Center of Excellence for Arthritis and Rheumatology

<body><table dir="ltr" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top" width="1%"></td><td valign="top" width="24"></td><td valign="top"> <p> <font color="#261054" face="Arial" style="font-size: 28pt"><b> <img border="0" src="arthritismodified2.jpg" width="207" height="164" align="right"></b></font><b><font color="#D19B00" face="Arial"><br> Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport</font></b><br> <font color="#261054" face="Arial" style="font-size: 28pt"><b>Center of Excellence for <br> Arthritis and Rheumatology</b></font></p> <hr color="#D19B00" size="3"> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="campus2.jpg" width="299" height="227"><img border="0" src="campus1.jpg" width="199" height="224"></p> <p align="center"><b><font size="2" color="#261054" face="Arial">The Center of Excellence for Arthritis and Rheumatology at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport was established and funded as an Academic Administrative Unit and budgetary cost center by the Louisiana Legislature in 1990.  </font></b></p> <hr color="#D19B00" size="3"> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a target="_top" href="http://www.lsusystem.lsu.edu"> <img border="0" src="lsu_banner%20modified.gif" width="127" height="51"></a><br> </font><font color="#5A08A5" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Last Updated: November 6, 2001</font><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>  </font></p> </td></tr></table></body>