He has been a rheumatologist for 25 years and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology. Dr. Simon received his M.D. from the University of Maryland, completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and trained in the arthritis unit of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. In addition to his many academic appointments, Dr. Simon has been a consultant to and a senior member of the FDA where he served as Division Director for analgesic, anti-inflammatory and ophthalmologic drug products. Dr. Simon has served on the editorial boards of multiple journals, has authored more than 110 original publications, review articles, and chapters, and has served as an editor of four books.