Kaleb D. Michaud MS, PhD

Dr. Michaud serves as co-director of the National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases (NDB), the largest long-term open-cohort observational study of its kind with over 40,000 patients enrolled. Since 2007 he has been the principal investigator of the RAIN database composed of several rheumatology clinics in the Rheumatoid Arthritis Investigator’s Network, and has led the transition to using electronic tablets in the UNMC rheumatology clinic.

He is co-founder and Director of Clinical Informatics for the Arthritis Internet Registry (AIR), a partnership with the NDB, Arthritis Foundation, and Quest Diagnostics. As an active volunteer in the American College of Rheumatology and Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals, he has served 8 years in developing the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) national registry.

He also works closely with Dr. Ted Mikuls on the Veteran Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry. His primary research interests revolve around pharmacoepidemiology, health outcomes, medical informatics, quality of life, and cost-effectiveness in rheumatology. Some of his current projects include: mortality in rheumatic diseases, cost-effectiveness of rheumatoid arthritis treatments, and impact of collecting patient reported outcomes via smartphones. He has received funding from the AHRQ, NIH, Arthritis Foundation, and Rheumatology Research Foundation, and is the director of the UNMC Rheumatology fellowship research program.