National Psoriasis Foundation The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) is one of the world's largest nonprofit organization serving people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. The NPF provides information and services to help people manage their condition while supporting ...

, which honored her contributions to psoriasis research in 2022. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2024, with the rank of Officer.

Selected publications

* Bombardier, C. , Gladman, D. D., Urowitz, M. B., Caron, D. , Chang, C. H., Austin, A. , Bell, A. , Bloch, D. A., Corey, P. N., Decker, J. L., Esdaile, J. , Fries, J. F., Ginzler, E. M., Goldsmith, C. H., Hochberg, M. C., Jones, J. V., Riche, N. G., Liang, M. H., Lockshin, M. D., Muenz, L. R., Sackett, D. L. and Schur, P. H. (1992), Derivation of the sledai. A disease activity index for lupus patients. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 35: 630-640. doi:10.1002/art.1780350606 * Taylor, W. , Gladman, D. , Helliwell, P. , Marchesoni, A. , Mease, P. and Mielants, H. (2006), Classification criteria for psoriatic arthritis: Development of new criteria from a large international study. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 54: 2665-2673. doi:10.1002/art.21972 * Gladman, D. , Ginzler, E. , Goldsmith, C. , Fortin, P. , Liang, M. , Sanchez‐Guerrero, J. , Urowitz, M. , Bacon, P. , Bombardieri, S. , Hanly, J. , Jones, J. , Hay, E. , Symmons, D. , Isenberg, D. , Kalunion, K. , Maddison, P. , Nived, O. , Sturfelt, G. , Petri, M. , Richter, M. , Snaith, M. and Zoma, A. (1996), The development and initial validation of the systemic lupus international collaborating clinics/American college of rheumatology damage index for systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 39: 363-369. doi:10.1002/art.1780390303

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gladman, Dafna D. Canadian rheumatologists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Academic staff of the University of Toronto Physicians from Ontario University of Toronto alumni Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Canadian medical researchers Officers of the Order of Canada Women rheumatologists 20th-century Canadian physicians 20th-century Canadian women physicians Women medical researchers